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Large-Scale Land Acquisition for Agricultural Development in Myanmar: A Review of Past and Current Processes – Brief (Burmese)

This brief is a summary of the thematic study with the same title highlighting its key findings. The literature on agricultural large-scale land acquisition in Myanmar is rather fragmented and consists mainly of case studies. While these provide key insights into particular stories, they often fail to identify the main patterns and trends at country level. To fill such gaps, this study presents an updated synthesis of the genealogy, institutional complexity and the ins and outs of large-scale…

May 1, 2019 · U San Thein, Jean-Christophe Diepart, U Hlwan Moe, and Céline Allaverdian · MRLG · Myanmar · Burmese · Creative Commons 4.0

Large-Scale Land Acquisition for Agricultural Development in Myanmar: A Review of Past and Current Processes – Brief

This brief is a summary of the thematic study with the same title highlighting its key findings. The literature on agricultural large-scale land acquisition in Myanmar is rather fragmented and consists mainly of case studies. While these provide key insights into particular stories, they often fail to identify the main patterns and trends at country level. To fill such gaps, this study presents an updated synthesis of the genealogy, institutional complexity and the ins and outs of large-scale…

May 1, 2019 · U San Thein, Jean-Christophe Diepart, U Hlwan Moe, and Céline Allaverdian · MRLG · Myanmar · English · Creative Commons 4.0

Large-Scale Land Acquisitions for Agricultural Development in Myanmar: A Review of Past and Current Processes (in Burmese)

The literature on agricultural large-scale land acquisition in Myanmar is rather fragmented and consists mainly of case studies. While these provide key insights into particular stories, they often fail to identify the main patterns and trends at country level. To fill such gaps, this thematic study aims to present an updated synthesis of the genealogy, institutional complexity and the ins and outs of large-scale land acquisition processes for agricultural development in Myanmar. Specifically, t…

May 1, 2018 · U San Thein, Jean-Christophe Diepart, U Hlwan Moe, and Céline Allaverdian · MRLG · Myanmar · Burmese · Creative Commons 4.0

Struggles for Life: Smallholder Farmers’ Resistance and State Land Relations in Contemporary Cambodia

Struggles revolving around questions of land access and control occupy a central place in the political and social life of contemporary Cambodia. In this study, we examine three cases of struggles against economic [State] land concessions. In a context of unequal power distribution among the actors involved, we elicit the place of the peasantry and its agency to resist and engage in negotiations with multi-level State authorities and market actors. We show how conflict management occurs through…

September 23, 2019 · Jean-Christophe Diepart, Chanrith Ngin and Il Oeur · Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs, 2019, Vol. 38(1) 10–32 · Cambodia · English · Creative Commons 4.0

Land tenure security in ‘70 percent forest land policy’ of the Lao PDR

The two policies aiming to (i) restore forest cover to 70 percent of the country” and (ii) allocate/zone 70 percent of the land as State Forestland are prominent in forest and land governance discourses in Lao PDR. However, both policies are not consistent with each other. The zonation and mapping of 70 percent of the country as State Forestland results in almost 3,000 villages being located “inside” these State Forestlands, and many other villages just outside but with agricultural and other la…

September 17, 2019 · MRLG · MRLG · Laos · English · Creative Commons 4.0

Customary Tenure Arrangements within Khmer Communities in Cambodia

A common misconception about CT systems in Cambodia is that it is confined to indigenous communities in the peripheral uplands of Cambodia and does not exist in their Khmer counterparts. In response, this research compares related studies on customary tenure in Khmer communities, and describes the evolution of customary tenure within them, the different categories of potential resources governed under customary tenure, and the governance regimes of those resources. It then proposes three practic…

August 28, 2019 · Sivhuoch Ou · MRLG · Cambodia · English · Creative Commons 4.0

Securing land rights of women in ethnic communities through legal support

Women in ethnic minority communities are often disadvantaged when in comes to securing their land rights. In the mountainous provinces of Northwest Vietnam, Land Use Rights Certificates (LURC) are often registered in the name of the husband, despite changes in the Land Law stipulating LURCs be registered in the name of both husband and wife. This reportage by Vietnamese television (TVT) examines why land rights awareness is critically important for women, and highlights the positive impacts of…

January 9, 2018 · Vietnam Television (TVT) reportage on a project undertaken by the Consultative Institute of Socio-Economic Development of Rural and Mountainous Areas (CISDOMA) · Vietnam · Vietnamese

Agro-Business Large Scale Land Acquisition in Myanmar: Current situation and ways forward

This presentation summarizes an on-going research in Myanmar, carried out by renowned agricultural specialist U San Thein and a team of experts, with the support of MRLG. This research is based on a thorough analysis of records on vacant, fallow and virgin land allotted for mainly agri-business projects between 1992 and 2016, and also an analysis of the reports of the Parliamentary Investigation Commission on land confiscation and the return of land. The study also included interview responses f…

February 27, 2017 · U San Thein, Jean-Christophe Diepart, Céline Allaverdian and Aung Tin Moe · MRLG · Myanmar · English

Transparency Under Scrutiny: Information Disclosure by the Parliamentary Land Investigation Commission in Myanmar

This case study presents a country-wide quantitative analysis of a Parliamentary Commission established in 2012 in Myanmar to examine ‘land grab’ cases considered and to propose solutions towards releasing the land to its original owners, in most cases smallholder farming families. The study analyses the information contained in four reports released to the public, but also aims to elicit information they do not reveal. First of all, the paper suggests the commission has failed to provide detai…

February 27, 2017 · U San Thein, Pyae Sone and Jean-Christophe Diepart · MRLG · Myanmar · English · Creative Commons BY NC SA

Summary policy messages for draft amended law on forest protection and development (Vietnamese language)

Vietnam is in the process of reforming its forestry law. This law is important for millions of local people who depend on forests for their livelihood. To enhance the rights of local people in the law, FORLAND, a network of NGOs, has been advocating for improvements in the forestry law. This summary covers FORLAND ‘s recommendations to improve the recognition of the rights of forest communities, particularly ethnic minorities, to get secure tenure and access rights to natural forests.

February 15, 2017 · Hong Ngo Van · FORLAND and Centre for Indigenous Knowledge Research and Development · Vietnam · Vietnamese

Summary policy messages for draft amended law on forest protection and development

Vietnam is in the process of reforming its forestry law. This law is important for millions of local people who depend on forests for their livelihood. To enhance the rights of local people in the law, FORLAND, a network of NGOs, has been advocating for improvements in the forestry law. This summary covers FORLAND ‘s recommendations to improve the recognition of the rights of forest communities, particularly ethnic minorities, to get secure tenure and access rights to natural forests.

February 15, 2017 · Hong Ngo Van · FORLAND and Centre for Indigenous Knowledge Research and Development · Vietnam · English

Transparency Under Scrutiny: Information Disclosure by the Parliamentary Land Investigation Commission in Myanmar – Briefing Note

This brief is a summary of the original study Transparency Under Scrutiny: Information Disclosure by the Parliamentary Land Investigation Commission in Myanmar by San Thein, Pyae Sone and Jean-Christophe Diepart This case study presents a country-wide quantitative analysis of a Parliamentary Commission established in 2012 in Myanmar to examine ‘land grab’ cases considered and to propose solutions towards releasing the land to its original owners, in most cases smallholder farming families. The…

February 8, 2017 · San Thein, Pyae Sone and Jean-Christophe Diepart · MRLG · Myanmar · English

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