Egypt may allocate special area of land to India in Suez Canal Economic Zone
27 January 2023
Egypt may allocate special area of land to India in Suez Canal Economic Zone
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Industrie minière : suspension de l’exploitation artisanale des polymétaux sur le territoire national
21 January 2023
Le gouvernement a décidé, lors du conseil des ministres du 19 janvier, de suspendre à l’immédiat l’exploitation artisanale des polymétaux sur l’étendue du territoire national. Cette décision fait suite au désordre qui règne actuellement sur le site de la Société de recherche et d’exploitation minière (Soremi), basée à Mfouati, dans le département de la Bouenza.
Government Approves New Economic Land Concession Despite Moratorium, Conflict Ensues
16 January 2023
The government awarded a new Economic Land Concession (ELC) in March 2022 for the first time in nearly a decade and despite an existing moratorium on ELCs
Coal extraction in Indonesia is driving deforestation
16 January 2023
Experts call for stronger land use planning as extent of Indonesian forest lost to coal mining is revealed
Re-expropriation of Sri Lanka plantation land to violate property rights, scare investors
13 December 2022
Attempts to re-expropriate assets of Sri Lanka’s privatized commercial plantations on the pretext of being under-utilized will undermine property rights and discourage investors, officials and analysts said.
Victims of state machinery failure: 18 land owners
14 October 2022
The supreme Court asked landowners to restitute the land they bought to the State.
Kyrgyzstan: The dashed dreams of a man who loved his land
07 October 2022
A man who tried against all odds to build a successful business on the Tajik-Kyrgyz border was killed in fighting last month. Matisa Nadyrov told Eurasianet of his dreams just a few months ago.
Cambodia’s elites swallow up Phnom Penh’s lakes, leaving the poor marooned
07 October 2022
- Lakes in Phnom Penh are fast being filled in and parceled off as prime real estate to wealthy and politically connected individuals.
- Families who have for generations fished and practiced aquaculture on the lakes and surrounding wetlands face eviction and the loss of livelihoods.
- At the same time, experts warn that filling in these natural rainwater reservoirs risks exacerbating flood intensity and damage in the Cambodian capital.
- This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Rainforest Investigations Network where Gerald Fl
Sulawesi islanders grieve land lost to nickel mine
06 October 2022
- The Harita Group holds a nickel mining concession covering about 1,000 hectares (2,500 acres) on Wawonii Island.
- The arrival of the mine has divided the community between those who support the development and farmers hoping to retain their fruit and nut trees.
- One man described his grief as the grave of his son was exhumed and moved as a result of the mine.
WAWONII ISLAND, Indonesia — The coconut palm has been a source of food and identity for centuries among the people of Wawonii Island.
Namibia donates land at Walvis Bay port to Botswana
30 September 2022
This was revealed by president Hage Geingob on Friday while delivering his speech at the inaugural session of the Botswana-Namibia bi-national commission in Gaborone, Botswana.
Geingob said Namibia continues to make good progress in cross-border trade.
He added that the donation was not only a gesture of goodwill, but also meant to facilitate the import and export of goods and services.