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the title deed of a property is the document which evidences or proves ownership of the property.

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Tired of waiting for land titles, Rawang folk take matters into own hands

25 December 2020

Malaysia

Main photo: Residents of OC8 Batu Arang doing a recce of the area before starting to clear the land. (Hamzah Osman pic)

Deputy Mayor orders Sub-City officials to issue title deeds to farmers around the city

8 August 2020

Ethiopia

The Deputy Mayor of Addis Ababa City Administration, Takele Uma (Eng.), has told city officials to take immediate action in granting farmers, who possess farming lands in the city’s surrounding area, with a legally binding land title deed.

Land fraud in Sri Lanka

7 November 2020

Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan morality - 40- 50% of land deeds, 20% of the birth, marriage and death certificates are reportedly forgeries; Will the President address this thieving?

Blogs

Advancing women’s land rights in the midst of the COVID-19 “perfect storm”: the case of Bonito land regularization in Brazil

10 November 2020

Authors:

Mrs. Patricia Maria Queiroz Chaves

Brazil

"I worked for ten years with my husband to build our house on the land we bought, but he died unexpectedly. His daughters expelled me from my house and my land. He and I lived together for fifteen years but I had no means to claim my rights and was not aware of my [vulnerable] situation." --Maria José, from Caruaru

Three reasons to invest in land tenure security

21 October 2020

Authors:

Harold Liversage

Ms. Giulia Barbanente

Global

For rural people, especially low-income rural people, land and livelihood are one and the same. Access to land means the opportunity to earn a decent income and achieve food and nutrition security, and it can also pave the way for access to social benefits such as health care and education. A lack of secure land access, on the other hand, can disempower rural people and expose them to the combined threats of poverty, hunger and conflict.

Without Property Rights, Prosperity is Built on a Shaky Foundation

3 May 2019

Authors:

Ms. Amy Coughenour Betancourt

India

Global

Like many homeowners in the US, I have a pile of mortgage papers and the deed to our house cluttering my cabinets, and I don’t give them much thought. Likewise, renters have a lease document—usually kept in a folder somewhere—that formalizes their right to use and enjoy that dwelling.

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Events

Inviting applications for Equal Cities Challenge | Seed grants up to 25 Lakhs

1 May 2020 to 17 May 2020

India

The first casualty of any crisis – from Covid-19 to Climate change – are the poor and marginalized. Beyond first response, we need to radically reimagine our cities, reshape our communities for resilience and ready our at-risk populations for the future.

Webinar: The Land Reform Agenda for Kenya

10 October 2018

Location

Online

United States

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US

Kenya

Land use and reforms are at the heart of Kenya’s political and economic future stability. Land is an enabler to support manufacturing, access to affordable and decent housing, universal health care, food security and nutrition. Land is a critical driver in urban development through regulating access to land and use to achieve security of tenure for all.

Organizers:

Land Portal Foundation

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

European Union

Kenya Land Alliance

Government of Kenya

Join us for a Webinar: Sextortion and Land Governance - What is it and how can it be tackled?

25 June 2018

Location

Online

United States

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US

Morocco

Tanzania

Zimbabwe

Global

The Land Portal Foundation, Mokoro Ltd and Transparency International co-hosted an interactive webinar on sextortion in land governance and its implications on June 25th, 2018. The webinar featured an interactive discussion among expert panelists.

Organizers:

Transparency International

Mokoro

Land Portal Foundation

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Library

Collective land ownership in the 21st century: Overview of global trends

Journal Articles & Books

December 2018

Global

Statutory recognition of rural communities as collective owners of their lands is substantial, expanding, and an increasingly accepted element of property relations. The conventional meaning of property in land itself is changing, allowing for a greater diversity of attributes without impairing legal protection.

Innovations in Land Tenure Systems and Land Titling (Cross-Cutting)

Reports & Research

February 2018

South Africa

During its transition from racial apartheid to democracy in 1994, South Africa’s government announced it would strengthen the tenure rights of the estimated 16 million citizens who lived on communal land. By 2012, however, the government’s own reports concluded that the country had made little progress in the area of communal tenure reform.

Land tenure reforms, tenure security and food security in poor agrarian economies: Causal linkages and research gaps

Journal Articles & Books

December 2016

Global

This paper reviews the literature to identify the relationship between tenure security and food security. The literatures on tenure issues and food security issues are not well connected and the scientific evidence on the causal links between tenure security and food security is very limited.

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Organizations

Government Blockchain Association - Land Titling Working Group (GBA)

The Government Blockchain Association (GBA) is an international nonprofit professional association with its headquarters located in Fairfax, Virginia. GBA focuses on its members as individuals and organizations that are interested in promoting blockchain technology solutions to government, but does not advocate for any specific policy position. Membership is available to government employees along with student organizations, private sector professionals, and corporations. Membership fees are waived for government employees.

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science (IJHSS)

"International Journal of Humanities and Social Science (IJHSS) is an open access, peer-reviewed and refereed journal published by Center for Promoting Ideas (CPI), USA. The main objective of IJHSS is to provide an intellectual platform for the international scholars. IJHSS aims to promote interdisciplinary studies in humanities and social science and become the leading journal in humanities and social science in the world." - IJHSS

Land Development and Governance Institute (LDGI)

MISSION: To contribute to improved livelihoods through offering a bridge between communities, stakeholders and policy makers in the promotion of equitable access and sustainable management of land and natural resources.

VISION: To become a centre of excellence in promoting the application of appropriate land policies, laws and management practices by empowering society through innovative and knowledge based advocacy and capacity building in Kenya and the region.

LDGI values of Integrity, Trust and Professionalism influence the way we work every day and everywhere.

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