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By: Mike Gaworecki
Date: September 22nd 2016
Source: Mongabay.com
In a detailed policy paper on case selection and prioritization released last week, ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda wrote that “crimes that are committed by means of, or that result in, inter alia, the destruction of the environment…
Date: October 3rd 2016
Source: Habitat for Humanity International Press Release
In recognition of World Habitat Day, Habitat for Humanity sets plans for implementing the New Urban Agenda
ATLANTA, Oct. 3, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, World Habitat Day, Habitat for Humanity joins the…
By: Caroline Moser
Date: October 6th 2016
Source: Next City
On October 17, the Habitat III conference opens in Quito, Ecuador. Its primary objective is for UN member states to adopt the New Urban Agenda (NUA), reflect on the agreements reached, and elaborate on policy and planning processes for…
By: Karl Mathiesen
Date: October 10th 2016
Source: Climate Change News
Forests and grasslands would store more carbon if communities’ rights were protected, according to research from the leading climate economist
Honouring the land rights of indigenous peoples would lead to a safer climate for…
In this fifth issue of the LEGEND bulletin, specialists from civil society, academia and development practice review how the latest draft of the New Urban Agenda (set to be adopted this month at the Habitat III Conference in Quito, Ecuador) addresses key issues around urban land, assess whether the…
Date: 14 octobre 2016
Source: Agence Ecofin
Par Souha Touré
Il est vain de combattre le réchauffement climatique si on marginalise les droits fonciers des populations autochtones. C’est la conclusion à laquelle est parvenu l’économiste britannique Nicholas Stern, qui s’exprimait lors d’un…
El derecho de los pueblos indígenas a ser consultados sobre lo que afecte a sus tierras es violado por Gobiernos, empresas e incluso ONG. La FAO edita un manual para el respeto de ese consentimiento
Imagina que un día un perfecto desconocido, un millonario o un funcionario aparecen en tu casa…
Un nuevo informe de la iniciativa Land Matrix analiza la situación
Pretoria/Roma/Berna/Montpellier, 11 de octubre 2016. Alrededor del mundo, 26.7 millones hectáreas de tierras agrícolas han sido transferidas a manos de inversores extranjeros desde el año 2000. Esto significa que estos inversores…
Fonte: Observatório do Clima
Autor: CLAUDIO ANGELO
13/10/2016
Análise de matas de 44 países feita por grupo internacional mostrou que capacidade de
fixar carbono e produzir madeira está diretamente ligada ao número de espécies
Um grupo internacional de pesquisadores acaba de dar a primeira…
By: Armando Mombelli
Date: October 14th 2016
Source: Swissinfo.ch
The worrying rise in foreign investors buying up land in poor countries is set to get worse in future, taking valuable resources from local populations. A report out later this month by a Bern database into ‘land grabbing’ should…
Date: October 14th 2016
Source: UN News Centre
14 October 2016 – A major global conference, aiming to set a ‘New Urban Agenda,’ which, in the words of the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, will “help us to rethink how we plan, manage and live in cities,” begins this weekend, in the…
Según el estudio estas zonas indígenas pueden reducir la deforestación y absorber el carbono, reduciendo las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero.
Asegurar a los indígenas de la Amazonía de Bolivia, Brasil y Colombia la tenencia de sus tierras brinda beneficios económicos y climáticos que…