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Squatting cannot be used to secure land tenure, says PM
Date: 2 March 2017
Source: Jamaica Observer
PRIME Minister Andrew Holness says informal settlements or squatting cannot be used as a means for securing land tenure in Jamaica.
He added that it is the orderly settlement of land which is led by the Government that will ensure Jamaicans own land.
Rights over leaves, flowers give Indian tribal groups more reason to stay put
By:Rina Chandran
Date: 28 February 2017
Source: Reuters
DHAMDITOLA, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In the pleasant climate of February, it is hard to imagine that day time temperatures in May in the arid Vidarbha region of India's Maharashtra state can climb to a sweltering 48 degrees Celsius.
In El Salvador, rural women plant seeds of independence
In El Salvador, where land ownership still remains a barrier for women, a rural women’s cooperative paves the way for income, access to public services and legal support. A child care facility run by the women enable them to work outside their homes.
Kalaodi, Tidore’s eco-village in Indonesia’s spice capital
By: M Rahmat Ulhaz
Date: 28 February 2017
Source: Mongabay
KALAODI, Indonesia — August through September is clove harvest season here in this corner of the Maluku Islands. The scent of clove flowers pierces the air over the winding, precipitous roads that lead to Kalaodi.
Access to land empowers Namibian rural women
Date: 27 February 2017
Source: New China
In Namibia's northern Omusati region, Esra Kuutumbeni toils on her pearl millet field as she hopes for improved yields of the staple crop, following a dry spell the preceding year.
"I wake up early to work on my field to ensure that weeds do not outgrow my crops. I want to be food sufficient, sell surplus and be an independent woman," she said.
Satellite maps provide a new way to track deforestation
By: Jon Fingas
Date: 26 February 2017
Source: engadget
They show that some forest losses are more severe than others.
Tribals form long queues in government office for right to land in Maharashtra
Date: 27 February 2017
Source: The New Indian Express
Over 1,500 tribal farmers from neighbouring Palghar district, who had used RTI effectively to establish their forest rights about three years ago, resorted to a novel agitation called ‘Queue Satyagraha’ on Monday.
Climate Change Blamed for Deadly Landslides in Chile
By: Javiera Quiroga
Date: 27 February 2017
Source:Bloomberg
Landslides close to the Chilean capital Santiago killed three people over the weekend, while cutting off water supplies to millions of homes, the National Emergency Office said.
Another 373 people remain cut off after the rains swept away roads and bridges, said Ricardo Toro, director of Chile’s National Emergency Office.
Deforestation in Sindh
By:MOHAMMAD HUSSAIN KHAN
Date: February 2017
Source: Dawn
SHRINKING riverine and inland forests have significantly reduced production and supply of wood required for soil fertility, livestock’s fodder, firewood and a growing furniture market.
Why the only First Nation in Canada to win an Aboriginal title claim is still fighting to protect their land
By: TREVOR JANG
Date: 22 February 2017
Source:Discoursemedia.org
The Tsilhqot’in Nation is breaking new ground on Indigenous self-governance and land rights but claims a mining giant says those rights have gone too far.
Chief Russell Myers-Ross says his favourite memory of Teztan Biny, or Fish Lake, is picking Labrador tea with his late mother.