3 August 2017
Kenya's colonial wildlife conservation system is displacing native pastoralist communities from their historic lands.
3 August 2017
The President of Ghana Institutions of Surveyors (GhIS), Mr. Edwin Addo-Tawiah has said, it is time surveyors take strategic decisions for the development of the country, considering the United Nations Development Goal (UNDG) which has been estimated that, 60% of Africans would be living in the
31 July 2017
RESEARCH looking at the demand for forage by all grazing animals is underway in a project that could deliver valuable information to rangelands livestock producers about the time when risks of losing feedbase occur.
This unique national study will apply a cross sector and jurisdiction approach
31 January 2017
This survey is part of a process started by the Land and Water Division (AGL) of the FAO to review needs, required tools and processes at various scales, to help countries and stakeholders meet emerging challenges and competition over resources and support sustainable use of land and water
By: Erika Villanueva-Miranda
Date: July 31st 2016
Source: Yibada
China rapid urbanization is now blamed for the country's most devastating flood in history.
The recent calamity that brought China to its knees with a hefty $44.7 billion damage cost is partly caused by the country's "ruthless"
By: Samaa Web Desk
Date: August 29th 2016
Source: Samaa
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s increasing urban population and insufficient knowledge of the cities’ dynamics is resulting in lack of timely service delivery, resource allocation, and urban solutions by cities’ authorities.
By: Jade Begay
Date: September 28th 2016
Source: CommonDreams
Cannon Ball, North Dakota - Women of the Standing Rock Sioux people and Indigenous women allies from across North America (Turtle Island) stand on the front-line of ongoing actions to halt construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline
By: Owen Guo
Date: November 15th 2016
Source: New York Times
BEIJING — The Chinese authorities said on Tuesday that they had executed a farmer convicted of killing a village official after the demolition of the farmer’s home, despite months of public outcry in sympathy with the farmer.
By: Mary Catherine O'Connor
Date: 14 January 2017
Source: The Guardian
The outdoor industry is leading the fight to protect America’s public lands from being developed for gas and oil.
By: Ming Lu
Date: February 18th 2016
Source: Nikkei Asian Review
Chinese leaders have announced plans to reform the country's household registration, or hukou, system to transform domestic migrant workers into local citizens of the cities where they work and live. Such a policy change would mark
By: Stephen Yeboah
Date: August 23rd 2016
Source: The Conversation
The interaction between artisanal (small scale) mining and agriculture in Africa still needs to be carefully considered by policy makers to ensure that people’s livelihoods and countries' export revenues aren’t threatened. It’s
By: LBO
Date: September 23rd 2016
Source: Lanka Business Online
Sep 23, 2016 (LBO) – Sustainable city development will need to entail alternative housing for urban poor as they are service providers for city dwellers, industrial hub and the ports while also looking at affordability for the middle