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8 March 2017
To celebrate International Women’s Day, Mokoro is pleased to share news of the successful completion of fieldwork in the fourth of six phases of our WOLTS pilot study in both Mongolia and Tanzania. WOLTS is a major multi-country strategic action-oriented research project in support of the land…
6 March 2017
By: Monique Barbut
Date: 6 March 2017
Source: IPS
International Women’s Day this year focuses on economic empowerment in the changing world of work. The vision is to achieve gender equality and empowerment of women and girls by 2030. Girls’ aged three will become adults with a legal right to work…
27 February 2017
By: Jon Fingas
Date: 26 February 2017
Source: engadget
They show that some forest losses are more severe than others.
There's no question that deforestation is a problem, as it affects everything from climate through to biodiversity. But gauging the severity of deforestation isn't easy --…
21 February 2017
By: Rhett A. Butler
Date: 21 February 2017
Source: Mongabay
Over the past thirty years demand and production of oils crops like oil palm and soybeans has boomed across the tropics thanks to rising incomes, macroeconomic changes and government policies, and substitution effects. This rapid…
20 February 2017
La Coalición Internacional para el Acceso a la Tierra (ILC) se complace en anunciar que ya está abierta la convocatoria para presentar las solicitudes de membresía. Tienen de plazo hasta el 30 de junio de 2017; la próxima convocatoria no será hasta 2020.
La ILC es una alianza mundial de…
15 February 2017
Deadline: 30th June 2017
Who can apply?
Given the extraordinary growth of the coalition in previous years, this opening will give priority to civil society and inter-governmental organisations:
With specific political and technical expertise to realise people centred land governance of…
9 February 2017
Hay más de 370 millones de personas que se reconocen como indígenas en 70 países y sus territorios ancestrales concentran más de 80 por ciento de la diversidad biológica del planeta. Solo en América Latina hay más de 400 pueblos, aunque la mayor concentración se da en Asia Pacífico, con 70 por…
3 February 2017
Date: 03 février 2017
Source: Konbini
Par Jeanne Pouget
Des milliards de dollars sont dépensés chaque année pour préserver la nature. Mais les projets mis en place ont parfois des répercussions sur les communautés indigènes.
Entre 7 et 10 milliards d’euros sont dépensés chaque année et…
3 February 2017
Date: 3 February 2017
Source: CIFOR
Mangrove forests that incorporate local communities into their management fare better, a new study finds. Recognizing the importance of gender and community rights in mangrove use and planning prevents the deterioration of these fragile ecosystems.
These…
1 February 2017
Date: du 01/02/2017 au 30/04/2017
Source: Foncier&développement
Un appel à articles est lancé pour la réalisation d’un dossier thématique intitulé : « Les communs aux confins de la matérialité : investiguer les dimensions matérielles et immatérielles des communs ».
Il sera à paraître dans…
31 January 2017
UNCCD is now inviting qualified nominators to nominate candidates to be considered for 2017 Land for Life Award.
On the theme “Land and Human Security”, the 2017 Award aims to identify and honour individuals or organizations that showcase effective and creative sustainable land…
31 January 2017
The International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs (IWGIA) is seeking an Executive Director to take up appointment as soon as possible, and invites applications from suitably qualified candidates.
IWGIA is a politically independent, non-profit international human rights organisation…