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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.
Americans Are Trying to Shelter in Place—But They May End Up Losing Their Homes
The pandemic is threatening housing for millions of Americans. Cities and states are leading the way in protecting them.
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.
New America Announces New Partnership to Study Property Insecurity and Loss in the United States
Our new partnership will map home and land loss across the country, and conduct on-the-ground research in Arizona, Indiana, & North Carolina
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.
Minding the (Housing Data) Gap
America’s housing crisis is galvanizing more and more national attention—but meaningful reform will require reliable, accessible data.
Welcome to 2020
There’s a slew of issues to examine in the property rights space. What will FPR focus on this year?
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.
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.