As seen on AllAfrica BY CAREY L. BIRON Washington — The World Bank has rejected a call to suspend its involvement in large scale…
Sharing knowledge and increasing accessibility to land-related information and data is critical to increase transparency. Information on land governance disaggregated by gender is crucial for…
PRONUNCIAMIENTO PúBLICO E INDIGNACIóN COLECTIVA ANTE LOS ATROPELLOS” VEJAMENES” ULTRAJES” HOMICIDIOS Y VIOLACIóN DE DERECHOS SUFRIDOS POR EL HEROICO PUEBLO KICHE ASENTADO EN TOTONICAPAN…
As seen on the Washington Post (AP) TOTONICAPAN” Guatemala — Thousands of indigenous Guatemalans shouted in anger Friday and some threw themselves at the coffins…
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Como se ve en Youtube CUC ha publicado las declaraciones de Maria Tacam” presidenta de los 48 Cantones de Totonicapán” en Youtube. El video es…
As seen on Oxfam Download the Report: English” Spanish” French “The world is facing an unbridled land rush that is exposing poor people to hunger” violence and the…
Photo: FAO/FO-6657/M. Kashio A recent published report details the urgent need within the nations of Asia to deliver social equality to women to help…
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As seen on IRIN Asia Photo: Natalie Bailey/IRIN Forest communities are particularly poor KATHMANDU” 26 September 2012 (IRIN) – Government oversight is preventing local communities…
Special Report by the Financial Times The rush for growing land for palm oil has affected African villagers in nations including Liberia and Ghana. (Financial…
As seen on Youtube Hong Thong” a Laotian civil society leader” gives a presentation at TEDxWanChai as part of a series of TEDxTalks speakers. He…
As seen on www.trust.org By Naly Pilorge Cambodia is in the grips of a prolonged land grabbing crisis” a slow-motion calamity that has seen over…
This special report was published by Financial Times and can be viewed here. A brief excerpt is being given below: Call it the seven-year itch….
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As seen on Focali.se PHOTO: JESPER KARLSSON The global coalition Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) has published a report based on an analysis of forest…
Como se ve en ABC de Sevilla Del tráfico de caucho marfileño a la exportación de carbón somalí” los bosques africanos se enfrentan a un…
As seen on Polex” CIFOR's blog for and by forest policy experts By Terry Sunderland Principal Scientist” Center for International Forestry Research “Buy land” they're…
As seen on www.channelnewsasia.com PHNOM PENH: A Cambodian journalist who reported on rampant illegal logging in the country has been found murdered in the boot…
The Peruvian Government Still Needs to Title Over 4″000 Communities Sign the petition LIMA” PERU (12 September 2012) —A collective composed of 15 civil society…
Global Witness has released its latest publication” the Executive Summary of its 2011 Annual Transparency Report. The report assesses 20 indicators on key aspects of…
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By Carey L. Biron Friday” September 7″ 2012 Because Cameroon is a major new palm-oil producer” many worry that what happens with the Herakles deal…
Front Page Africa: Fire on the Mountain: Sinoe County Citizens and Legislative Caucus at logger-head
As seen on Front Page Africa Written by Mae Azango The citizens have taken upon themselves to come to Monrovia and address the issue through…