14 November 2017
Indonesian President Joko Widodo last month gave several indigenous communities back the land rights to the forests they have called home for generations.
The total amount of customary forests relinquished to local groups under this initiative remains far short of what the government has promised
10 November 2017
India needs to design its tree-based programmes better to meet climate goals
7 November 2017
Brazilian president Michel Temer has twice survived National Congress votes to initiate impeachment against him on extensive corruption charges.
Temer did so by selling out the environment, particularly the Amazon, to the ruralists who largely control the assembly.
6 November 2017
A busload of indigenous leaders have been crossing Europe to highlight their cause before the start of UN climate talks in Bonn
Of the many thousands of participants at the Bonn climate conferencewhich begins on 6 November, there will arguably be none who come with as much hope, courage and anger
29 October 2017
Attacks have raised concerns about further violence from illegal miners who often look for gold in protected areas or indigenous lands amid rising tensions over land ownership
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Brazilian army and police officers have ramped up security in the
12 October 2017
Deaths of environmental activists locked in conflict with mining, logging and agricultural companies across three continents has passed 150
• Interactive: recording the deaths of environmental activists around the world
The number of people killed this year while defending their community’s land,
9 October 2017
Indigenous leaders say operations in the remote Amazon violate rights and risk fatal epidemics
There are more indigenous peoples living in “isolation” in Peru than any country in the world except Brazil. All live in the Amazon - the majority in poorly-protected reserves, or areas where reserves
9 October 2017
On September 18th, a successful and informative webinar to discuss land-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), co-hosted by the Columbia Center on Sustainable Development (CCSI), the Land Portal Foundation, UN SDSN’s Thematic Network on Good Governance of Extractive and Land Resources, the
9 October 2017
In the world's second most populous country, there is an estimated shortage of about 20 million homes in urban areas
CHENNAI, India, Oct 9 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Sustainable, low-cost homes must become the default option for builders and buyers amid increasing pressure on land and the
8 October 2017
A new $100 million initiative will help indigenous peoples and local communities in rural areas secure rights to their traditional lands.
The International Land and Forest Tenure Facility, formally launched launched week, was conceived by the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI)
The Tenure
28 September 2017
[JURIST] Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment John Knox [official profile] called [press release] on Mongolia Wednesday to protect the environment.
25 September 2017
The following is an English-translation of a Spanish-language article by Jazmín Acuña, originally published by Kurtural.
The Chaco region, which stretches across parts of Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina, has the world's highest rate of deforestation, caused by logging for the production of