Senior Open Data Management Consultant
Taliban drive Uzbeks and Turkmen from their lands
Over 1,000 people deported to Djausdjan province. The move favours their Pashtun supporters in northern Afghanistan. Tribal council convened to resolve the case. Tajikistan and Uzbekistan ask the Taliban government to address the ethnic issue.
The metaverse land boom: a 'gold rush' or a bubble about to burst?
How much would you spend to buy virtual land in the metaverse, a virtual world that runs in parallel with real life? In recent days, the land rush in the metaverse has been making headlines with a $4.3 million record high purchase of a plot of land in Sandbox, a blockchain-based decentralized metaverse developed by a US firm - the equivalent to the price of a luxury villa in Beijing's inner suburbs.
2021 - The Year that WOLTS!
After adapting to challenges of COVID-19, 2021 turned into a very busy and exciting year for the global WOLTS team.
Or : au Burkina Faso, trois nouvelles mines vont doper la filière en 2021
Avec 17 mines industrielles exploitées et 60 tonnes produites en 2020, la filière aurifère est en pleine forme malgré les crises sécuritaire et sanitaire.
The government should establish proper pro-poor land reform instead of fiddling with the Constitution
Gender equity is also key to land reform since women are under-represented and have not benefited from land reform in any meaningful manner. (Photo: newframe.com / Wikipedia)
New documentary highlights mining destruction on South Africa’s West Coast
Aerial photo of mining on one of the beaches that is part of the extension of the Tormin Mining area just south of Brand se Baai. (Photo: Warren Witte)
World forum of struggles for land - theme 2 : Land access for women and youth: Closing conference
FOREST GOVERNANCE IN DEBATE - Videoforums cycle from December 3 to 17
The last two meetings of our cycle are dedicated to :
- Local collective governance of forests versus the State in South East Asia, today, December 15
- Experiences and analysis of REDD+ projects around the world, Friday December 17
For more information: http://www.agter.asso.fr/breve178_en.html