The Association of Professionals on Land and Realty (former Association for Protection of Landowners' Rights (APLR) (
Georgian
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Common meanings
* Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country)
** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group
** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians
**Georgian scripts, three scrip ...
: ''მიწისა და უძრავი ქონების პროფესიონალთა 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 is a form of agrarian reform involving the changing of laws, regulations, or customs regarding land ownership. Land reform may consist of a government-initiated or government-backed property redistribution, generally of agricultural ...
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)
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; it is also an organization with an established reputation and prominence in the
South Caucasus
The South Caucasus, also known as Transcaucasia or the Transcaucasus, is a geographical region on the border of Eastern Europe and Western Asia, straddling the southern Caucasus Mountains. The South Caucasus roughly corresponds to modern Arme ...
region.
History
APLR was founded in 1996 by a group of landowners' rights activists. 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,{{when?, date=November 2018 APLR offers a wide variety of services to its clients and partners, both national and international. Services include advocacy / legal consulting, legal drafting, real estate registration, resettlement assistance. In partnership with
USAID
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government that is primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance. With a budget of over $27 bi ...
, APLR has registered and titled around 2.4 million land parcels in Georgia. In cooperation with
BP, APLR has played an important role in land acquisition which was essential for realization of the
Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline
The Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline is a long crude oil pipeline from the Azeri–Chirag–Gunashli oil field in the Caspian Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. It connects Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan and Ceyhan, a port on the south-easter ...
in Georgia.
One of the achievements of APLR was a successful lobbying effort that led to the adoption of the legislation enabling privatization of state-owned agricultural lands, which was considered to be a key legislative act for the development of Georgian agriculture.
External links
Official webpage of APLR
Political organisations based in Georgia (country)
Landowners' organizations