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Employment from Mining and Agricultural Investments: How Much Myth, How Much Reality?
Employment creation is often seen as a key benefit of investment in natural resources. However, this benefit sometimes falls short: job estimates may be inflated, governmental policies may fail to maximize employment generation, and, in some cases, investments may lead to net livelihood losses.
Forest groups want climate schemes that violate rights to be suspended
Source: The Guardian
By: John Vidal
Indigenous people warn during Lima climate talks that they are being ignored over exploitation of lands and are critical of pledges to stop deforestation.
Trees on Agricultural Lands on the Rise, Could Help Mitigate Climate Change in Developing Countries
By John Raphael
Date: August 3rd 2016
Source: Nature World News
A new study revealed that tree cover on agricultural around the world has increased, potentially helping in the mitigation of climate change by capturing nearly 0.75 Gigatonnes carbon dioxide every year.
Secure and equitable land rights in the Post-2015 Agenda. A key issue in the future we want
Source: OXFAM International
This technical briefing authored by a number of international organizations working on food security, natural resources management and poverty eradication and endorsed by many local civil society organizations around the world strongly encourages governments to keep the profile of land and natural resources high in the document on sustainable development goals to be endorsed in September 2015.
Myanmar: Farmers seek reform of seized lands scrutiny
By: Nay Aung
Date: August 16th 2016
Source: The Myanmar Times
Villagers in Magwe Region’s Sinbaungwe township are calling for the reconstitution of committees in the township tasked with resolving seized land claims, saying their current memberships do not have locals’ approval.
Liberia Faces Slump in Donors Projects Over Liberia Land Authority Bill
By: Jos Garneo Cephas
Date: August 26th 2016
Source: AllAfrica.com / Front Page Africa
Monrovia — Land governance and administration experts are engaging citizens through regional workshops on land governance issues, including accelerated action on the passage into law of the Liberia Land Authority Bill.
The palm oil company at the centre of a bitter land rights struggle in Cameroon
The Guardian Sustainable Business
The palm oil company at the centre of a bitter land rights struggle in Cameroon
Victoria Schneider in Cameroon
Monday 27 July 2015 08.45 EDT
Local residents complain expansion plans by Socapalm, Cameroon’s biggest palm oil company, will take over land that belongs to them. Read the full article here: http://gu.com/p/4bx7m/sbl