20 October 2022
22 Communities dispossessed of their customary land sue Salala Rubber Corp and the Liberian Government.
Residents of 22 indigenous Kpelle communities, dispossessed of their customary land, cultural sites, and livelihoods, have filed a groundbreaking legal action against the Salala Rubber
19 October 2022
Sixth edition of ILDC is being organized in hybrid mode during 7-9 December, 2022 with theme “Global Pulls on Local Lands : Southern Perspectives” at Bengaluru, India. The objective of this year's conference is to further and expand the scope of South-South Exchange around land conversations and
11 October 2022
Mokoro are delighted to publish a new blog from WOLTS Mongolia team member, B. Munkhtuvshin. “Protesting herders to get government support to stop harmful mining operations” is the story of recent demonstrations by nomadic pastoralists opposed to investments in the mining sector that have infringed
8 October 2022
A top official in the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development has declared illegal all leases where land is being used by bibanja holders.
Mr Sam Mayanja, the junior Lands minister, says evictions of lessees (tenants) by district land boards should stop forthwith.
The minister
7 October 2022
The South African government is considering various options regarding the contentious matter of land under traditional leadership and part of the land tenure system including Ingonyama Trust, said Deputy President David Mabuza.
6 October 2022
Los siete pueblos originarios y los 12 Congresos y Consejos territoriales, miembros de la COONAPIP manifiestan que se encuentran en pie de alerta sobre la situación del pueblo Bri Brí.
6 October 2022
The Harita Group holds a nickel mining concession covering about 1,000 hectares (2,500 acres) on Wawonii Island.
The arrival of the mine has divided the community between those who support the development and farmers hoping to retain their fruit and nut trees.
One man described his grief as the
5 October 2022
The scenery changes, the story remains the same: in Tanzania, the construction of the pipeline intended to evacuate the oil extracted by TotalEnergies on the shores of Lake Albert, in Uganda, baptized East African Crude Oil Pipeline (Eacop), also accompanies large-scale human rights violations,
3 October 2022
Le nomadisme pastoral, un mode de vie millénaire reposant sur la mobilité au gré des saisons et des pâtures du bétail, tend à disparaître.
1 October 2022
Rights groups said Friday’s ruling sends a dangerous message that Indigenous peoples can be evicted from their land in the name of conservation.
22 September 2022
The Bill seeks to regulate the structure and functioning of traditional courts in a uniform way. It also sets out to transform the traditional justice system to conform with constitutional values.
19 September 2022
Thailand: Climate change strategy gives too much power to big corporations at the expense of local communities.