The WOLTS experience has given me hope for the future. Change is possible.

PCC joined the global WOLTS project seven years ago, as we were interested in its focus on gender and herding communities, especially those affected by mining, but we had no idea what a learning journey it would be! 

Il y a deux mois, la norme sur les droits fonciers a été lancée en marge de la Conférence des Nations Unies sur le changement climatique (CoP27) en Égypte. Il s'agit d'un document unique en son genre, élaboré pendant trois ans avec plus de 70 groupes autochtones, locaux et afro-descendants, qui définit de manière élégante mais ferme des voies pour "prendre en compte et respecter leurs droits distincts et différenciés, y compris leur autonomie, leurs priorités et leur cosmovision", comme l'indique son préambule.

Two months ago, the Land Rights Standard was launched alongside the UN Climate Change Conference (CoP27) in Egypt—a first-of-its-kind document developed over the course of three years with more than 70 Indigenous, local, and Afro-descendant groups, elegantly but firmly laying out pathways for “taking into account and respecting their distinct and differentiated rights, including their autonomy, priorities, and cosmovision,” as is stated in its preamble.

Hace un año, gracias a una beca LEDE de la Red de Periodismo de Soluciones  (Solutions Journalism Network LEDE Fellowship) y en colaboración con el Land Portal, inicié un proyecto para encontrar historias de respuestas a los daños causados a la tierra y el medio ambiente.  Durante este tiempo, afirmé que comunidades y personas de todo el mundo trabajan para proteger y sanar el medio ambiente, aunque esas historias apenas lleguen a los principales medios de comunicación.

Há um ano, graças à Rede de Jornalismo de Soluções da LEDE Fellowship e em colaboração com o Land Portal, iniciei um projeto para encontrar histórias em resposta aos danos causados à terra e ao meio ambiente. Durante este tempo, afirmei que comunidades e pessoas ao redor do mundo estão trabalhando para proteger e curar o meio ambiente, mesmo que essas histórias dificilmente cheguem à grande mídia.

This  blog analyses a Land administrative innovation - Land Pooling Policy which is being used an alternate approach to land acquistion in urban development context.  It argues that how this has become a land grabbing instrument by private players through public private partnership, bypassing urbanisation with newer legal mechanisms shaped in corporate interest to assembling land and developing physical and social infrastructure.