The Implementation of the Vacant, Fallow and Virgin Land Law: a case study in Sagaing Region (in Burmese)
This Case Study looks at the implementation of the Vacant,
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The Implementation of the Vacant, Fallow and Virgin Land Law: a case study in Sagaing Region
<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This Case Study looks at the implementation of the Vacant, Fallow and Virgin Lands Management Law (VFV Law) in seven villages in Sagaing Region, to assess the practices on the ground and how the law impacts the land tenure security of smallholder farmers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In 2012, the Government of Myanmar enacted the VFV Law with the primary objective of fostering large-scale agricultural investment through concessions. The law h…
“Conflict Rubber” and Land Rights in Southeastern Myanmar
After decades of war, in northern Tanintharyi Region, rubber expansion is further aggravating tenure security and reviving historical grievances between Mon and Karen communities, ultimately undermining prospects for peacebuilding and security. This has implications for other interests in the region, and comes at a time when the Myanmar government is positioning rubber as a strategic crop for export and global buyers are simultaneously looking for new suppliers and implementing their own respons…
State of Land in the Mekong Region (Thai)
The translation from the regional briefing and Thailand chapter.
Basic Principles of Practical Land Administration (Burmese)
The Guidebook ‘Basic Principles of Practical Land Administration’ co-published by MRLG and the Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Irrigation is the first comprehensive and practical manual defining principles and procedures for assessing and addressing land complaints at the various levels of administration in Myanmar. It provides a basis for assessing a land conflict and taking decision about how it needs to be addresed. Since 2016, in order to address widespread discontent over land conf…
Land conflicts between Economic Land Concessions and smallholder farmers in Bousra commune (Cambodia): What Are the Policy Implications?
In 2007-8, the Cambodian government granted Economic Land Concessions (ELC) to two rubber companies, namely Socfin-KCD and Dak Lak Mondulkiri Aphivath in Bousra commune, Mondulkiri province. Through a comparative approach, the Case study examines the impact of these rubber concessions on local land tenure systems. It examines how each company took into consideration the land claims of affected people and communities, and the effectiveness of the conflict resolution approach. </p> These example…
Does free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) need to be complicated, time-consuming, and costly?
The objective of this FPIC brief is to provide summaries
Documenting Customary Tenure in Myanmar: A guidebook
This guidebook provides conceptual, legal and practical tools and resources to help civil society organizations guide communities through the process of documenting customary tenure at the local level. It also provides suggestions for how to build on the momentum generated by the documentation process to develop strategies and actions to defend, strengthen and promote customary rights at community, regional and national level. The guidebook was developed out of practical experience and conversat…
Strengthening Customary Tenure Rights in the Forest Law (2018) and Draft Forest Rules in Myanmar (in Burmese)
This discussion note is the result of consultations with civil society and local communities and the Forest Department in Myanmar for the revision of the draft Forest Rules, specifically focusing on customary tenure. It is a synthesis of the recorded comments and recommendations from the consultations made in various states and regions and is supported by additional analysis of the Forest Law. This review has demonstrated the clear need to revise both the draft Forest Rules, and, more importa…
Strengthening Customary Tenure Rights in the Forest Law (2018) and Draft Forest Rules in Myanmar
This discussion note is the result of consultations with civil society and local communities and the Forest Department in Myanmar for the revision of the draft Forest Rules, specifically focusing on customary tenure. It is a synthesis of the recorded comments and recommendations from the consultations made in various states and regions and is supported by additional analysis of the Forest Law. This review has demonstrated the clear need to revise both the draft Forest Rules, and, more importa…
Land tenure security in ‘70 percent forest land policy’ of the Lao PDR (Laotian)
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…
State of Land in the Mekong Region Brief (Vietnamese)
One of the conclusions concerns the increase in the inequality in land distribution, with a reduction of small holders land holdings size on one side, and with a large proportion of agricultural land given in concessions, resulting in a boom in commodity/ export crops. State of Land in the Mekong Region The State of Land in the Mekong Region is based on key data and information, largely available in the public domain, to identify and describe the key issues and processes revolving around lan…