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Energy Transfer says not slowing down construction of North Dakota oil pipeline
By: Liz Hampton
Date: November 8th 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
Energy Transfer Partners LP on Tuesday said it was not slowing down construction of its Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota, a project contested by environmentalists and Native Americans groups.
Nigeria: Farmers/Herdsmen Clash: Stakeholders Call For More Collaboration On Land Governance
Source: Leadership News
Author: Andrew Essein
The effective and efficient deployement of land resources as a method to resolving the pesistant clashes between farmers and herdsmen has again come to the fore with stakeholders and policy makers in the lands and agricultural sector calling for collaboration in the application of the appropriate land governance laws towards mitigating the ugly trend.
Thai military storms forum on land rights in Isan, threatens organizers with arrest
Source: PRACHATAI
Tue, 16/12/2014 - 10:53
More than 100 farmers in a northeastern province face charges on land
encroachment as a result of the junta's Return the Forest policy, after the
military prohibited the farmers from holding a public discussion to voice
their concerns to the military government.
India's landmark forest rights law hobbled by conflicting policies - report
By: Rina Chandran
Date: 13 December 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
A landmark Indian forest rights law passed 10 years ago with the aim of protecting indigenous people has been crippled by conflicting legislation, and a lack of political will and funds to ensure its implementation, according to a report.
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Slum violence inspires Kenyans to tackle huge housing shortage
By: Katy Migiro
Date: 29 December 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
Recently married with a one-year-old child, Joan Moraa Mbogo dreams of escaping Kenya's noisy, dirty, crime-ridden capital and buying a home close to her mother's newly-built apartment overlooking the Lukenya Hills.
At the crossroads: analysing the impact of pastoral policies upon pastoralists based in Abalak, Niger
This research focuses on the livelihoods of pastoralists who reside in Abalak, Niger. It analyses the method of pastoralism practised by pastoralists in Abalak and the impact of regional, national and local policies on their livelihoods. (Written by Oussouby Touré).
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Sharing The Economic Benefits Of Urban Agriculture
By: Judoemue Kollie
Date: 11 January 2017
Source: Daily Observer
An increasing number of residents in Monrovia and its suburbs are involved in urban farming for income generation and food security.
Urban and peri-urban farming is the growing of crops and raising of animals within and around cities. It also involves the production of inputs, processing, marketing, and the provision of services to agricultural producers and agro-entrepreneurs.