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19 Febrero 2019
Protesters seek land rights under Forest Rights Act, roll back of decision to give land to corporations for farming
Gujarat Police allegedly detained 19 members of Jamin Adhikar Jumbesh — a network of land rights organisations like Gujarat Dalit Sangathan, Saurashtra Dalit Sangathan and Adivasi…
5 Febrero 2019
Chhattisgarh has set an example by returning land acquired forcefully from over 1,700 farmers for a steel plant. Can other states follow suit?
The excitement is palpable among thousands of farmers in Chhattisgarh’s tribal district of Bastar. Every day dozens of people from Lohandiguda and Takarguda…
1 Febrero 2019
Jorhat (Assam): Empowered women are those who empower others towards success, and Joyshree Borah is one such woman.
The 36-year-old mother of two from Tilikiam village in Jorhat, Assam, fought all challenges and emerged as a successful business entrepreneur by taking up vegetable farming and…
29 Enero 2019
The Land Portal Foundation and the NRMC Center for Land Governance are partnering with key organizations to hold a series of three webinars on Forest Rights and Governance in India, Land Rights for Slum Dwellers in the East Indian State Odisha: Making technology work for the urban poor and Women…
24 Enero 2019
Claim coastal lands are being monetised through tourism
Various fishermen’s organisations on Wednesday demanded a Fishers Rights Act to protect interests of the marine fishermen, the communities which are not into active fishing, the coastal communities who depend on it and the coastal poor.
Such…
2 Enero 2019
Secure land rights can help improve food security, limit deforestation and tackle climate change, activists say
BANGKOK - The fight over land and resources was bloody in 2018, with governments from Brazil to the Philippines accused of failing to protect campaigners, and indigenous people battling…
5 Diciembre 2018
Mushtipalli thanda, Nalgonda district, Telangana: July 6, 2017, had started as an ordinary day for 26-year-old Ramavath Challi, who had spent it picking cotton for a daily wage. However, on returning home that evening, she had found the entire thanda (tribal hamlet) gathered there, surrounding her…
1 Diciembre 2018
As a new report reveals a rise in the number of indigenous activists being killed for defending forest and land rights worldwide, Down To Earth poses questions about the situation in India
Indigenous or tribal people fighting to defend their forests, land and other resources in India are being…
28 Noviembre 2018
La masiva movilización de los campesinos hacia Calcuta se realizará entre el 28 y 29 de noviembre para demandar sus derechos y reivindicaciones.
Más de 50.000 campesinos marcharon este miércoles hacia Calcuta, en la provincia india de Bengala Occidental, para demandar la industrialización y…
As 20,000 farmers reach Mumbai, Maharashtra reportedly agrees to reassess Adivasi land rights claims ()
22 Noviembre 2018
The farmers had threatened to withhold their votes if they did not get land in their names.
The Maharashtra government on Thursday agreed to reassess at least 7,000 claims for land rights to be made out to farmers under the Forest Rights Act, hours after around 20,000 farmers reached Azad Maidan in…
21 Noviembre 2018
Drones do not just map households faster, cheaper and accurately, but the maps provide a strong visual template of engagement for communities
The Odisha Land Rights to Slum Dwellers Act, 2017, intended to provide titles to over 200,000 households, is a landmark legislation for many reasons. It is a…
19 Noviembre 2018
The West Bengal Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a Bill to give land rights to enclave dwellers in north Bengal, ending an era of uncertain future for the people residing in those enclaves.
The West Bengal Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a Bill to give land rights to enclave dwellers in…