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This research focuses on the livelihoods of pastoralists who reside in Abalak, Niger. It analyses the method of pastoralism practised by pastoralists in Abalak and the impact of regional, national and local policies on their livelihoods. (Written by Oussouby Touré).

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This fall, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) launched the Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification, an effort to protect and preserve drylands, currently under threat from desertification, land degradation, and drought (DLDD).

Drylands, defined as arid, semiarid, and dry sub-humid areas, are home to one in three people, 90 percent of whom live in the developing world. These threatened areas support half the world’s livestock and make up 44 per cent of the world’s cultivated systems.

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Posted at: Aug 2 2015 12:07AM

Landless farmers to get ownership rights

BD Kasniyal

Pithoragarh, August 1

The Udham Singh Nagar district administration has started the process of giving ownership rights free of cost to farmers, who have occupied not more than 3.25 acres of government land and are doing farming on it, in Bazpur subdivision. The state government has issued an order to this effect.

USAID's Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Land Tenure and Property Rights launches today. Registration is open now through October 16.

Application Closing Date - 15 Nov 2015

Job Start Date - As soon as possible

Duration - until 31 May 2016

Location - remote

Transparency International (TI) is a global civil society organisation dedicated to tackling corruption in all its forms. Through more than 100 chapters worldwide and an international secretariat in Berlin, Germany, TI raises awareness of the damaging effects of corruption and works with partners in government, business and civil society to develop and implement effective measures to tackle it.

By Michael Igoe 

Date: 03 December 2015

So far at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris, renewable energy initiatives are stealing the headlines. But as negotiators comb through the details of the expected Paris climate agreement, they will confront a range of challenges — and opportunities — to keep carbon in the ground.

It is with great sadness that the Land Portal Coordination Unit  has heard of the death of Mr Marcellino de Baggis, who filmed and edited for Visiontime the Land Portal promotional video.

His  death occurred on Sunday 7 August, 2011. Mr de Baggis was 40 years old and he left behind a wife and a three year old son.

Mr de Baggis worked closely with ILC Secretariat and the Land Portal Coordination Unit to realize the video and he enjoyed very much the work he did for the Land Portal.  

By: Staff Correspondent

Date: January 10, 2016

Source: The Daily Star

Observes an ongoing study by a unit of Brac University

Like Hindus many poor Muslims get robbed of their property by influential people across the country, finds an ongoing study.