9 September 2022
A swampy swath of the Congo Basin has become a new battleground between those seeking revenue from natural resources and those concerned about keeping them in the ground.
2 September 2022
In 2011, an estimated 400 children died from lead poisoning in Bagega community in Zamfara state and thousands more were found to have excess levels of lead in their blood.
25 August 2022
Solar power has brought benefits for citizens while creating jobs. But the sector’s growth has been constrained by bottlenecks such as a lack of land on which to build large-scale plants.
25 August 2022
Expat demand for homes in Bali, Indonesia, is spiking.
The spike is driven by the rise of remote work, a new second-home visa, and skyrocketing rents.
"The last 18 months — I've never seen it been busier in Bali," said Nathan Ryan, the founder of Bali Realty.
Main photo: Pantai Berawa beach in
23 August 2022
Pakistan Railways has leased out around 4,687 acres of its land during the last four years with the aim to transform the department into profitable entity by generating more revenue.
The leased-out land was located in seven divisions including Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, Quetta, Rawalpindi Multan
23 August 2022
The DRC has two main goals in selling oil blocks that overlap with the world’s second largest rainforest. Neither involves developing oil.
9 August 2022
Freetown, August 8, 2022 – Sierra Leone’s Parliament has passed two groundbreaking bills that transform communities’ ability to protect their land rights and the environment. The new legislation serves as a model for the rest of the world.
Passed by unanimous votes, the Customary Land Rights and
4 August 2022
Con el título “El único dueño del país son sus ciudadanos”, el Frente Institucional Militar (FIM), organización que agrupa a 256 oficiales de diverso rango, exige que al país se le explique y se aclare sobre el anuncio de permitirle a Irán utilizar un millón de hectáreas de territorio venezolano,
8 July 2022
Some community members accuse Socfin of land grabbing and pollution.
7 July 2022
According to Mozambique analyst Joseph Hanlon the World Bank admits that its policy failed in Mozambique, leading to high growth but inequality, poverty, corruption. The World Bank cites the need to “rethink” the current model.
5 July 2022
LANDac International Conference 2022 Session Summary
5 July 2022
Representatives of a group of civil society organisations are calling for the United Nations Development Programme to retract a Memorandum of Understanding signed with the Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone that could contribute up to 10% of South Africa’s total emissions from all sectors