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Ethiopia: Land, Water Grabs Devastate Communities
Global Soil Biodiversity Atlas
Source:
JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE
EUROPEAN SOIL DATA CENTRE (ESDAC)
Nairobi on 25 May 2016
New atlas illustrates global soil biodiversity and threats to soil organisms
No need to look abroad for evidence of land grabbing - Scotland
Call for proposals for research on local markets in times of urban crisis
Date: 27 June 2016
Source: iied
IIED is inviting proposals for original research that will contribute to understanding local markets in the context of urban humanitarian crisis and response. Closing date: 21 July, 2016
Land shortages deepen ethnic cycle of poverty - Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge – Lack of land and few opportunities to work in non-farm jobs are pushing many ethnic families deeper into poverty.
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This was stated at an annual policy forum on ethnic development in mountainous areas.
The forum discussed the direction of poverty-reduction policies for the next five years.
It was co-chaired by the National Assembly's Ethnic Council and the Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs, in collaboration with the Embassy of Ireland and the United Nations in Viet Nam.
Brazil Farmers Look Beyond Land Grab
Egypt: Six Million of the Especially Aggrieved
Hernando De Soto’s Op-ed in the Feb. 3rd Wall Street Journal rightly points out that “Egypt’s legal institutions fail the majority of the people. Due to burdensome, discriminatory and just plain bad laws…” Egyptians are marginalized and can’t operate and …
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Reminder: Friday, February 20, is the deadline to apply to Landesa’s Women’s Land Rights Visiting Professionals Programs
Source: Landesa Center For Women's Land Rights
Friday, February 20, is the deadline to apply to Landesa’s Women’s Land Rights Visiting Professionals Program. Applicants must be professionals from India, China, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Poland's disappearing lakes fuel battle over coal mining
By: Claudia Ciobanu
Date: 11 July 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
Residents ranging from fishermen and farmers to mayors and small business owners say water in the lake system of Wielkopolska region in western Poland is disappearing, drying out farmland and jeopardising the region's economic base in agriculture and tourism.