Recently published: How to conceptualize a PPP for land administration services
This paper was recently published in the December issue of the Coordinates Magazine co-authored between Land Equity International and Planet Partnerships. It is an updated version of the earlier work published under the 2020 World Bank Annual Land and Poverty Conference and the 2020 FIG working week – both events having been cancelled due to […]
Welcome to our new Legal and Land Administration Specialist
We are pleased to welcome Dimuna to LEI! Legal and land administration specialist, Dimuna Phiri has brought her passion to LEI, joining us from a background working on land, social development and legal matters in Zambia, South Africa and Australia. Dimuna is launching into our social safeguards for infrastructure work, while balancing her time assisting […]
An interview with Stella: land rights professional and activist with LANDnet Uganda.
Recently, we virtually “met up” with Stella Rose Akutui, the Capacity Building and Networking Officer with LANDnet. Stella has been one of many amazing Ugandan women driving the women’s land rights agenda – we celebrate her achievements and the avenues around which Uganda is leading the thinking and action on land rights in Africa. Can […]
Land Administration Trends and Challenges in East Africa – Guest Writer: Christopher Burke, WMC Africa
Dramatic population growth rates and rising demand for increasingly limited resources have pushed land governance and administration to the fore across Africa. The East African Community (EAC) comprises of the Republics of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan and Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania. The sustained growth of the region; exponential developments in technology […]
Land and Forest Tenure Rights in the Mekong Region
The Mekong Region Land Governance (MRLG) project, together with our partners at the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Land Portal, will organise the 3rd Mekong Regional Land Forum (MRLF2021) in the coming weeks, entitled “Land tenure in Mekong forest landscapes: advancing the recognition of customary rights and responsible investment practices”. This […]
How do we design land transaction system investments? A State of Practice report.
Land transaction systems are often reviewed as part of land administration reform. And what we know is that land administration reform is difficult.
An Update from LEI
Over the past few months we’ve worked with a local digital design team and are pleased to invite you to revisit our website www.landequity.com.au/.
During this time Australia’s own experience with resilience in the face of bushfires and floods has reminded us how strong a sense of place and belonging truly is – and has highlighted how important the role of reliable property systems is in enabling individuals and communities to recover.
Summer School success for land issues in the Mekong
Interest in joining the Summer School on Mekong Land Relations increased almost three-fold this year. We wish all the participants an informative and motivating week-long session from 14th-19th July 2019 in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
MRLG and FAO hold second Regional Land Forum
The Mekong Region Land Governance (MRLG) project and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) held their second Regional Land Forum in Bangkok on 28-30 May 2018.
What is happening at MRLG?
Here at LEI and Gret’s Mekong Region Land Governance project we are moving towards the end of Phase 1 in June. We expect a relatively seamless shift into the second phase, which is anticipated to start in July this year, for another four years.
