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28 Setembro 2019
The NGO Human Rights at Sea has proposed amendments to the draft agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea currently under development.
The agreement focuses on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction and…
26 Setembro 2019
The climate crisis threatens to dramatically alter people's relationships with the land on which they rely. Meanwhile, many climate solutions are themselves land-intensive: solar and wind energy, carbon dioxide sequestration, and finding places for people displaced by climate change to live and…
24 Setembro 2019
New technologies used to map areas in developing nations for granting titles and aiding development could be misused to further marginalize vulnerable people, analysts and land experts warned on Friday.
From Kenya to the Philippines, authorities are using satellite imagery, drones, GPS navigation…
21 Setembro 2019
En primera línea de la marcha contra la crisis climática de este viernes en Nueva York es reconocible el rostro de la niña sueca Greta Thunberg, pero junto a ella hay "otras Gretas": líderes indígenas llegadas de todo el mundo para reclamar que la humanidad se una en defensa de la Madre Tierra.
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21 Setembro 2019
BANGKOK - New technologies used to map areas in developing nations for granting titles and aiding development could be misused to further marginalise vulnerable people, analysts and land experts warned on Friday.
From Kenya to the Philippines, authorities are using satellite imagery, drones, GPS…
20 Setembro 2019
The kids are not all right. For more than a year, young activists have been staging climate strikes around the globe. They are about to get much bigger. Sparked by 16-year-old Greta Thunberg in Sweden last year, the school walk-out movement has spread to what organizers hope will be millions of…
18 Setembro 2019
Control over land management may be more important than mere legal entitlement when it comes to women’s land rights
Why are women four-times more likely to be the principal operator of an alternative agricultural enterprise, such as a small-scale community-supported agriculture (CSA), rather than…
17 Setembro 2019
What the US faces on its southern border is not a security problem, but a humanitarian crisis, and punishing attempts at deterrence cannot resolve it. Enabling people to stay where they are requires, first and foremost, strengthening their right to be there.
SEATTLE – The world’s food supply is…
13 Setembro 2019
The 12-day long 14th Conference of Parties (COP14) to United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) concluded with thought-provoking discussions on land management, restoration of degraded land, drought, climate change, renewable energy, women empowerment, gender equality, water…
12 Setembro 2019
An online project aims to map all of the world's indigenous lands to secure legal rights and alert communities to the threats of illegal logging and mining
BANGKOK - An online project mapping all of the world's indigenous lands will help secure legal rights, and alert communities to the potential…
9 Setembro 2019
Solos fornecem 99,7% dos alimentos que ingerimos; nesse momento, desertificação já está gerando uma perda entre 10% e 17% do Produto Interno Bruto global.
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Investir na restauração dos solos ajuda a manter o planeta saudável e pode ser o ponto de partida para resolver alguns dos maiores…
Statement by the SDG land momentum group in response to the political declaration of the SDG summit ()
6 Setembro 2019
Nearly five years into the implementation of the ground breaking global commitments of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, the time is upon us to consider what has been accomplished so far and to set the tone for action that will enable the world to meet its ambitious goals.
The political…