Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities are stewards of natural resources and nature. We have been conserving our territories for thousands of years. Each indigenous community has its own territory. For indigenous nomadic pastoralists our territory consists of summering grounds, wintering grounds, migration routes, stopovers and mid-way stations with different ecological, social, economic and cultural assets. These assets include forests, rangelands, wetlands, lakes, rivers, coasts, seas, and many other types of ecosystems and wildlife.

By: Chris Arsenault

Date: September 28th 2016

Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation

BRASILIA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When George Porto joined Brazil's environment agency 13 years ago, the country didn't have access to satellite data on illegal logging -- let alone heat maps tracking deforestation patterns or gun-toting agents dedicated to stopping ecological crimes.

How times have changed.

By: Gabriella Mulligan
Date: September 23rd 2016
Source: BBC News

Farming can be a tough enough business at the best of times, but imagine not being able to prove that the land you farm is even yours.

In Ghana, for example, only 10% of smallholder farmers have any kind of certificate documenting their ownership rights.

By: Danica Lo

Date: September 23rd 2016

Source: Food and Wine

Crowdsourcing and contracts help smallholder farmers in Ghana and Kenya.

By: Ian Allison

Date: August 31st 2016

Source: International Business Times

Blockchain-based Bitland is looking to address the unregistered land issue in West Africa.

By: Dieter Lübeck
Date: August 29th 2016
Source: GIM International

By: Kuzeeko Tjitemisa
Date: April 28th 2016
Source: AllAfrica.com / New Era

Windhoek — Minister of Land Reform Utoni Nujoma says the shortage of experienced technical and professional staff skilled in the use of geospatial data for good governance is a serious concern, as it constrains his ministry.