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To restore Africa's degraded land, improve farmers' rights to it ()
By Sarah Weber & Kathleen Buckingham, World Resources Institute Droughts and desertification fueled by deforestation, agricultural expansion and climate change have left African countries from the Sahel to the Congo Basin with sizable economic losses and little chance of food security. Roughly…
For forests, a change in attitude in favor of indigenous communities ()
By Myrna Kay Cunningham Kain In 2015, more than 500 million hectares of forests were held by indigenous peoples.  Despite the increase in forest area designated for and owned by indigenous peoples in recent decades, governments still administer 60 percent of these forest areas while firms and…
For forests, a change in attitude in favor of indigenous communities ()
By Myrna Kay Cunningham Kain In 2015, more than 500 million hectares of forests were held by indigenous peoples.  Despite the increase in forest area designated for and owned by indigenous peoples in recent decades, governments still administer 60 percent of these forest areas while firms and…
For forests, a change in attitude in favor of indigenous communities ()
By Myrna Kay Cunningham Kain In 2015, more than 500 million hectares of forests were held by indigenous peoples.  Despite the increase in forest area designated for and owned by indigenous peoples in recent decades, governments still administer 60 percent of these forest areas while firms and…
En los bosques, un cambio de actitud en favor de los pueblos indígenas ()
Enviado por Myrna Kay Cunningham Kain En el 2015, más de 500 millones de hectáreas de bosque estaban bajo posesión de pueblos indígenas. A pesar de que en las últimas décadas el área boscosa designada para y en posesión de pueblos indígenas ha crecido, los gobiernos aún tienen 60% de estas áreas…
En los bosques, un cambio de actitud en favor de los pueblos indígenas ()
Enviado por Myrna Kay Cunningham Kain En el 2015, más de 500 millones de hectáreas de bosque estaban bajo posesión de pueblos indígenas. A pesar de que en las últimas décadas el área boscosa designada para y en posesión de pueblos indígenas ha crecido, los gobiernos aún tienen 60% de estas áreas…
En los bosques, un cambio de actitud en favor de los pueblos indígenas ()
Enviado por Myrna Kay Cunningham Kain En el 2015, más de 500 millones de hectáreas de bosque estaban bajo posesión de pueblos indígenas. A pesar de que en las últimas décadas el área boscosa designada para y en posesión de pueblos indígenas ha crecido, los gobiernos aún tienen 60% de estas áreas…
Nas florestas, uma mudança de atitude em favor dos povos indígenas ()
Myrna Kay Cunningham Kain Em 2015, mais de 500 milhões de hectares de florestas eram posse de povos indígenas. Embora nas últimas décadas a área florestal designada aos povos indígenas e sob sua posse tenha aumentado, os governos ainda administram 60% dessas áreas, e as corporações e agentes…
Nas florestas, uma mudança de atitude em favor dos povos indígenas ()
Myrna Kay Cunningham Kain Em 2015, mais de 500 milhões de hectares de florestas eram posse de povos indígenas. Embora nas últimas décadas a área florestal designada aos povos indígenas e sob sua posse tenha aumentado, os governos ainda administram 60% dessas áreas, e as corporações e agentes…
Nas florestas, uma mudança de atitude em favor dos povos indígenas ()
Myrna Kay Cunningham Kain Em 2015, mais de 500 milhões de hectares de florestas eram posse de povos indígenas. Embora nas últimas décadas a área florestal designada aos povos indígenas e sob sua posse tenha aumentado, os governos ainda administram 60% dessas áreas, e as corporações e agentes…
Edward Loure, 2016 Goldman Environmental Prize winner for Africa, led a grassroots organization that pioneered an approach that gives land title to indigenous communities. Photo Credit: Goldman Environmental Prize
Common Land, Common Ground ()
By Justin Adams, Global Managing Director for Lands at The Nature Conservancy. Edward Loure and The Nature Conservancy have a common story. The story is one of reducing conflict by finding common ground—in this case both literally and metaphorically. All over the world – in fact, for 2.5…
Ten of the world’s biggest food and beverage companies battle to improve their social sustainability through the Behind the Brands campaign ()
By Oxfam International Food and beverage industry giants improve policy commitments but they must turn them into action Nine of the “Big 10” global food and beverage companies have improved their ratings by at least 10 percent in three years since Oxfam began keeping score through its “Behind the…