Surprise at GLF Opening: Indonesian's Agrarian Reform Presidential Regulation is signed
Asia
Dinda Tungga Dewi
Tuesday, 16th October 2018
The International Land Coalition sets a new history in the agrarian reform journey in Indonesia through the Global Land Forum 2018 Opening Ceremony on September 24th, 2018.
Giving power through Joint Land Ownership (JLO) in Nepal
Asia
Community Self Reliance Center (CSRC)
Thursday, 8th February 2018
'After the acquisition of joint land ownership I feel powerful in my household. Now, I have also access to land which we both (husband and wife) use for growing our children's well-being." Pangula Tharu and Chahari Tharuni, Bardiya.
Celebrating one year after historic customary forest acknowledgment in Indonesia
Asia
Dinda Tungga Dewi
Monday, 18th December 2017
This time last year, Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo confirmed his support for Indigenous Peoples by acknowledging their customary forests in several areas across the nation's archipelago.
From Forlorn Wastelands to Thriving Commons in India
Asia
Zachary Slobig- Skoll Foundation
Tuesday, 7th November 2017
Years ago, early in Jagdeesh Rao Puppala’s career, he ran into some trouble with the law in rural western India. He had just returned from a small event where some eminent leaders and villagers had decided to green a patch of derelict land. It was the familiar photo-op of a handful of VIPs planting a row of saplings. When he returned to the office, he found an unfamiliar man waiting for him. The man was from the District Magistrate’s office. He handed him an envelope. Inside, Jagdeesh found a notice of trespassing.
