News item: Mapping territory to protect indigenous communities

Indigenous communities in the south of Colombia are committed to mapping their territory. Why? Watch the 3-minute video and learn about their motivation and effort.

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News item: Strengthening land administration in Nepal amidst climate change

Discover how Nepal is discussing the climate change-land nexus through a recent workshop for effective land governance

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News item: Standards secure women’s access to land

"Why should land favour one gender over another?" A pressing issue! For women, land administration standards are crucial.

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News item: Climate-resilient land use planning

At the Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA), experiences with the LAND-at-scale program were shared.

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News item: Taxation and land rights go hand in hand

During the VNG International staff conference, we gave a workshop on 'land and taxation'. Land rights and taxation go hand in hand and strengthen each other.

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News item: Frank Tierolff nominated as co-chair UNGGIM Europe

Frank Tierolff, chairman of the executive board, has been nominated to co-chair the European executive committee of UN GGIM with David Henderson from the United Kingdom.

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News item: New feature: quality labels for boundaries

To make everyone understand that the cadastral map is just for orientation, we developed a new feature: quality labels for boundaries.

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News item: FIG Commission 7 annual meeting summary

The FIG Commission 7 annual meeting took place from 2-4 October in Deventer, The Netherlands.

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News item: Community participation ensures complete cadastre in Indonesia

Septein Paramia Swantika has been working in Indonesia on modernising land registration for many years. What are her current ambitions and challenges?

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News item: Exploring the Social Tenure Domain Model

The Social Tenure Domain Model (STDM) is a solution to compliment conventional approaches in land administration. An STDM workshop took place in Enschede.

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