International Land Coalition News' Archive 2007
| Securing common property regimes in a globalizing world: Synthesis of 41 case studies CD |
| New electronic version of ILC Newsletter |
| Access of family farmers to biodiesel markets |
| Petition for the cancellation and/or revocation of conversion order in Sumilao, Bukidnon |
| Sumilao Farmers March Update |
| Plataforma Latinamericana de la Coalición Internacional para el Acceso a la Tierra: Declaración Documento Estrategico Participantes Granada Memoria Reunion Regional Granada |
| Internet call for evidence. The G8+5 ministers, meeting earlier this year in Postdam, asked for an assessment of the economic arguments to conserve biodiversity. |
| Chittagong Hil Tracts peace accords |
| Sumilao Farmers update |
| Report of the Technical Consultation Meeting on Gender, Property Rights and Rural Livelihoods in the Era of AIDS. Information Note and Programme |
| Three former agrarian chiefs back Sumilao farmers |
| One action plan of Albanian Government, how to finalize the transfer of forest and pasture in all communes of the country in half of next year. |
| Anti-mining advocate slain in Surigao del Sur |
| JOHANNESBURG: A unique new benchmarking mechanism that looks at the performance of humanitarian aid donors has put Sweden in the lead. |
| Congrès du Secours Populair Français, Brive en Gaillard, France Presentation of SPF Presentation |
| Literature Review of Governance and Secure Access to Land - March 2007, by Robin Palmer |
| Call for Papers - Participatory Communication Research Section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) |
| Bloody clashes at the Mali/Guinea border. Information on mission supported by ILC. Conflict transfrontalier Mali/Guinee information d'une mission exploratoire envoier grâce à la ILC. |
| Grassroots and CSO's support the call for a People's Protocol on Climate Change |
| Women's Resource Access Programme Voices from the Field English French |
| UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food |
| Advancing Together - latest ILC Newsletter |
| Report of the Latin America Regional Meeting in Granada |
| "Pro-Poor Land policy guidelines for Africa" by Dr Joan Kagwanja UN Economic Commission for Africa. 27 November 2007 |
| Privatizaron Reforma Agraria - Annalisa Mauro, de laCoalición, dijo que abordan el tema en un ambiente libre de propaganda electoral |
| African Regional Meeting in Kenyda - Draft Resolutions |
| Land Policy and Supporting Information Infrastructures International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation |
| FAO Conference - 34th Session - 17-24 November, International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural development (ICCARD) Outcome and Follow up |
| The Economics of Pastoralism - IUCN |
| Asociación Latinoamericana de Organizaciones de Promoción al Desarrollo A.C. (ALOP) News Update |
| ILC Latin America Update |
| ILC Asia Regional Update |
| Guatemala - Farmers' Leader Killed |
| El instituo de Estuadios Agrarios y Rurales - IDEAR - de la Coordinación de ONG y Cooperativas - CONGCOOP - Un artículo elaborado sobre el tema "Agrocombustibles, soberanía alimentaria y el derecho humano a la alimentacíon. Un triángulo dialéctico de ponderes". |
| Action Plan of Albanian Government: How to finalize the transfer of forest and pasture in all communes by first half 2008 |
| Fourth Web for Development Conference Nairobi 28-30 November |
| Land and Rural Poverty: This page on IFAD's Rural Poverty Portal discusses issues of land access and tenure and how these are link to rural poverty. |
| Update on the Sumilao Farmers' foot march "Walk for Justice" in the Philippines. |
| IFAD's Statement at the ILC Latin America Regional Meeting |
| Uganda Government Finally Scraps Mabira Rainforest Giveaway |
| Overview: Web 2 for Development Conference 25-27 September, Rome, Italy |
| Lecture, Università Roma Tre, Facoltà di Lettere e Filosofia, Via Ostiense, 20 October 2007 The Master in "Peace Studies: International Cooperation, Human Rights, European Union Policies. Natural resources - based conflicts among the Indigenous Peoples of East Africa : causes, effects and strategies for mitigation " Mr. Johnson Ole Kaunga, Maasai representative from Kenya. Coordinator of the IPO "IMPACT" (Indigenous Movement for Peace Advancement and Conflict Transformation) and Director of "Nature and Inter-Cultural Expeditions" |
| Banana and plantain in Africa: Harnessing international partnerships to increase research impact |
| Agrocombustibles, soberanía alimentaria y el derecho humano a la alimentación: Un triángulo dialéctico de poderes |
| Press Release: ILC Mission to Madagascar to gain increased insight into the pro-poor character of the current land reform process in the country and the status of the vulnerable groups, especially women. |
| International Housing and Land Rights Day The work of human rights defenders is being threatened by various sources using a variety "legal" and illegal measures to silence them. |
| Reunión Regional de la Coalición Internacional para el Acceso a la Tierra El Gobierno de la Tierra: Base de la construcción de la sociedad Programa de Eventos Participantes Latin America Regional Meeting - October 2007 Programme - Programa List of Participants |
| Land Conflicts in Cambodia, Start Kampuchea Case Study Report |
| Call for applications for grants under the Trust Fund on Indigenous Issues relating to the Second International Decade of the World's Indigenous People. Read More |
| ILC to hold regional strategy workshops As a part of the process of developing a more member-led coalition, the International Land Coalition will be holding two regional workshops in October. Members and partners from Latin America will be meeting in Granada, Nicaragua, from 15 to 20 October, and from Africa will be meeting in Nairobi from 30 October to 2 November. The purpose of these meetings is to develop common priorities, strategies and modalities for working together in each region to support pro-poor land tenure reform. PL, PF and PT Divisions of IFAD will be participating in these workshops. A similar workshop took place in Subic, the Philippines in September 2006 for ILC's Asian members and partners. Latin America - Agenda Africa - Concept Note |
| UN High Level Meeting on Climate Change - 24 September 2007. Background documents: English Français Espaniôl |
| Land Tenure Lexicon - A glossary of terms from English and French speaking West Africa compiled by Rebeca Leonard and Judy Longbottom of IIED |
| Press Release - New York 13 Septmber - Message from Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, Chairperson of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues |
| Global Review of the economics of pastoralism |
| Publication: Economic and values of pastoral systems. This review is intended to highlight existing knowledge on the value of pastoralism, the gaps in this knowledge, trends in pastoral economies and policy options that can support drylands economies most effectively. |
| "Women's access to land in the Sahel" by ILC in collaboration with TG-gender and DIMITRA project (FAO) Date : 20 September Time : 14:30 - 15:30 Location : IFAD, Rome, Room A 164 Professor Moussa Djiré, Université de Bamako /LandNet West Africa will present the implications of marginalization of women in access to land, and strategies to promote women's land rights in the Sahel. he presentation will be made in French, with handouts in both French and English |
| ILC Mission to Madagascar to gain increased insight into the pro-poor character of the current land reform process in the country and the status of the vulnerable groups, especially women. Report to be issued shortly Media release |
| Pro-poor natural resource tenure is therefore crucial to poverty reduction and realisation of human rights. This paper outlines Sida's position on natural resource tenure and provides guidance for activities where tenure issues are at stake. The paper aims to support Sida staff and partners in their analysis and dialogue, and in their development and implementation of policies and programmes. |
| Report Centro Peruano de Estudios Sociales - CEPES seminar "Campesino Communities Today". Bringing together more than 80 participants to discuss the context and direction of development in campesino communities in Peru and other Latin American countries. Report to be issues shortly. |
| Nepal Land Rights Campaign - Community Self-Reliance Centre (CSRC) Monthly Update August 2007 |
| Land, Dignity and Freedom a Padyatra - walk organized by Uttar-Pradesh Land Alliance and led by Shri Vidya Bhushan Rawat, Director, Social Development Foundation, Delhi |
| The 2007-2009 Coalition Council Approved by AoM in Entebbe, Uganda on 27 April 2007 and History of the Council Membership |
| FAO: Land tenure alternative conflict management |
| FAO: Participation: a tool for sustainable territorial development |
| Grace, Tenacity and Eloquence - The Struggle for Women's Rights in Africa New Publication on Women's Rights in Africa Authors: Edited by Patrick Burnett, Shereen Karmali & Firoze Manji (2007), publisher: Fahamu http://www.fahamu.org/ |
| Transparency in Land Administration. Paper on land governance produced by Postdoctoral fellows at Humboldt University, Berlin. Forest Property Negotiations, Albania by J. Shahl |
| Land Watch Asia This site was created as part of the Land Watch Campaign being spearheaded by the Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC) |
| Online discussion on women, political participation and decision making in Africa |
| Issues paper outlining Sida's position on natural resource tenure and provides guidance for activities where tenure issues are at stake |
| Du 05 au 07 Juin 2007 s'est tenu à Bamako, République du Mali, un atelier international sur le thème : Renforcer les capacités d'investissement des femmes dans la gestion durable des terres. Introduction Synthese ILC Presentation LNWA Presentation |
| Report of the Third Global Assembly, Entebbe, April 2007 English Française Español |
| The United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS) online consultation on Guiding Principles on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights |
| ILC Constitution and Governance Framework Assembly of Members, Uganda 2007 |
| More Than Socially Embedded: the Distinctive Character of 'Communal Tenure' Regimes in South Africa and its Implications for Land Policy |
| Transforming land-related conflict: Policy, practice and possibilities by Stephen Baranyi and Viviane Weitzner Document |
| Land Reporting Initiative - Report of Regional Strategy Meeting "Land Watch Asia" |
| Land Ownership in Zambia (Blog) |
| Implementation of GA Resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006 "Human Rights Council" |
| Community-integrated GIS for Land Reform in South Africa Daniel Weiner and Trevor M. Harris |
| Workshop in Albania on "Sharing Knowledge on Participatory Mapping for Forest and Pasture areas" - combining different mapping techniques to address policy challenges in the management and use of forest and pasture lands Read more |
| FAO working papers on Improving Tenure Security for the Poor in Africa |
| Independent Review of Land Issues, East and Southern Africa - Martin Adams and Robin Palmer |
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Micky Leland International Hunger Foundation - Fellows Programme Agrarian Reform and Food Security in South Africa CHC Fellows' Perspective |
| ILC Secretariat's participation in Expert Goup Meeting on Land Policy Indicators Addis Ababa 3-4 May, 2007. |
| Indicators: Monitoring Land Tenure Rights - by Fernando Eguren, CEPES-Peru. Summary translation Monitoreo de los Derechos de Tenencia de la Tierra Fernando Uguren, CEPES Report: IASCP on indicators Report: Indicators of Secure Tenure over the Commons |
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"Secure access to land, water and other natural resources: the essentials of fighting rural poverty"
By Lennart Båge, President, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), published in the Commonwealth Ministers reference book 2007. This year the Commonwealth Heads of State will meet in Uganda |
| Niger : les femmes ont reverdi le désert... pour les hommes |
| Call for Papers: Convocatoria 2007 Fondo Mink'a de Chorlaví Para mayor información, sírvase visitar el sitio Web www.grupochorlavi.org o escribir a concursochorlavi@rimisp.org ."Systematization of traditionally excluded groups' participation experiences in new non-farming rural markets" |
| Paper for PALAAS (Programme for Land and Agrarian Studies) at University of Western Cape by Mike Taylor ILC contrasting the policy trajectories in Botswana of Community Based Natural Resource Management with the ranching of communal rangelands, and implications for land and natural resource rights of local communities. Policy brief: implications for management of the commons in southern Africa . |
| Workshop: Agriculture for development, IFAD June 8 2007 Power Point Presentation by Dr. Berdegué |
| Civil Society - window dressing for the UN? |
| Membership based Organization of the Poor: Concepts, experience and policy |
| Agricultural development for poverty reduction DIIS Brief |
| Making Land Redistribution Producivity Enhancing: Lecture by Bruce Moore, ILC Director to WBI/SADC/SARPN workshop on Land distribution, July 9-13, 2007 |
| Working at the Boundaries - New ILC Publication |
| FAO working Papers on Improving Tenure Security for the Rural Poor in Africa |
| International Workshop on Participatory Mapping |
| Registry on experts, and collection of training materials on women's and children's land and property rights mail CV to Kaori.Izumi@fao.org |
| Independent Review of Land Issues - Eastern and Southern Africa |
| Ministerial Declaration - 2007 High-level Segment ECOSOC |
| ILC forum on Pastoralists |
| Rural Women's Access to Land (WRAP) Uganda English Français |
| ECOSOC 2007 High-Level Segment, Ministerial Roundtable - 4 July 2007 Issues Paper - prepared by the International Land Coalition Document de travail - Table ronde ministérielle - Politique foncière en Afrique: Garantir les droits, augmenter la productivé et améliorer les modes de subsistance 4 jullet 2007 Documento Temático - Desayuno-Mesa Redonda Ministerial Politica agraria en Africa: asegurando los deechos, reforzando la productividad y mejorando los medios de vida 4 Junio 2007 |
| Call for Nominations: Gruber foundation Women's Rights Prize |
| On-line discussion "Financing for gender equality and the empowerment of women" |
| The HubRural A small non-partisan unit financed by several donors: European Union, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM). The website focuses on Information: to list and share development experiences . Advice: to provide free high-level expertise . Dialogue: to establish links between the rural sector agents The Hub's goal is to assist West and Central African stakeholders (States, Inter-governmental Organizations, Civil Society Organizations and Development Partners) to promote coherence in rural development programmes worldwide. |
| International Workshop organized by the Global Mechanism, Bamako, Mali 5-7 June, 2007. List of Participants LNWA Presentation ILC Presentation |
| ECOSOC Ministerial Roundtable 4 July, Geneva Land Policy in Africa: Securing Rights, Enhancing Productivity and Improving Livelihoods ILC Issues Paper |
| ILC Third Global Assembly - Uganda 2007 |
| ILC Second Global Assembly - Boliva 2005 |
| ILC Strategic Framework 2007-2011 |
| Global donor Platform for rural Development - Berlin 18-21 June IFAD, IFAP, EU, World Bank, FAO and ILC |
| Report on Land Reform in South Africa |
| North-South Institution (NSI) Newsletter |
| CAPRi - Collective Action and Property Rights News Working paper on Collective Action for Livestock Mobility, Ecological Viablity and Livelihoods |
| Mission to participate in United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, New York, 14 th - 18 th May 2007 Michael Taylor and Andrew Fuys - ILC |
| ILC Biennial Report 2005-2007 ILC Informe bienal 2005 - 2007 ILC Rapport biennal 2005-2007 AoM 2007 - Uganda - List of Participants Speech Keynote Speaker - Prof. Ben Cousins |
| Una Academia de mujeres de base en América Latina y el Caribe: Un punto de enlace, de intercambio de conocimiento y de fortalecimiento regional para organizaciones de base de mujeres Lima, Perú 2007 1 - 4 de agosto, 2007 Grassroots Academy in Latin America and the Caribbean: An opportunity for grassroots women's organizations to network and share knowledge, strengthening their presence in the region Lima, Perú 2007 August 1 - 4, 2007 Brief report on the conclusions http://www.huairou.org/knowledge/events/2007_lagwia.html Hoja de informacion: http://www.huairou.org/assets/download/LAGWIA_Hoja_de_publicidad Flyer in English http://www.huairou.org/assets/download/LAGWIA_Flyer |
| La tenencia dela tierra, el obstáculo para el desarrollo Land tenure - the obstacle to development Lennart Bage, President, IFAD 26 May 2007 |
| Mabira's resistance to monopolyof Mehtas in Museveni's Uganda |
| COHRE Global Forced Evictions Programme - Averted or Remedied Eviction cases En Espagnol |
| International Land Coalition - Biennial Report 2005-7 En Espagnol |
| Advancing Together - ILC's Latest Newsletter |
| Social Development Foundation (SDF) March for Land, Dignity and Freedom in Poorvanchal Freedom March |
| IFAD - Presentation of the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Declaration PDF Poster PDF |
| Fourth World Congress of Rural Women ICC, Durban 23-25 April Declaration |
| Training on Making Governance Gender Responsive - CAPWIP |
| SCRC News update |
| Processus de réforme foncière à Madagascar Link Document |
| Press Statement - ZLA |
| International Workshop on Mainstreaming the Environment into National Development Frameworks: 18 June, 2007 - 20 June, 2007 Bamako , Mali Document |
| Angola: Thousands Forcible Evicted in Post War Boom |
| International Workshop on Participatory Mapping 27-31 May 2007,Tirana, Albania "Sharing knowledge on Participatory Mapping for Forest and Pasture Areas Combining different mapping techniques to address policy challenges in the management and use of forest and pasture lands" Link |
| Statement by Welthungerhilfe on "Your voice against poverty" campaign. |
| D Group "Women's Access to land: Gender Relations in Tenure" Document Visit: http://www.dgroups.org/groups/genderandland/ Contact Sabine Pallas for further information |
| Institucionalidad Agropecuaria y Ambiental en un Mundo Globalizado |
| International Women's Day: UN Secretary-General's message |
| Guatemala - CODECA: Comunicado de prensa - Las Mujeres Campesinas |
| Call for information on cases of averted eviction which have been successfully resolved with positive impact - COHRE |
| World Development Report 2008. Reaction Paper "An Asian NGO Perspective" ANGOC |
| Rights Enshrined but Rights Denied Presentation by TRALSO at WSF Nairobi |
| Statement by Bruce H. Moore, Director, ILC to the Governing Council of IFAD, Rome 15 February 2007 |
| Women's World Summit Foundation (WWSF): Nominations for 13th Annual Price for women's creativity in rual life Call for nominations Guidelines Cithres de nominations Prize Winners |
| Rembering a man who committed his ife for the tribals
of Sonbhadra by Vidya Bushan Rawat, SDF Document |
| ILC receives a € 1.5 million grant from the European Commission for a two-year project focusing on secure access to land and other natural resources Document |
| Land Rights - De Soto solution not for South Africa: Article by Ben Cousins and Donna Hornby White farmers, black land hunger: sparks fly in the tinder box Murder of KwaZulu-Natal manager shows failings of complex land reform plan in South Africa |
| "Delivering as One" - Report on the Secretary-General's High Level Panel |
| Integrating Local and Scientific Knowledge for Adaptation to Land Degradation: Kalahari Rangeland Management Options |
| Asia Regional Meeting, the Philippines Meeting Report and Framework for Action |
| 4th World Congress of Women April 23-26 |
| Training course on Gender Analysis and Planning, London Document |
| ILC Global Assembly - 24-27 April Information and draft Programme H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Musevani, President of Uganda to officiate at the Opening Ceremony Keynote speakers: Dr Patricia Kameri-Mbote and Prof Ben Cousins |
| CAPWIP - Making Governance Gender Responsive (MGGR) Information Note |
| Summary of ILC activites April-November 2006 |
| Summary of ILC activities October 2005-April 2006 |
| IFAD's plan for its future relationship with the ILC Report to the 89th Session of the Executive Board to IFAD, Rome 12-14 December 2006 |
| Report on lessons learned by the ILC Report to 89th Session of the Executive Board of IFAD Rome 12-14 December 2006 |
| ILC's Plan of Action in response to the External Evaluation approved by the 8th Session of the Coalition Council, Rome 7-9 November 2006 |
| Approved CEF grants: Union pour L'émancipation de la Femme Autochtone - UEFA Volunteers For Africa - VFA Zibambeleni Community Development Projects Trust - Zimbambeleni Land Access Movemnet of South Africa - LAMOSA Jaringan Kerja Pemetaan Partisipatif - JKPP National Association of Communal Forest and Pastures - NACFP |
| UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food |
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African Regional Meeting in Kenya - Draft Resolutions |
| International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation |
Latin America Regional Updates A report on all ILC involved land issues in Latin America |
| p>ILC Asia Regional Update
A report on all ILC involved land issues in Asia |
| ILC Regional Strategy Workshops - Nicaragua 15-20 October and Nairobi 30 October - 2 November 2007 Concept note for Africa Agenda for Latin America |
| More Than Socially Embedded: the Distinctive Character of 'Communal Tenure' Regimes in South Africa and its Implications for Land Policy |
| Workshop: Agriculture for development, IFAD June 8 2007. Power Point Presentation by Dr. Berdegué |
| Community-integrated GIS for Land Reform in South Africa - Daniel Weiner and Trevor M. Harris |
| Secure access to land, water and other natural resources: the essentials of fighting rural poverty. By Lennart Båge, President, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), published in the Commonwealth Ministers reference book 2007 |
| Independent Review of Land Issues, Eastn and Southern Africa - Martin Adams and Robin Palmer |
| Convocatoria 2007 Fondo Mink'a de Chorlaví. Para mayor información, sírvase visitar el sitio Web www.grupochorlavi.org o escribir a concursochorlavi@rimisp.org "Systematization of traditionally excluded groups' participation experiences in new non-farming rural markets" |
| Paper for PALAAS (Programme for Land and Agrarian Studies) at University of Western Cape by Mike Taylor, ILC contrasting the policy trajectories in Botswana of Community Based Natural Resource Management with the ranching of communal rangelands, and implications for land and natural resource rights of local communities.
Policy brief': implications for management of the commons in southern Africa . |
| Report on Land Reform in South Africa |
| La tenencia dela tierra, el obstáculo para el desarrollo Mr Lennart Bage, President, IFAD 26 May 2007 |
| Article by ILC partner on Mabira's resistance to Monopoly of Mehtas in Uganda |
| Portal on land tenure issue in developing countries.
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| March for Land, Dignity and Freedom in Poorvanchal Social Development Foundation (SDF) |
| IFAD - Presentation of the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Declaration PDF Poster |
| Center for Asia-Pacific Women in Politics - CAPWIP. Training: Making Governance Gender Responsive June 24-30 2007 - Manila |
| Press Statement - Zambia Land Alliance |
| Angola: Thousands Forcible Evicted in Post War Boom |
| Call by IFAD for grants that fund micro projects and partnerships to promote the development of indigenous peoples and their unique cultural identity. |
| Guatemala - CODECA: Comunicado de prensa - Las Mujeres Campesinas |
| Call for information on cases of averted eviction which have been successfully resolved with positive impact - COHRE |
| Rights Enshrined but Rights Denied - Presentation by TRALSO at WSF Nairobi |
| Land Rights - De Soto solution not for South Africa: Article by Ben Cousins and Donna Hornby White farmers, black land hunger: sparks fly in the tinder box Murder of KwaZulu-Natal manager shows failings of complex land reform plan in South Africa |
| Integrating Local and Scientific Knowledge for Adaptation to Land Degradation: Kalahari Rangeland Management Options |