7 November 2018
As extreme rainfall brings more landslides, farmers are turning to bamboo to protect their land - and making an income from it
MAKOMBOKI, Kenya - Lunch at Macharia Mirara's house in the village of Makomboki used to be a cheery occasion as his children chattered about their morning at school. But
6 November 2018
LOS CEDROS, Ecuador (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Ecuador is facing a lawsuit this week for giving mining companies exploration rights to a protected forest in one of the country’s most biodiverse regions without local consultation.
Brought by the local Cotacachi government, the lawsuit requests
6 November 2018
The struggle for access to safe and sufficient water for drinking and irrigation defines life for the indigenous Wayuu of La Guajira, Colombia’s northernmost department.
Activists have described the Wayuu as being in the throes of a humanitarian crisis, with Wayuu children suffering high rates of
5 November 2018
KUCHING, Nov 5 — Works Minister Baru Bian today defended the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government against criticisms for not giving a specific allocation in the federal Budget 2019 for the perimeter survey of native customary rights (NCR) land in Sarawak.
He said the critics were implying that the PH
5 November 2018
Kolkata: The Mamata Banerjee government will introduce a Bill in the state Assembly to ensure land rights to the residents of enclaves (Chitmahal) in Cooch Behar.
It may be mentioned that 14,854 people had become Indian citizens with 51 enclaves of Chitmahal coming within the country's
31 October 2018
During his campaign, he pledged to take away their territory. His victory will embolden the brutal mining and logging gangs
31 October 2018
Nigel Scullion gave almost half a million dollars to groups to argue how they might be negatively impacted by land rights claims
30 October 2018
On July 26, 2018, farmers in Xai-Xai, Mozambique, achieved a milestone. They met to formalize their new farmers’ association, elect leaders, and prepare a petition to the local government for land. The association, christened Tsakane, which means “happy” in the local Changana language, was the
30 October 2018
BOVEN DIGOEL, Indonesia — It’s a hot and humid morning, and birds and insects are chirping deep in a lush rainforest in the eastern Indonesian province of Papua.
All of a sudden, the sounds are drowned out by tribal chanting and the thunder of dozens of people marching, echoing through the forest
29 October 2018
Efforts to Improve Oversight of Mining Need to Benefit Affected Communities
Earlier this month, looking out over the vast swathes of barren red land that make up a fast-growing bauxite mine, I witnessed first-hand the rapid growth of Guinea’s bauxite mining boom. Bauxite from Guinea is used to
29 October 2018
Communities made up of fugitive slave descendants have been forced from their lands and denied their rights, a situation that may only get worse under newly elected president Jair Bolsonaro.
The elders gather in the entrance room of the matriarch's home and search in the recesses of their memory
29 October 2018
After the court victory, the community said they will remain vigilant and continue "fighting until we have legal title over our entire ancestral homeland."
The Indigenous Cofan people of Sinangoe in the Ecuadorean Amazon, have achieved a significant judicial victory after the provincial court of