As seen on Stop selling off African land – invest in farmers instead
SPANISH: Indígenas anuncian realizar cumbre paralela de CAOI al G 77 + China
US Congress Votes to Provide Reparations for Chixoy Dam Affected People in Guatemala and Block US Involvement in More Overseas Large Dams Berkeley” US: Nearly…
The Kenyan government has sent Kenya Forest Service (KFS) guards, with police support, to Embobut Forest in the Cherangany Hills to forcibly and illegally…
Le Centre pour le Développement et l'Environnement (CED) partage avec nous les problèmes les plus urgents de terrain au Cameroun.
At WWF Fuller Symposium” Camilla Toulmin” Director of the International Institute for Environment and Development talk “David and Goliath? Global forces vs. local interests” discusses…
As seen on India's rejection of Vedanta's bauxite mine is a victory for tribal rights
A new report, launched today, shows that efforts by one of Indonesia’s largest palm oil companies, PT SMART, to set aside forests as ‘carbon…
As seen on the GLTN The Global Land Indicator Initiative (GLII) was established in 2012 with the aim to support efforts to harmonize monitoring efforts around…
As seen on All Africa LAND rights education has empowered women in the central zone where land ownership for them has been a far cry. In…
As seen on the Many tribals yet to get title deeds for forest land
As seen on the Global Post The World Bank's private finance arm was criticized Friday by an internal ombudsman for its involvement with a controversial Honduras…
BBC In the small community of Rio dos Macacos” in the north-eastern Brazilian state of Bahia” a tall” leafy jack tree stands as a living…
As seen on IRIN News BANGKOK” 8 January 2014 (IRIN) – Indigenous communities in Indonesia are using GPS technology to demarcate the boundaries of their ancestral…
As seen on First Peoples Worldwide anzania is calling on owners of large swaths of unused lands to disclose their plans for developing them” and those…
As seen on the Satyagraha: New Film Highlights Environmental Damage Wrought By Illegal Mining In India
As seen on Norges Bank Investment Management Letter to the Rainforest Foundation Norway” 17 december 2013 Thank you for meeting NBIM on several occasions over the…
As seen on Foreign Policy There is a gold rush happening in Ethiopia” but it's not a hunt for the yellow metal. It's a quest for…
uncertainties have implications on many sectors, rural livelihoods are most affected by changes in climatic on forests and other common lands have fewer resources and…
In this article” Andiko” executive director of the Association for Community and Ecology-Based Law Reform” explains why there is a need for the rakyat law…
As seen on Nestle December 9″ 2013 Nestlé has become the first major multi-national company to report publicly on its human rights impacts across seven…
UN: Declaración del Relator Especial de las Naciones Unidas sobre los derechos de los pueblos indígenas” James Anaya” al concluir su visita al Perú
On the 25th anniversary of his death” a memorial service for Chico Mendes” born Francisco Alves Mendes Filho” will take place December 22″ 2013″ 4…
Photo: Mongabay As seen on Indonesia urged to implement decision recognizing indigenous rights to land