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Land titles for farmers help cut Brazil's forest loss: scientist
By: Chris Arsenault
Date: May 4th 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Brazil should speed up its program to grant small farmers formal land ownership to slow down the rate of logging and deforestation, a leading scientist said.
HABITAT III: UN conference to set new urban development agenda creating sustainable, equitable cities for all
Communal land good for pastoralists in Kenya
Author: Timothy Njagi
Source: Standard Digital
Date: May 25th, 2016
In Kenya, 67 per cent of land is under communal tenure and supports about 10 million people and 70 per cent of the livestock population. Largely, these lands are characterised by high temperatures and low rainfall and are inhabited by pastoral communities practising extensive livestock production.
Taiwan's Aborigines Hope A New President Will Bring Better Treatment
By: Anthony Kuhn
Date: June 11th 2016
Source: NPR.org
On a busy Taipei street corner, students in tribal tunics, bare feet and temporary facial tattoos are taking part in an impromptu ceremony.
The students, aboriginals at National Taiwan University, line up and shout out their names and the names of their tribes. Recounting their hardships, some of them weep.
US launches partnership with Northern Rangelands Trust in Coastal Kenya
By: Nicholas Sewe
Date: November 16th 2016
Source: Hivisasa
U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Robert Godec has launched a new U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) program in support of seven community conservancies across Coastal Kenya.
Murders, violence on rise as central India battles for water
By: Shuriah Niazi
Date: 30 June 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
As northern and central India continue to suffer thorough severe drought and oppressive heat, police in the drought-hit Indian region of Bundelkhand and several other regions are reporting a rise in violent - and often deadly - clashes over water.
Life and death: Defending land rights in India is a dangerous job
By: Rina Chandran
Date: December 5, 2016
Source: Thomon Reuters Foundation
MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Bhupendra Vira, an activist who tried to expose political links to illegal land dealings in Mumbai, was watching television at his suburban home one evening in October when he was shot dead.