With a large population and limited availability of land, Vietnam’s endowment of 0.3 hectare of agricultural land per person is among the lowest in the world.Vietnam is historically a nation of small-scale rice farmers: the average farm size is 1,560 square meters, less than one-third that of Thailand or Cambodia. Rapid economic growth in the past two decades has converted up to one million hectares of household farmland...
11 June 2021
LANDac is looking for an enthusiastic, goal-oriented Project Manager who has affinity with the field of land governance and development.
1 June 2021
On 26-27 May this year, the 3rd Mekong Land Forum will be held online. Mekong Regional Land Governance (MRLG) is hosting the Forum, for which Land Portal is providing technical support. The Forum will provide in-depth discussion and debate into land tenure security and community resource…
17 May 2021
A court in northern Vietnam’s Hoa Binh province on Wednesday sentenced land-rights activist Can Thi Theu and her son Trinh Ba Tu to eight years in prison each for posting online articles and livestream videos criticizing the government for its handling of a deadly land-rights clash last year. The…
Value: $620,000.00
Donors: German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Value: $3,400,000.00
Donors: German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Value: $1,280,000.00
Donors: German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Value: $1,580,000.00
Donors: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)
27 May 2021
The third session of the Forum explored the nature of FPIC (Free, Prior and Informed Consent) and how it fits into the Mekong landscape, using case studies from a Vietnamese coffee project, and a company seeking land for eucalyptus plantations in Lao PDR. Presentation 1 Free, Prior and informed…
Home Agenda Speakers Voices REGISTER! State of Land in the Mekong Region Land tenure in Mekong forest landscapes: advancing the recognition of customary rights and responsible investment practices Online 26-27 May 2021 Recent global disruptions…
