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12 Avril 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…
5 Avril 2017
UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz [official website] called [press release] Friday for the US to adopt a consistent approach to indigenous land rights in pipeline projects. The Special Rapporteur was concerned [transcript] about how indigenous peoples…
4 Avril 2017
The model of urbanization over the past two decades has been far from “smart” and sustainable. This is the major conclusion of Habitat III, the third United Nations’ Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development that took place in Quito, Ecuador, in 2016. Our cities are growing very…
31 Mars 2017
its4land is an EU-financed project to assist Kenya, Rwanda and Ethiopia in mapping land tenure more quickly, cheaply and transparently. It will end in three years’ time; right now, the Africans and Europeans are in the phase of needs assessment. The focus is not on technical requirements, but on…
29 Mars 2017
On March 20, 2017, a group of individuals from a broad range of institutions and organizations that focus on improving land governance around the world hereby commit to promote and bolster data-sharing efforts within the land sector, with the hope that such action will catalyze positive changes in…
28 Mars 2017
17 de abril 2017 Dia Internacional de Lutas Campesinas: Direitos dos Campesinos, Direitos Humanos! Avançamos para uma declaração das Nações Unidas sobre os Direitos dos Camponeses e outras pessoas que trabalham em zonas rurais!
O Movimento Camponês Internacional, a Via Campesina chama a todos…
24 Mars 2017
In many parts of the world, people do not need to think about the security of their land rights. They are simply taken for granted, either as landlords or tenants. However, for the majority of the world’s poor, secure property rights are a rare luxury. Only 30% of the world’s population has a…
22 Mars 2017
Since the inception of World Water Day 24 years ago to advocate for the sustainable management of water resources, several stakeholders have come together across the world each year to increase the awareness among people about the importance, need and conservation of water.
The focus this year,…
World Water Day: Learn to preserve every drop as two-thirds of humanity are haunted by its scarcity ()
22 Mars 2017
Thomas Fuller's words "We never know the worth of water till the well is dry" ring true, when reports coming in from across the world paint a picture of despair regarding depleting water resources.
22 March has been observed as World Water Day since it was first proposed in Agenda 21 of the…
22 Mars 2017
The taro leaf prevents seepage and holds water for more days.
Somewhere in a mountain village in the Himalayas, a woman folds a taro leaf into a cone, fills it with soil, and sows a seed. She waters her little cone with waste water from the kitchen, creating an enabling environment for the…
21 Mars 2017
Earth is a planet in upheaval, say scientists, as the World Meteorological Organisation publishes analysis of recent heat highs and ice lows
The record-breaking heat that made 2016 the hottest year ever recorded has continued into 2017, pushing the world into “truly uncharted territory”,…
17 Mars 2017
Scientists speculate that the era of never-ending global coral bleaching may have already arrived, decades early.
It’s a tough time to be a coral reef on planet Earth. And, at the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, there’s new evidence that climate change may have already pushed the world’s most…