“Tenure and its governance are crucial factors in the fight against inequality and discrimination, for sustainable use of the environment, social stability and resilience toward the overall achievement of the SDGs.” FAO, Why Land Rights Matter, 2020
“If people lose their land, they…
Por: Unión de Trabajadores y Trabajadoras de la Tierra (UTT)
El 17 de abril de 1996 fueron asesinados 19 campesinos y campesinas del Movimiento de Trabajadores Rurales sin Tierra de Brasil y desde ese día se conmemora el Día Internacional de la Lucha Campesina. La Unión de Trabajadores y…
Por Nicolás Esperante
#DerechosCampesinosYA | Gestada mientras la segunda ola neoliberal azotaba América Latina, organizada en los albores del nuevo milenio y declarada hace apenas dos años, la “Declaración de Derechos Campesinos y otras personas que trabajan en zonas rurales” es una nueva…
Despite its proven efficiency in protecting rainforests, Indigenous Peoples and local communities only receive a small share of funding for climate and biodiversity protection.
A new study by Rainforest Foundation Norway shows that Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLCs) tenure and forest…
Por Neo Mondo
As florestas tropicais mantêm o clima global e nutrem as riquezas da natureza. As demandas do mundo “rico” estão destruindo-os
Os grandes ecossistemas do mundo – moderadores do clima, berçários da evolução – continuam sendo destruídos a serviço do comércio global, para…
For over a decade, data advocates have reserved one day out of the year to celebrate open data. Now, more than ever, the world has turned to open data to support in addressing the complex and unprecedented challenges of our times. The ongoing global pandemic, systemic racism and global poverty,…
The theme for International Women’s Day this year was 'Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in a COVID-19 World’. It celebrated and highlighted the remarkable efforts made by women and girls around the globe to shape a more equitable future in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.…
For over a decade, data advocates have reserved one day out of the year to celebrate open data. Now, more than ever, the world has turned to open data to support in addressing the complex and unprecedented challenges of our times. The ongoing global pandemic, systemic racism, sexual violence,…
The theme for International Women’s Day this year was 'Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in a COVID-19 World’. It celebrated and highlighted the remarkable efforts made by women and girls around the globe to shape a more equitable future in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Dr. Elizabeth Daley, J. Batsaikhan, Lkhamdulam Natsagdorj
Pilot study supports national roll-out of participatory land use planning
Sound, sustainable land management is critical to the long-term viability of Mongolia’s traditional herding way of life. And careful planning at local level, in a participatory and gender-inclusive way, is needed to…
No mês passado, um ex-ministro do governo do Zimbábue foi preso por venda ilegal de terrenos públicos. Alguns dias depois, um tribunal da Malásia condenou por corrupção o ex-presidente de uma agência de desenvolvimento agrário de terras públicas. E, em janeiro, o governo da Estônia desmoronou em…
In countries where accurate, accessible land records are not maintained, it is the marginalized and vulnerable who are the worst affected by corruption and covert land grabs. But the ongoing revolution in information and communications technology provides unprecedented opportunities to digitize…