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26,331,000 ha
GDP/Capita
42,915.5 USD
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UN landmark case for people displaced by climate change

20 January 2020

In a ground-breaking asylum case, a UN human rights body has ruled that governments must take into account the human rights violations caused by the climate crisis when considering deportation of asylum seekers, said Amnesty International today.  Ioane Teitiota, a man from the Pacific nation of…

Samoans to petition govt on customary land rights

11 January 2018

Samoans around the world are to petition the government to uphold the protection of customary land rights. The Samoa Observer reported members of the Samoan Solidarity International Group will present the petition when parliament opens on the 23rd of this month. Group member Unasa Iuni…

When Rivers Hold Legal Rights

17 April 2017

  New Zealand and India recognize personhood for ecosystems Winding its way through dense forest laced with hidden waterfalls, the Whanganui River is the largest navigable river in Aotearoa, the Māori word for New Zealand. With the passage of the Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims…