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Palm oil boom: companies must clean up their act in Africa
By: Annie Kelly
Date: December 7, 2016
Source: The Guardian
Deforestation, climate change and land rights abuse: the palm oil industry has a troubled track record. But proponents say it can be a force for good.
Little hope for displaced Sri Lankans to have land returned
By: Niranjani Roland and Asanka Fernando
Date: March 3rd 2016
Source: UCA News
Property rights should be included in the island nation's constitution, activists say
Punchirala Somasiri feels helpless whenever his oldest child asks for extra money to buy things for school. Most of the time he has to borrow money from a friend to give to his child.
Philippines: Farmers get back land from banana firm
By: Frinston Lim
Date: December 19th 2016
Source: Inquirer.net
TAGUM CITY – The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) on Monday reinstated the ownership of the 145-hectare land to the 159 farmers under the Madaum Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association Inc. (Marbai) in Barangay Madaum here.
The farmers were locked in a dispute with banana firm Lapanday Foods Corp. (LFC).
Simulating sustainability: Stanford computer model sheds light on how modern interventions can affect tropical forests and indigenous peoples
By: Bethany Augliere
Date: March 11th 2016
Source: Stanford News
A computer simulation shows that carefully designing government interactions with rural indigenous people is critical for protecting the sustainability of people, wildlife and the land.
Bad governance behind Pakistan’s massive deforestation: SCOPE
By: PPI
Date: March 20th 2016
Source: Pakistan Today
Society for Conservation and Protection of Environment’s (SCOPE) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the country’s prominent environmentalist, Tanveer Arif, said on Sunday that bad governance was behind Pakistan’s massive deforestation was colossal loss to green economy.
Thailand: Protest over Mineral Bill that ‘kills local communities’ rights’
By: Pratch Rujivanarom & Prapasri Ostanon
Date: March 29th 2016
Source: The Nation
ACTIVISTS have warned that the proposed Mineral Bill would severely violate human rights by allowing mining firms to drive people off their lands and give the state absolute power to manage mineral resources.