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Not a grain of truth in Ukrainian farmland claim
As the World Bank calls on nations to boost food production to combat the global food security crisis exacerbated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a conspiracy is festering on social media.
It lays the blame for the food crisis at the feet of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, claiming he has sold off 17 million hectares of farmland to US corporations.
Transhumance: "The corridors defined by the State have almost completely disappeared"
55 communities protest Edo Govt illegal acquisition of their farmland
No fewer than 55 communities in four local government areas of Edo State yesterday protested the acquisition of the communities’ rainforest reserve and farmland by the state Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, in spite of pending court cases on the matter.
Some of the impacted communities which protested include Odighi, Odiguetue, Uhiere, Owan, Agbanikaka, Orhua, Oke-Irhue, Ekhen-Irhue, Ago Oshodin, Ekpan, Ofumwegbe, Umokpe, Agudezi, Ozalla, and Igbira Camp.
Women's Empowerment is about land ownership
Far too few Indian women have any legal title to property, despite legislative efforts to fix a sharp gender imbalance in inheritance, especially in rural India. This restricts their agency.
Presidente venezolano aprueba Comisión Nacional de Tierras
El Gobierno Bolivariano ha entregado 12 millones 591.300 hectáreas de terreno a través de su política de Ley de Tierra.
El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, aprobó este miércoles la creación de la Comisión Nacional de Tierras (CNT), en calidad de ente consultivo y participativo, para profundizar la política de regularización de la tenencia de tierras con vocación agrícola.
Officials indicted for activist murder as ‘disappearance bill’ languishes
Main photo: Chaiwat Limlikitaksorn, the former head of Kaeng Krachan National Park and one of the indicted officials.
As More Land Turns to Desert, Fights Erupt Over Water
There are too many animals for the available water supply in the Gobi desert region. The situation worsens each year.
Main photo: Bolortuya Bekh-Ochir, right, and Jargalsuren Tungalagzaya fill a trough with water for a herd of goats in Mongolia's Gobi desert region (URANCHIMEG TSOGKHUU, GPJ MONGOLIA)
South Africa’s framework for a just transition fails to recognise the climate emergency
South Africa’s framework for a just transition fails to recognise the climate emergency
Democratic Republic of Congo to sell drilling rights to Congo Basin: What does this mean for Climate Summits?
