May 17, 2012
As posted on Mongabay.com on May 16, 2012
Despite a global trend towards urbanization some 1.2-1.7 billion people worldwide remain primarily dependent on forests for their livelihoods, reports a review [...
April 23, 2012
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The continuous, sometimes subtle, violence of conservation and development against indigenous peoples continues, unchecked even at the highest levels by the most worthy-sounding agencies of the United Nations.
As this newsletter reports, the...
April 19, 2012
Autor(es): Camila Nobrega - Razão Social (O Globo)
ONG americana mostra relação entre fome e falta de acesso à terra
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Landesa has deepened its partnership with the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI), a coalition of NGOs who are committed to supporting local communities’ struggles against poverty and marginalization by promoting greater global commitment and action towards policy, market and legal reforms that secure their rights to own, control and benefit from natural resources, especially land and forests. In China, Landesa has just signed an agreement with RRI to collaborate on a project...
April 10, 2012
Most of the deforestation in the world occurs in Brazil, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Indonesia, says specialist Jeffrey Hatcher.
By Fabíola Ortiz (Inter Press Service)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Apr 9 (Tierramé...
- Most of the deforestation in the world occurs in Brazil, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Indonesia, says specialist Jeffrey Hatcher.
By Fabíola Ortiz
RIO DE JANEIRO, Apr 9 (Tierramérica)- Brazil is one of the most advanced countries in the world when it comes to legally guaranteeing the...
April 3, 2012
As written by Tania Branigan on April 3, 2012
Rural residents protesting against land grabs have clashed with police in north and south-west China, according to accounts posted online, in the latest cases to be sparked by one of the country's most potent sources of unrest.
Villagers in south-western Yunnan province were arrested and injured...
March 25, 2012
As posted on News24.com on March 25, 2012
Replace this text with the contents of your blog.Countries are snapping up land abroad to secure their food supplies.
Within a few years, acquisition of foreign farmland has become an issue with plenty of explosive potential for the environment and security.
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March 3, 2012
As written in The Economist print edition, March 3, 2012
For the first time ever, the number of poor people is declining everywhere
The past four years have seen the worst economic crisis since the 1930s and the biggest food-price increases since the 1970s. That must surely have swollen the ranks of the poor.
Wrong. The best estimates for global poverty come...
February 29, 2012
As written by Patrick Mugo Mugo on February 29, 2012
A new phenomenon is taking shape across the developing world, threatening to heighten resource-related conflict, particularly in Africa. Referred to as land leasing, land selling or land grabbing, it affects Africa more than any other region, where land is more than a factor of production, but a lifeline...