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Give indigenous people land rights or fail on deforestation pledges, governors told
By: Chris Arsenault
Date: September 1st 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Countries will be unable to meet their climate change pledges unless they secure land rights for people living in the world's tropical forests, indigenous leaders told an international conference of regional governors meeting in Mexico.
South Africa: Rural Development and Land Reform Approves Land for Women, Farm Workers and People Living With Disability
South African Government (Pretoria)
Via allafrica.com
6 AUGUST 2015
South Africa: Rural Development and Land Reform Approves Land for Women, Farm Workers and People Living With Disability
PRESS RELEASE
International court to prosecute environmental crimes in major shift
By: Chris Arsenault
Date: September 15th 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
Campaigners and human rights lawyers said the move reflects increasing global recognition of the severity of environmental crime
Land: Uganda’s ‘dead capital’
By: Ronald Musoke
New World Bank report warns Uganda over errant, archaic land management system.
You can find the World Bank report here
Colombia peace deal to usher in rural reform but land conflicts feared, experts say
By: Anastasia Moloney
Date: 23 September 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
Conflicts over land are likely to increase following a peace deal as once no-go areas open up for business and development projects, experts say
Thousands march against land-grabbing in Bangladesh
Liton Das, Rajshahi
Bangladesh
November 17, 2015
Thousands of indigenous people took part in a two-day march in northern Bangladesh to press the government to establish an independent commission to end the problem of land disputes, which often impact minority communities.
The 60-kilometer march from Chapai Nawabganj to Rajshahi city Nov. 15-16 brought together about 3,000 people from dozens of indigenous groups.
Hundreds protest in Bangkok urging junta to respect land rights
By: Cod Satrusayang
Date: October 3rd 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of the Thai capital on Monday calling on the junta to address land rights and housing needs in what police and organizers said was one of the biggest demonstrations since the May 2014 coup.
Beyond advocacy: What it takes to strengthen women's land rights
Recent experience across the developing world leaves no doubt that secure land rights for women is a fundamental requirement for ensuring that land management is sustainable and equitable. Plenty of evidence shows that, with secure rights, women are more likely to plant trees and take other actions that enhance ecosystems.
Guatemala: The War Over Land - By Danilo Valladares
GUATEMALA CITY, Sept 12, 2011 (IPS) - The violent eviction of 91 rural families in northern Guatemala was the latest incident in the ageold conflict over land in a country where the army is frequently called in to force peasant farmers off their land.