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Kachin residents fearful of losing land to secretive China-backed industrial project

7 July 2020

China

Myanmar

The Yunnan-based company has been criticised as secretive as some question whether it is equipped to run such a project

Main photo: The entrance to Namjin village seen on March 6 (Photo- Chan Thar/ Myanmar Now)

Forbidden fruit: Indonesia palm oil plantations boost security to stop thieves

9 August 2017

Indonesia

Unclear regulations on land ownership have led to overlapping claims, with some indigenous people occupying the concession areas of palm oil companies

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian security companies have seen a surge in demand for guards to protect palm oil plantations from fruit thieves and land grabbers, amid a rebound in prices of the commodity used to churn out everything from cooking oil to soap.

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Towards Sustainable Land Governance in Kenya

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22 August 2017 to 29 September 2017

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From August 22nd to September 15th 2017 the Land Development and Governance Institute (LDGI) and Land Portal Foundation will co- facilitate an online debate that will involve the contribution of major stakeholders focusing on contemporary Kenyan land governance issues.

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Organizations

Dedan Kimathi University of Technology (DeKUT)

MOTTO

The Dedan Kimathi University of Technology motto is: “Better Life through Technology”.

VISION STATEMENT

To be a Premier Technological University Excelling in Quality Education, Research, and Technology Transfer for National Development.

MISSION STATEMENT

Land Development and Governance Institute (LDGI)

Land Development and Governance Institute

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.

London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

LSE is one of the world’s leading social science universities. We have committed to a strategy that will build on our strengths, address challenges and maintain our worldwide reputation for excellence.

We have already achieved many of the goals set out in our 2014 review, including:

Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning (Kenya) (MOLPP)

Mission

To facilitate efficient land administration and management, acess to adequate and affordable housing, social and physical infrastructure for national development

Vision

To be a globally competitive organization in sustainable management of Land and built environment

Swiss Church Aid (HEKS/EPER )

HEKS champions the cause of a more humane and just world and a life in dignity. Internationally, HEKS/EPER focuses on rural community development, humanitarian aid and inter-church cooperation.

Technical University of Kenya (TUK)

Vision
- To be a top rated University of technology
Mission
- To provide technological education and training and to contribute towards the advancement of society through research and innovation
Motto
- Education and training for the real world
Mandate

There are 807 content items of different types and languages related to use rights on the Land Portal.

These are rights to use the land for agriculture, grazing, gathering of forestry products, etc. The right to use land is one of the essential rights of landownership, but may also be the right to use and profit from immovable property as if the user were the owner (usufruct).

Source: FAO Land Tenure Manuals, No.2, FAO, 2006

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