News on Land

The entirety of three protected forests are now classified as private land, an investigation from rights group Adhoc has found, along with tens of thousands of additional hectares of what has once been state public land.

In total, an area slightly smaller than the size of Jakarta has been reclassified since the beginning of this year.

In three cases, Adhoc’s findings show that entire protected forests – Snoul Wildlife Santuary, Preah Vihear Protected Area and Peam Krasob Wildlife Sanctuary – have now been reclassified.

By: Aslam Shah

Date: February 19th 2016

Source: Daily Times

Sindh Assembly issues notification granting leasehold rights to slum dwellers

KARACHI: Thousands of innocent Karachiites are being deprived of their hard-earned lifetime saving in shape of properties encroached upon by the 'katchi abadis'.

By: Anastasia Moloney

Date: September 27th 2016

Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation

ALTOS DE FLORIDA, Colombia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The ramshackle community of Altos de Florida and others slums dotted across the windswept hills on the outskirts of Bogota stretch to the horizon.

By: Ilona Amos

Date: February 28th 2016

Source: The Scotsman

FARMERS must change the way land is used in order to safeguard human health, food supplies and the environment, Scottish scientists have warned.

By: Libby Porter

Date: October 5th 2016

Source: The Conversation

By: Jonas Holldack
Date: March 6th 2016
Source: Venezuela Analysis