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South Africa: Commission On Restitution of Land Rights On Land Claims Mobile Offices
By: South African government (press release)
Date: April 25th 2016
Source: AllAfrica.com / South African Government
PRESS RELEASE
Thousands of rural communities reached through restitution mobile offices
South African indigenous community win environmental rights case over mining company
A court has ruled that companies must first seek permission from local communities if they plan to mine on their ancestral land. This represents a new achievement in land and mining rights for South Africa.
Struggle against mining violations leaves activists exposed
Authors: Sutharee Wannasiri & Kingsley Abbott
Date: June 5th, 2016
Source: Bangkok Post
Late in the evening of May 15, 2014, more than 100 men, most of them armed and wearing black masks, stormed a small village in Loei province and assaulted more than a dozen men and women who opposed a local copper and gold mine.
Mountain peoples call for support to protect traditional knowledge
Date: 4 July 2016
Source: iied
Representatives of mountain communities in five countries have called for support to help them maintain traditional ways of protecting their landscapes and natural resources in the face of climate change.
International Financial Capital Targets Farmland in Brazil
By: Maria Luisa Mendonça
Date: June 19th 2016
Source: TeleSUR English
Land speculation stimulates the expansion of plantations across Brazil, increasing land conflicts and displacement of campesino and Indigenous communities.
After violent struggle for land, Thai campaigners face challenge to community farming
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
Author: Alisa Tang
KLONG SAI PATTANA, Thailand (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In Klong Sai Pattana, a rural community carved out of an illegal oil palm plantation by land rights campaigners, new arrivals are given a one-year trial run at being farmers.