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Want to save the rainforest on the cheap? Give land to the indigenous, report says
By: Chris Arsenault
Date: October 6th 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
Communities that own the territory are more likely to conserve the forest than other land users
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 6 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Giving indigenous people land title deeds is one of the most cost-effective ways to preserve South America's endangered rainforest, a research group said on Thursday.
Making Gender Equality Central to the New Urban Agenda
By: Caroline Moser
Date: October 6th 2016
Source: Next City
On October 17, the Habitat III conference opens in Quito, Ecuador. Its primary objective is for UN member states to adopt the New Urban Agenda (NUA), reflect on the agreements reached, and elaborate on policy and planning processes for its implementation across the globe.
South Africa: Ceres group supports land reform initiatives
By: Carl Collen
Date: October 6th 2016
Source: Eurofruit
Witzenberg PALS helps empower agri-workers and play a role in South African land reform
A dedicated group of Ceres-based growers in South Africa have prioritised black empowerment and land reform as they look to secure future food security and social harmony in the region.
Saudi agricultural investment abroad - land grab or benign strategy?
By: Kieran Cooke
Date: October 5th 2016
Source: Middle East Eye
After food costs spike, Saudis spent billions buying up farm land around the world. Who benefits exactly and can the spree continue?
Kenya: Gov’t raises alarm over public land grabbing
By: John Wanyama
Date: October 6th 2016
Source: The Citizen Digital
The Ministry of land has raised a red flag over the rising cases of land grabbing and misuse of private land in the country.
India to see 'big conflicts' over forest land despite law: activist
By: Rina Chandran
Date: October 4th 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Indian officials have been slow to implement a landmark law giving rights to forests to indigenous people because they view it as a handicap to development projects spurring expansion in the fast-growing economy, a land rights campaigner said.