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Displaying 2371 - 2380 of 2403Nigerian architect looks to turn Africa’s slums into thriving floating cities
By: Maxwell Awumah
Nigerian architect Kunlè Adeyemi is re-conceiving African’s water slums as floating cities or islands.
Tanzania: Most Rural Women Ignorant of Land Matters - Study
By: Ludovick Kazoka
Majority of women in rural areas are unaware of village land matters, a new study conducted jointly by Tanzania Women Lawyers' Association (TAWLA) and Lawyers' Environmental Action Team (LEAT) has revealed.
Livre blanc : la Chine protège les droits fonciers des femmes dans les zones rurales
BEIJING, 22 septembre (Xinhua) -- La Chine protège les droits fonciers des femmes dans les régions rurales, alors que les femmes habitant dans ces régions représentent 70% du total de la force ouvrière agricole, selon un livre blanc publié mardi.
The Amazon tribe protecting the forest with bows, arrows, GPS and camera traps
By: Jonathan Watts
With authorities ineffective, the 2,200-strong Ka’apor, in the Brazilian state of Maranhão, are taking on the illegal loggers with technology and direct action.
‘Land rights have become the number one national issue’: Activists warn of Myanmese military’s land grab
By: Reuters in Yangon
All land in Myanmar is owned by the state, but individuals and communities have land use rights and can lease the territory they have traditionally farmed to other parties or foreign investors.
October 7th: Launch of OpenLandContracts.org
October 7, 2015, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Columbia Law School
Jerome Greene Hall, 7th Floor, Case Lounge
Launch of OpenLandContracts.org
Launch of OpenLandContracts.org
October 7, 2015, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Columbia Law School
Jerome Greene Hall, 7th Floor, Case Lounge
PUSHING LAND GRABS UP THE ANTI-CORRUPTION AGENDA
At last month’s International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) in Malaysia, I co-hosted a panel on land grabbing and corruption with Transparency International. This global annual event gathers together governments, civil society, enforcement agencies, journalists and others to discuss ways of tackling corruption. This year’s IACC focused on ending impunity – a problem which has helped make land grabbing prolific and very hard to tackle.
Hogan: Empowering women farmers in developing countries is ‘absolutely crucial’
By: Georgi Gotev
SPECIAL REPORT/ In a wide-ranging exclusive interview, Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan shared his vision of how the EU and developing countries could greatly improve global food security togther, through innovation and sustainable farming practices.