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12 Juin 2019
The drugs trade is often portrayed as populated by wealthy individuals. The reality is poor communities targeted for repression, criminalisation and even the death penalty.
Amidst media furore over illicit drug use, Tory leadership favourite Boris Johnson dodged questions today over past drug use…
11 Juin 2019
Large-scale land transactions in which nations sell huge, publicly owned parcels to foreign and domestic corporations negatively affect local women more than men, a new study by Oregon State University shows.
The findings are important because the transactions, also known as land grabs, are…
7 Juin 2019
European Union (EU)’s Programme Manager for Climate Change and Rural Development, Vera Kellen, says land rights remain the precondition for sustainable development in Africa and the rest of the world.
Madam Kellen made the remarks on Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at the “Sustainable Ownership, Empowering…
7 Juin 2019
Sourcing products from sustainable production areas and offering farmers better loans for environmentally friendly practices are just two ways to support sustainable development – ultimately benefiting millions of farmers and significantly reducing deforestation
Each year, Global Forest Watch (…
6 Juin 2019
Indigenous peoples own or manage at least one-quarter of the world’s land surface – vast areas that overlap with 40 percent of global land-based government-protected areas, according to a unique mapping study that demonstrates the significant part Indigenous peoples are playing in safeguarding…
5 Juin 2019
A Rede Global de Instrumentos Relacionados à Terra, facilitado pelo UN-HABITAT, lançou um novo relatório sobre a relação entre Posse da Terra e Vulnerabilidade Climática, em parceria com a RMIT Melbourne, Australia.
A publicação aponta que embora a insegurança na posse da terra seja uma…
5 Juin 2019
Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of a fast-growing team working hard, from various corners of the world, to build an information ecosystem for land governance that supports better informed decision and policy making at national and international levels. The Land Portal team currently consists…
31 Mai 2019
Los pequeños campesinos en los países en desarrollo tienen un enorme potencial, pero carecen de acceso a recursos y servicios para apoyar la producción y comercialización de alimentos
Jose Graziano da Silva
Gilbert F. Houngbo
Cuando hablamos de alimentar el planeta, nadie merece más…
30 Mai 2019
IIASA researchers announce a new citizen science campaign on human impact on forests for improving forest management maps and value estimations on biodiversity and carbon storage, within the Nature Map project.
IIASA researchers (in collaboration with UNEP-WCMCand SDSN) announce a new citizen…
29 Mai 2019
La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura y el Fondo Internacional de Desarrollo Agrícola lanzaron este miércoles en Roma el Decenio de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura Familiar y un Plan de Acción Mundial para fomentar al sector, especialmente en los…
27 Mai 2019
Aquellos que producen más del 80% de los alimentos del planeta son más vulnerables a la subalimentación. Ahora el sector se une para celebrar el Decenio de la ONU de la Agricultura Familiar y luchar por sus derechos laborales y vitales
Si entristece que se estropee una planta a la que se cuida…
27 Mai 2019
Representantes de organizaciones campesinas reclamaron hoy que se cumplan las normas que reconocen sus derechos en el decenio de la agricultura familiar estipulado por la ONU entre 2019 y 2028.
La iniciativa, adoptada en 2017 por la Asamblea General de Naciones Unidas, centró hoy el inicio de una…