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'A hitman could come and kill me': the fight for indigenous land rights in Mexico
Nurse-turned activist Isela Gonzalez lives with bodyguards and constant threat in her fight against destructive economic interests
Not all land defenders fight in remote forests and coastlands. Some take the battle to the centres of power: to courtrooms, parliament buildings and corporate headquarters. The veneer of urban civility may be glossier here, but the struggle is no less dangerous. In some cases, it can be worse.
The Ingonyama Trust: Land and Power in the former homelands
King Goodwill Zwelithini recently surrounded himself with amabutho and intimated that violence or secession would follow unless threats to ‘the land of the Zulu nation’ were withdrawn. The President hurriedly assured him that his land was safe.
It is important to separate the theatre from the substance.
Stop arbitrarily arresting land rights activists, govt told
The government should promptly provide redress for past illegal confiscations of land and stop arbitrarily arresting activists, New York-headquartered Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released this afternoon. The NGO also called on Nay Pyi Taw to enact laws and regulations to safeguard the rights of farmers and other small landholders from future confiscations.
Indigenous peoples control one-quarter of world’s land surface, two-thirds of that land is ‘essentially natural’
A new study makes a significant contribution to the growing body of research showing that recognizing the land rights of and partnering with indigenous peoples can greatly benefit conservation efforts.
Marco de evaluación de la gobernanza de la tierra en el Perú LGAF 2013 (Spanish)
Marco de evaluación de la gobernanza de la tierra en el Perú LGAF 2013 (Spanish)
Mejora de la gobernanza de la tierra en Honduras (Spanish)
The Land Governance Assessment Framework (LGAF) is a diagnostic tool to assess the status of land governance at country level using a participatory process that draws systematically on existing evidence and local expertise rather than on outsiders.
Mejora de la gobernanza de la tierra en Guatemala : Implementaciön del marco de evaluaciön de la gobernanza de la tierra - LGAF (Spanish)
The Land Governance Assessment Framework (LGAF) is a diagnostic tool to assess the status of land governance at country level using a participatory process that draws systematically on existing evidence and local expertise rather than on outsiders.
Governança Fundiária no Brasil Utilizando a Metodologia LGAF
Governança Fundiária no Brasil Utilizando a Metodologia LGAF
Avaliação da governança fundiária no Piauí - LGAF/PI : Versão final (Portuguese)
The Land Governance Assessment Framework (LGAF) is a diagnostic tool to assess the status of land governance at country level using a participatory process that draws systematically on existing evidence and local expertise rather than on outsiders.
Mejora de la Gobernanza de la Tierra en Colombia (Spanish)
The Land Governance Assessment Framework (LGAF) is a diagnostic tool to assess the status of land governance at country level using a participatory process that draws systematically on existing evidence and local expertise rather than on outsiders.