Forest Rights Act: How rules fail in the jungle
Forest Rights Act: How rules fail in the jungle

Behold, my friends, the spring has come; the earth has gladly received the embraces of the sun, and we shall soon see the results of…

Indigenous Communities and Biodiversity
Indigenous Communities and Biodiversity

Indigenous peoples often play a vital role in preserving biodiversity, something that is often forgotten. By Gemina Harvey Conservationists and Indigenous communities share the aim…

Has Liberia found the way to share its forest plenty with the poor?
Has Liberia found the way to share its forest plenty with the poor?

The “paradox of plenty” debate tends to focus on fossil fuels and minerals. Countries that are rich in these resources are often – paradoxically – kept financially poor, with the proceeds of natural wealth largely profiting political elites, foreign companies and commodities traders, rather than being used strategically to bring whole populations out of poverty.

Centre, states undermining tribal rights
Centre, states undermining tribal rights

NEW DELHI—After tribal rights activists and opposition parties attacked the central government’s policies for not respecting tribal rights, it’s now the National Institution for Transforming…

Latin America: Sow Extractivism, Reap Violence
Latin America: Sow Extractivism, Reap Violence

It is slowly becoming evident that today’s extractivism [economy based upon the extraction and export of natural resources such as oil, gas and minerals] is advancing in a context of increasing violence,

Bolivian Vice-President Warns NGOs of Expulsion from the Country
Bolivian Vice-President Warns NGOs of Expulsion from the Country

The vice president of Bolivia, Alvaro Garcia Linera, recently declared that non-governmental organizations (NGOs) currently working in the country  “are becoming less necessary.”  Although he…