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10 Juillet 2017
Public Statement
New York, 10 July 2017 – Fifteen indigenous peoples’ representatives from various Asian countries, including Bangladesh, Nepal, India and Malaysia are participating in the HLPF this year taking place at the UN Headquarters in New York from 10 to 19 July 2017 under the theme “…
20 Juin 2017
The average annual rate of deforestation is nearly 600,000 acres, and deforestation rates in the forested areas re higher than that in non-forested areas, said Tin Tun, director of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation, at a workshop on knowledge-sharing among ethnic…
15 Juin 2017
Statement of the Network of Indigenous Peoples in Thailand (NIPT) at the 7th AWG-SF Conference held in Chiang Mai, Thailand
ASEAN Working Group on Social Forestry (AWG-SF) Chairperson, distinguished delegates from the ASEAN Member States, distinguished guests, participants, CSOs and indigenous…
15 Février 2011
Sia and Polet work for a small Cambodian NGO. They have some funding from a New Zealand charity, but barely enough to pay basic expenses. Their biggest challenge these days is to help seven communities in Boeng who lost their land because of a major project by a Chinese company. Two thousand…
From 9-10 November 2010, the members of ILC in Asia gathered in Bangkok, Thailand for the Second ILC Asia Regional Assembly of Members. The annual gathering provided members with an opportunity to jointly review the activities and achievements of the Coalition and chart strategic directions and a…
ICRISAT is a non-profit, non-political organization that conducts agricultural research for development in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa with a wide array of partners throughout the world. ICRISAT and its partners help empower those living in the semi-arid tropics, especially smallholder farmers, to…
Development, the Society for International Development's flagship journal, has published its first issue of the year entitled 'Local Land Grabs'. A number of interesting articles on this theme are available for free download. See the issue’s Table of Contents below. Files are available for free…
The International Potato Center (CIP) is seeking a dynamic and innovative research professional with expertise in pro-poor market analysis, processing and value chain development. He/she shall undertake studies and capacity building activities related to the planning, implementation and evaluation…
More than 60 participants from over a dozen countries participated in the 2011 Asia Land Forum, organized by ILC Asia in collaboration with Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development, Community Self-Reliance Centre, and the Government of Nepal, on 20 to 21 October 2011 at the…
Very little aid is actually available to low-income urban groups and grassroots organizations. If it is, it is subject to the conditions and priorities established by the aid provider. The Asian Coalition for Community Action (ACCA) is challenging this funding model by providing small grants to low…
Cambodian farmers grow rice in a field in Kampong Speu province, some 60 kilometers south of Phnom Penh on August 8, 2010
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Comment: The global land grab
The big four banks have defended their lending standards after a report linked them to companies accused of illegal land grabs in…
UN's REDD scheme promises carbon offsetting will empower local communities in the developing world while conserving forests - but critics say the scheme is fuelling genocidal evictions of indigenous people from their lands.
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Between 2000 and 2010, a total of 500 million acres of land in…