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Academic says new Fiji constitution includes land rights safeguards 26 Aug 2013 | 08:41 pm
Dr Sitiveni Ratuva of Auckland University’s Centre for Pacific Studies says several elements were retained from the Constitutional Commission whose draft the regime dumped half a year ago. He spoke t...
Southern Africa: In Southern Africa, Small Farmers Fight for Recognition 22 Aug 2013 | 01:49 pm
Blantyre — Groups representing small-scale farmers, rural women and social activists from the countries of the Southern African Development Community, SADC, are asking the regional bloc to consider st...
Uganda: African Governments Need to Protect Farmers More 22 Aug 2013 | 12:38 pm
Africa has the biggest challenge of reversing hunger, disease and extreme poverty afflicting her. States need to combine and work together to achieve this. Through the New Partnership for African Dev...
Without our land, we cease to be a people: defending indigenous territory and resources in Honduras. 19 Aug 2013 | 07:45 pm
Miriam Miranda is a leader of the Honduran Black Fraternal Organization (OFRANEH), which works with the 46 communities of the Afro-indigenous Garífuna of Honduras, to defend their territories, natural...
Amazon degraded lands prompt new bushmeat hunting trends 19 Aug 2013 | 07:14 pm
Hunting patterns are changing in the Peruvian Amazon, according to an expert on traditional forest knowledge at the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). read more
Killings of Brazil's indigenous Indians highlight tensions of land disputes 12 Aug 2013 | 01:33 pm
The Guardian, Thursday 8 August 2013 19.41 BST Celso Rodrigues was walking by a river near his home in Mato Grosso do Sul, when he was ambushed by a gunman in a balaclava, shot with a pistol and then...
The Great Southeast Asian Land Grab 12 Aug 2013 | 01:08 pm
Conflict over land tenure in Southeast Asia’s rural areas has emerged as a key issue for the region. read more
Landowners or Laborers 9 Aug 2013 | 08:07 pm
During 2012, a key choice facing developing countries revealed itself ever more starkly. Would they choose a development path built on inclusiveness, respect for the rights of their citizens, and the ...
Organizational and institutional issues in climate change adaptation and risk management 8 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
This report provides some reflections and insights on the level of awareness, practices, and organizational and institutional issues being faced by countries as they adapt to climate change, based on ...
Women and girls are key to ensuring food security – report 8 Aug 2013 | 12:53 pm
BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Focusing the lens of social and economic development on women and girls is the most inexpensive and effective tool in the fight against hunger and malnutrition, ...
