By: Megan Rowling
Date: May 26th 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
The risk of disasters hitting fast-growing cities is rising, so what are governments doing to protect residents?
By: Annie Kelly
Date: December 7, 2016
Source: The Guardian
Deforestation, climate change and land rights abuse: the palm oil industry has a troubled track record. But proponents say it can be a force for good.
By: Jennifer Rigby
Date: 28 June 2016
Source: europe.newsweek
Climate change is leading to higher average temperatures and greater rainfall variability, with a pronounced effect on agricultural productivity and the suitability of major crops in Ethiopia. Farming households with tenure security are more likely to choose to access credit and to invest in their
Source: La Vía Campesina | GRAIN | pdf
05 December 2014
A global effort to give small farmers and indigenous communities control over lands is the best hope we have to deal with climate change and feed the world’s growing population.
By: Bekezela Phakathi
Date: September 8th 2016
Source: BD Live
GOVERNMENT is intensifying its drought relief efforts amid fears that hundreds of commercial farmers will be forced to shut up shop as their rising debt reach crisis levels.
Date: February 10th 2016
Source: AllAfrica.com / New Era
Windhoek — Namibia's intention to restore its valuable rangelands at a whopping cost of some N$30 billion over the next 20 years is regarded by many observers as a groundbreaking project, which has earned the respect of role players at
By: Mike Gaworecki
Date: October 11th 2016
Source: Mongabay.com
A new report by the World Resources Institute (WRI) quantifies the economic value of securing land rights for the communities who live in and protect the Amazon rainforest for the first time.
By: PTI
Date: March 19th 2016
Source: The Economic Times
NEW YORK: Highlighting the challenges faced by women farmers in India, a group of Indian NGOs has called for putting in place strong policies to ensure land rights for them and stressed the need for customised financial products including
By: Barbara Fraser
Date: 10 November 2016
Source: Cifor
The success of measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) systems lies not only in their technical design, but also in their social and economic implications
Monitoring deforestation so countries can track their greenhouse gas