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4 February 2021
Nominations Open Now! Deadline for Nomination - 28th February 2021  
13 January 2021
This month, public sector, private sector and civil society organization partners jointly launched the Accessible Soils And Sustainable Environments (ASASE) project in Ghana. Over the coming four years, this groundbreaking initiative will be working towards an environmentally sustainable future for
10 January 2021
Main photo: Mdm Lee May La posing with a pumpkin from her garden. (Photo: Gaya Chandramohan)  SINGAPORE: Nine years ago, Mdm Lee May La, 64, nearly lost her life. She had gone to Australia to attend her son’s graduation when she had a sudden onset of meningitis - an infection of the membranes
8 January 2021
The Congo Basin contains the world's second-largest rainforest, crucial for regulating the world's climate. Inside it, a plan to halt the forest's decline is bearing fruit. With a gentle tug of his left hand, Patrick Wasa-Nziabo eases dozens of kernels from a sun-dried cob and into a large
7 January 2021
Minister of Environment Say Sam Al urged the public to prevent land disputes and contribute to forest and wildlife conservation in the Phnom Tnout-Phnom Pok Wildlife Sanctuary. Sam Al made the call during a public forum that discussed land dispute cases in the sanctuary. The forum was held earlier
1 January 2021
Dr Sharon Brown, the President of the Malku Institute of Technology says the Institute will set up a farmers’ training centre at Walewale in the North East Region to train young people on commercial agriculture to enhance food security. The Institute is an international organisation with its
28 December 2020
The Ministry of Environment on December 28 issued a report detailing crackdowns on illegal activities in protected natural areas and biodiversity conservation corridors. According to the report, forest rangers responded to 8,917 cases of natural resource crimes over the past 12 months, an increase
28 December 2020
Reconnaissance Energy Africa, an oil and gas company with headquarters in Canada, has recently begun exploratory drilling in northern Namibia. Conservationists and local communities are concerned over the potential environmental impact that oil and gas extraction could have on such an important
27 December 2020
The Cambodian Centre for Human Rights (CCHR) released a statement on “Business and Human Rights: Corporate Accountability in Land Rights Violations”, dated December 25, to give an overview of the challenges in seeking corporate accountability regarding land rights issues. According to the press
24 December 2020
Lawyer extols value of traditional knowledge and tenure systems
24 December 2020
The Preah Sihanouk Provincial Court has placed eight men in pre-trial detention on charges of “intentional violence” in relation to a land dispute with tycoon Pheun Phalla, who holds the honorific “oknha” title, in Prey Nop district. The land dispute involving oknha Phalla and 500 families living O
21 December 2020
The Kampot provincial authorities will grant land titles for 2,500 plots covering 6,649ha in Preah Monivong Bokor National Park to local residents who applied for official occupation and usage permits, according to the provincial Department of Environment director Suy Thea. Thea told The Post on

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