El 22 de octubre, en el marco del VIII Seminario Internacional de Desarrollo Rural organizado por la Facultad de Estudios Ambientales y Rurales de la Universidad Javeriana, se desarrolló en Bogotá la Mesa Temática de discusión sobre Políticas de reparación y tierras y desarrollo rural a cargo de…
Naciones Unidas
Convocatoria de candidaturas para expertos independientes del Consejo de Derechos Humanos
La Secretaría del Consejo de Derechos Humanos está aceptanto candidaturas para dos miembros del Mecanismo de Expertos sobre los Derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas [resolución 6/36 del CDH…
By ANASTASIA MOLONEY, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Published January 7, 2016
BOGOTA - Latin America is the deadliest region for human rights activists with scores killed defending land rights, the environment and the rights of LGBTI and indigenous people, a campaign group said on Wednesday.
In…
Región: ALC
Land Matrix es una iniciativa global e independiente para monitorear y dar transparencia a las inversiones en tierras a gran escala alrededor del mundo. FUNDAPAZ (Fundación para el Desarrollo en Justicia y Paz), miembro de la ILC (International Land Coalition), es el punto focal para…
By: Emilio Godoy
Date: February 15th 2016
Source: IPS News
SAN CRISTÓBAL DE LAS CASAS, Mexico, Feb 15 2016 (IPS) - “We want Pope Francis’ message to come true…We want the rights of indigenous people to be supported, respected and strengthened,” Yuam Pravia, a representative of the Misquito native…
Date: February 18th 2016
Source: TeleSUR
The trade agreement signed earlier in February will have a devastating effect on Indigenous people, the last guardians of our natural world.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, better known as the TPP, seriously threatens indigenous land rights, as…
By: Anastasia Moloney
Date: February 19th 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation / Euronews
BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The mosquito-borne Zika virus spreading through the Americas, linked to severe birth defects in Brazil, will not be controlled over the long-term unless governments…
By: José Aylwin
Date: February 28th 2016
Source: IC Magazine / Intercontinentalcry.org
THE IMPACTS OF FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS
This article is based in part on a previous paper written by the author on “The TPPA and Indigenous Peoples: Lessons from Latin America” published in No Ordinary Deal:…
By: Moisés Rendón
Date: March 13th 2016
Source: Panam Post
Respect for Private Property Marks the Difference between Poverty and Prosperity
In 1763, immigrants to the North American colonies had more secure property rights than a native-born Venezuelan does in the 21st century.
Property rights in…
Por Marianela Jarroud
Para afrontar la creciente concentración de la propiedad de la tierra, la comunidad internacional impulsó las Directrices voluntarias sobre su tenencia, que ya han comenzado su andadura en América Latina, una región líder en el combate contra el hambre y que transita…
By: IPS
Date: April 13th 2016
Source: Caribbean 360
SANTIAGO, Chile, Thursday April 13, 2016, IPS – Rural women in Latin America continue to face serious obstacles to land tenure, which leave them vulnerable, despite their growing importance in food production and food security.
“Women are the most…
Por Pablo A. Roset
Miguel Altieri, referente mundial del movimiento agroecológico, visitó la Argentina y nos dejó sus impresiones sobre el presente y futuro de la agricultura. ¿Puede la Agroecología alimentar al mundo?
La Agroecología nace como una respuesta a las falencias de la…