By: Mike Gaworecki
Date: October 11th 2016
Source: Mongabay.com
A new report by the World Resources Institute (WRI) quantifies the economic value of securing land rights for the communities who live in and protect the Amazon rainforest for the first time.
By: Kota Sriraj
Date: November 10th 2016
Source: The Pioneer
Fast desertification of lands must be stopped. The ‘Green Wall of China Project’ can be a guiding line for the Indian Government to halt desertification across the country. For this, prompt legislative measures should be initiated
By: Manolo Serapio Jr and Enrico Dela Cruz
Date: 1 July 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
The Philippines will review all mines operating in the country, the new mining minister said on Friday, as the committed environmentalist vowed to determine whether the industry is hurting the
Date: 13 July 2016
Source: iied
New report urges structural reforms to end extreme poverty and tackle climate change and the loss of environmental assets during the next 15 years
By: Rina Chandran
Date: August 10th 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
KATHMANDU (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Last year's twin earthquakes in Nepal disproportionately affected single women, underlining the need for equal land ownership to increase their resilience in disasters, a women's
Climate change is leading to higher average temperatures and greater rainfall variability, with a pronounced effect on agricultural productivity and the suitability of major crops in Ethiopia. Farming households with tenure security are more likely to choose to access credit and to invest in their
By: Beh Lih Yi
Date: September 6th 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
"This research suggests that banks continue to turn a blind eye to the devastating impacts of their financial services"
JAKARTA, Sept 6 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Banks have financed companies responsible for
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
By: Michael Harris
Date: 9 November 2016
Source: Hydroworld.com
An announcement made this week by Mexico's Comision Reguladora de Energia could provide hydroelectric developers with an easier means of settling land use conflicts.
The majority of small-scale farmers have no legal access to water
By: Chris Arsenault
Date: 28 June 2016
Source: Thmoson Reuters Foundation
Construction permits for the Tabajos dam are currently suspended due to concerns over indigenous land rights