By: Mike Gaworecki Date: December 20th 2016 Source: Mongabay.com There’s already ample evidence of the ways environmental degradation can contribute to the spread of infectious diseases, and now a recent study provides an example of how the disruptions to an ecosystem caused by deforestation and

By: Morgan Erickson-Davis Date: August 3rd 2016 Source: Mongabay After years of rising deforestation rates, Myanmar is temporarily banning logging activity until March 2017. Myanmar lost 5 percent of its tree cover from 2001 through 2014, with rates scaling upward over that time.

By: Samaa Web Desk Date: August 29th 2016 Source: Samaa ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s increasing urban population and insufficient knowledge of the cities’ dynamics is resulting in lack of timely service delivery, resource allocation, and urban solutions by cities’ authorities.

By: Chris Arsenault Date: October 6th 2016 Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation Communities that own the territory are more likely to conserve the forest than other land users RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 6 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Giving indigenous people land title deeds is one of the most cost-

By: hg-CM-egb  Date: November 8th 2016 Source: TeleSUR English A growing body of research shows that Indigenous people and guaranteed rights to their land are critical factors in keeping carbon out of the atmosphere.

Goma, 23 November 2016 – UN-Habitat, in close collaboration with the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has launched a USD 12 million land programme that seeks to promote peace and stability.