Millions of people live in the world’s remaining forests, and evidence is mounting that indigenous communities are not only the best managers of the land, but are indispensable allies in the climate fight.
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$100 million dollar fund launched to secure indigenous land rights
A new $100 million initiative will help indigenous peoples and local communities in rural areas secure rights to their traditional lands.
Giving Visibility – and Land Rights – to the Indigenous
“Include us, so that we can protect our lands for our children and protect the planet’s biodiversity for all the world’s children,” said by Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples during the launch. Recognising the land rights of native and traditional peoples is a low-cost solution toward achieving the world’s development, environment and climate agendas.
To address the climate crisis, we must address inequality
For most people, the mega-hurricanes we have witnessed – along with their devastating consequences – have put an exclamation point on the urgency of climate change. But an even bigger exclamation point came in the form of a new scientific study showing how the carbon released by tropical deforestation and degradation has been underestimated.
Factbox: What are indigenous and community lands?
Here are some of the terms frequently used in connection with indigenous and community lands.
Justice, not just money, should drive fairer land rights: top U.S. philanthropist
A drive for a fairer world has to be at the heart of the fight for indigenous and communal land rights to ensure a long-term solution rather than just throwing money at the problem, the head of one of the largest U.S. philanthropic foundations said.
World Bank supports the establishment of the International Land and Forest Tenure Facility
On behalf of The World Bank Group, I congratulate the Government of Sweden and the organizers of this event on the launch of the Tenure Facility. Securing indigenous, community, and women’s land rights is fundamental to the Bank’s mission to end extreme poverty and promote shared prosperity.
Talento y tecnología para recuperar tierras ancestrales
Por cada problema, una solución. Y una, a ser posible, que se pueda replicar en otra parte del mundo y sirva de la misma ayuda….
Expert views: Why do land rights matter to communities and companies?
More than half of land rights conflicts in the developing world are not resolved, pitting companies, governments and businesses against indigenous communities, according to research published at the conference.
Here are the views of 10 experts interviewed by the Thomson Reuters Foundation during the two-day conference on the role of local communities, technology and business in ensuring secure land rights.
More than half of global land rights disputes unresolved – research
More than half of land rights conflicts in the developing world have not been resolved, pitting companies, governments and businesses against indigenous communities, researchers said on Tuesday.
First global pact backing indigenous land rights launched
The International Land and Forest Tenure Facility – the first and only global institution dedicated to securing the land rights of indigenous communities worldwide – was formally launched in Stockholm on Tuesday (Oct 3).
Southeast Asia is world’s hotspot for land disputes: report
Businesses in Southeast Asia are increasingly counting the cost of land grabs, more than half of which result in delayed projects and nearly three-quarters of which lead to lawsuits, according to a wide-ranging research report.
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