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Project Update – Insights from the Ground Up: Gender Equality and Responsible Agriculture Investment in Cambodia’s Rubber Sector

With almost five years since the adoption of the ASEAN Guidelines, Renée Chartres recently travelled to Cambodia to examine their impact on the rubber sector.. She travelled with Asisah Man from Oxfam Cambodia to support Oxfam’s work under the Mekong Region Land Governance (MRLG) regional Responsible Agriculture Investment (RAI) activities focused on gender equality and RAI.. Below are her reflections on this experience.

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Mekong Region Land Governance – Phase III

The Theory of Change model for Phase 3 states that:

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Seeking an experienced and motivated Team Leader to join MRLG

*Thank you for all who applied. This position is now closed*

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Mekong Region Land Governance – Phase II

The Mekong Region Land Governance project provides an ongoing platform for dealing with the continuing land challenges in the region. Recent studies found that there is an increase in the inequality in land distribution, this is illustrated by a reduction of small holders land holdings size on one side, and a large proportion of agricultural land given in concessions on the other side, resulting in a boom in commodity/ export crops. Contrary to current perceptions of high urbanisation rates, farmers remain the majority of population in each project country., Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam. The agrarian transition may be on its way but is far from complete. A State of Land Report researched and produced during Phase 1, found that “rural to rural migrations are higher than rural to urban ones. The creation of employment in secondary and tertiary sector is not sufficient to absorb the work force coming out of agriculture. This also results in growing cross country migrations. This means the demand for agricultural land is increasing, and explains some of the drive of farmers towards upland areas.”

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Rights for Forest Dwellers: Some Answers in the 2017 Vietnam Forestry Law

A pivotal case study conducted during Phase one of the Mekong Region Land Governance (MRLG) project was “Policy Influencing and Advocacy on the 2017 Vietnam Law on Forestry”. Implemented by the Forestland Coalition (FORLAND), the initiative demonstrated how to successfully influence the Forestry Law to improve the security of land rights for ethnic forest communities and traditional forest protectors.

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Intern Blog #1: First Impressions

It has been almost 4 weeks now since I moved to Wollongong and started as an intern at Land Equity International. Having migrated from North Queensland, the first thing I noticed was my lack of adequate winter clothing! Learning the ropes at LEI has been a steep learning curve, nevertheless, a challenge I am relishing and already finding extremely rewarding. Despite lock down not fully lifted, I have quickly come to love Wollongong as a city, particularly the beauty of its bush walks and stunning coastline, perfect for any person with an interest in the outdoors.

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