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3 laws passed to protect land owners’ rights
The government passed three vital laws - Double Registration Prevention Act, Assigned Lands Regularisation Act and Land Acquisition Amendment Act 2017 - to safeguard people and avert civil disputes on land holdings as part of revenue reforms, Deputy Chief Minister K.E. Krishnamurthy said on Tuesday.
When Rivers Hold Legal Rights
New Zealand and India recognize personhood for ecosystems
Fiji needs better urban planning to reduce climate change impact, says researcher
The effects of climate change on vulnerable areas throughout Fiji could be reduced if the island nation adopts several more land planning measures, says a local researcher.
Jemna in Tunisia: an inspiring land struggle in North Africa
Over the past several years, the people of Jemna, a region in southern Tunisia famous for its excellent quality dates called Deglet Nour (the dates of light), have been engaged in an important and inspiring struggle around land rights.
Violence escalates against the Sengwer of Embobut Forest, Kenya
Shortly after a visit from an EU delegation last week, Kenya Forest Service (KFS) guards based at Tangul, Kipsitono and Maron KFS camps carried out intensive evictions according to Sengwer witnesses, with KFS allegedly having since burnt down over 90 Sengwer homes and destroyed their property.
UN rights expert urges US to create indigenous land policy
UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz [official website] called [press release] Friday for the US to adopt a consistent approach to indigenous land rights in pipeline projects.
Indigenous groups, Amazon’s best land stewards, under federal attack
The Tapajós River Basin lies at the heart of the Amazon, and at the heart of an exploding controversy: whether to build 40+ large dams, a railway, and highways, turning the Basin into a vast industrialized commodities export corridor; or to curb this development impulse and conserve one of the most biologically and culturally rich regions on the planet.
Brazil’s land war between Indigenous people and farmers: ‘We just need to be home’
Disputes over Brazil’s farmland are growing increasingly violent, pitting farmers against the original residents of the area