No Title, No Problem: Land Rights with Digital Maps, Social Media
Yuliya Panfil was quoted in a TRFN article on how governments are embracing digital evidence in order to establish property claims.
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70 Million Worldwide Are Displaced. Can Smartphones Help Them Get Home?
Yuliya Panfil wrote for Good ID on how data trails could help reunite individuals with their homes and land.
Tension Heats Up Between Church and Villagers Amid Georgia Land Ownership Debate
Yuliya Panfil was quoted in a Reuters article on enduring property registration issues in the modernizing country of Georgia.
They are Generation Z. But will they be remembered as Generation Anxiety?
Amanda Lenhart was quoted in the Toronto Star about the roots of increased anxiety in young adults.
Holding tech titans accountable amidst global uncertainty
The Right to Be Seen
Anne-Marie Slaughter and Yuliya Panfil wrote for Project Syndicate about how invisible groups can use their data trails to access services.
Meet the Immigrants Who Took On Amazon
Jessica Bruder wrote a cover story for WIRED about the Somali warehouse workers who are taking on Amazon.
Land Rights for Cocoa Farmers Aren’t Just Good Stewardship, They’re Smart Business
Yuliya Panfil wrote for Land Portal about the far-reaching impact of land tenure insecurity in the Ghanaian cocoa sector.
Open Land Data in the Fight Against Corruption
Yuliya Panfil was quoted in a Land Portal report on the potential of open data to fight corruption in the land sector.
The Great Land Robbery
Sixteen Tons of Moon Rock
Chris Mellon and Dennis Wille wrote for Slate comparing future space settlements to company towns of the 1800s.
Can Satellite Internet Close the Property Rights Gap?
Yuliya Panfil and Chris Mellon wrote for Devex arguing that satellite internet can help to close the property rights gap.
Can the U.S. Annex the Moon?
Yuliya Panfil and Chris Mellon wrote for Slate about what countries and companies can do in space under the 1967 Outer Space Treaty.
Someday We’ll Have to Deal With Squatters in Space
Tim Robustelli and Dennis Wille wrote an article for Future Tense at Slate about a future land rush on the moon.
‘I Can No Longer Continue to Live Here’
Jill Filipovic wrote a cover story for POLITICO about Honduras, domestic violence, and the layered factors driving Honduran women to the sou