Originally posted on Reuters.com
STOCKHOLM (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Experts met in Stockholm this week to assess progress on securing land rights for indigenous people and local communities and how businesses connect to them.
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….