Taiwan
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Land Area
3,541,000 ha
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Agricultural land
22.4 %
Perceived tenure security
78.4 %
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08 June 2018
"We are the original inhabitants of this island...this regulation denies us what is rightfully ours"
TAIPEI - Taipei's Peace Memorial Park is an oasis of calm in the bustling city, home to morning walkers and lunchtime strollers - along with a camp of indigenous protesters demanding justice.…
02 August 2017
Aboriginal rights campaigners yesterday condemned the government for having not carried out a promise to reinstate traditional Aboriginal territories, and they demanded that an independent agency be established to restore Aboriginal rights to land and transitional justice.
President Tsai Ing-wen…
12 April 2017
Indigenous Peoples and community advocates in Brazil, Guatemala, Kenya, Taiwan, and 21 other countries to take action for community land rights, April 22-29 (Earth Day)
WASHINGTON - Research shows that Indigenous Peoples and local communities are the best guardians of their customary lands and…
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By Roy Prosterman
Asia’s Tigers, the collection of booming economies that emerged in the East following World War II, are often hailed as economic miracles. There was, though, no “secret sauce” behind that sustained and broad-based economic growth. Rather, as Myanmar is poised to show, the key…
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