Association for Protection of Landowners' Rights
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The Association for Protection of Landowners' Rights (APLR) (Georgian
: მიწის მესაკუთრეთა უფლებების დაცვის ასოციაცია) is Georgian non-governmental, not-for-profit organization. The mandate of the organization is to facilitate the development, regulation and transparency of Georgian land (real estate) markets. With its active participation in the land reform
program, legislative initiatives, and close monitoring of existing legislation, APLR represents one of the main participants in the real estate market regulation field in Georgia (country)
; it is also an organization with an established reputation and prominence in the South Caucasus
region.
(Georgian politician, Minister of Internal Affairs). Soon after establishment, the organization became a primary advocacy group for Georgian land users, and already in 1997, started to play an active role in land reform, formulating policies for land privatization in Georgia.
, APLR has played an important role in land acquisition which was essential for realization of the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline in Georgia.
APLR's recent achievement has been a successful lobbying effort that lead to the adoption of the legislation enabling privatization of state-owned agricultural lands, which is considered to be a key legislative act for the development of Georgian agriculture.
Georgian alphabet
The Georgian alphabet is the writing system used to write the Georgian language and other Kartvelian languages , and occasionally other languages of the Caucasus such as Ossetic and Abkhaz during the 1940s...
: მიწის მესაკუთრეთა უფლებების დაცვის ასოციაცია) is Georgian non-governmental, not-for-profit organization. The mandate of the organization is to facilitate the development, regulation and transparency of Georgian land (real estate) markets. With its active participation in the land reform
Land reform
[Image:Jakarta farmers protest23.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Farmers protesting for Land Reform in Indonesia]Land reform involves the changing of laws, regulations or customs regarding land ownership. Land reform may consist of a government-initiated or government-backed property redistribution,...
program, legislative initiatives, and close monitoring of existing legislation, APLR represents one of the main participants in the real estate market regulation field in Georgia (country)
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
; it is also an organization with an established reputation and prominence in the South Caucasus
South Caucasus
The South Caucasus is a geopolitical region located on the border of Eastern Europe and Southwest Asia also referred to as Transcaucasia, or The Trans-Caucasus...
region.
History
APLR was founded in 1996 by a group of landowners' rights activists, including Vano MerabishviliVano Merabishvili
Ivane Merabishvili is a Georgian politician who has served as the country’s Ministry of Internal Affairs since December 18, 2004...
(Georgian politician, Minister of Internal Affairs). Soon after establishment, the organization became a primary advocacy group for Georgian land users, and already in 1997, started to play an active role in land reform, formulating policies for land privatization in Georgia.
Activities
Today, APLR offers a wide variety of services to its clients and partners, both national and international. Services include advocacy / legal consulting, arbitration, legal drafting, real estate registration. In partnership with USAID, APLR has registered and titled around 2.4 million land parcels in Georgia. In cooperation with BPBP
BP p.l.c. is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors"...
, APLR has played an important role in land acquisition which was essential for realization of the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline in Georgia.
APLR's recent achievement has been a successful lobbying effort that lead to the adoption of the legislation enabling privatization of state-owned agricultural lands, which is considered to be a key legislative act for the development of Georgian agriculture.