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10-13 NOVEMBER 2020
The Tenure Facility, in partnership with the Swedish International Agriculture Network Initiative (SIANI), invite you to join the online 2020 Partners Learning Exchange: “Community Resilience and Land Rights Progress”.
As the Coronavirus pandemic continues the shake the world, it is more important than ever that we build on our spirit of togetherness and resilience.
Communities need land rights to gain from investments
Communities being able to participate on an equal basis in land governance is key to food security and inclusive development. How can securing land rights pave the way for responsible investments and what can we learn from experiences with the palm oil industry? To answer these questions we turn to West Africa where two activists are fighting for their communities’ right to land. ‘If we want to move forward, we need to share the wealth that the land brings.’
'We are being squeezed', says prize-winning Amazon indigenous activist
As indigenous campaigner Alessandra Munduruku wins the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award, she says the Amazon is 'crying for help
SAO PAULO, Oct 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Alessandra Munduruku, a leader of Brazil's Munduruku indigenous community, has seen her home broken into and been threatened over her work defending her people and their Amazon land from illegal miners and loggers, hydropower plants and other threats.
Blog series probes principles: what works for women’s land rights?
A new blog series featuring voices from East and West Africa will take a closer look at a set of principles we think strengthens women’s land rights. Here, IIED’s Philippine Sutz tells us what to expect.
Imprisoned elderly Jesuit defended indigenous land rights in India
An 83-year-old Jesuit priest imprisoned in India on accusations of terrorism has been targeted because of his defense of indigenous people's land rights, church and human rights leaders say.
People Centered Land Governance: Unlocking Opportunities for Agenda 2063
Recognizing that land is a valuable resource for secured livelihoods in Africa, an identity, citi
Community Participation and Inclusion during a Pandemic: Recent Experiences from Around the World
How can we reconcile the hazards of social interaction in a COVID-19 world with the importance of community participation to the successful, and sustainable, implementation of on-going land projects?
Use COVID-19 to build back better, cities told
The United Nations urged civic leaders to build more liveable urban centres better for public health, society and the environment
TBILISI, Oct 31 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - COVID-19 will not spell the end of world cities, which are set to grow further over the next decade, the United Nations said on Saturday, urging civic leaders to use the pandemic as a springboard to build better, more liveable urban centres.
Pakistani fishermen fear a 'new Dubai' could empty their nets
Fishermen say a development on two islands could destroy their livelihoods
KARACHI, Nov 3 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In the quarrel over building a gleaming "new Dubai" on two small islands off Pakistan's Arabian Sea coast, the voices of the fishermen who have plied these waters for centuries often go unheard.
Steering his boat out of the Jamote jetty in the village of Ebrahim Haideri, 25-year-old fisherman Shakil said the islands around which he catches fish, crab and shrimp are now patrolled by armed guards.
Webinar on COVID-19 and Tenure Security
9th Capitalization Meeting of the EU Land Governance Programme
3 NOVEMBER 2020, 10.00 – 11.30 CET (9.00 – 10.30 GMT)