News on Land

Date: June 2nd, 2016

Source: Survival International

Brazilian Indians are protesting against the country’s political elite’s threats to break up their lands and limit their rights.

As the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff moves forward, interim President Michel Temer and his newly appointed ministers are attempting to put a stop to the protection of indigenous lands.

By: Chris Arsenault

Date: August 1st 2016

Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation

RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When it comes to alleviating poverty and allowing people to live up to their potential, prize-winning Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto divides the world into two groups: the ones who have defined property rights and those who do not.

By: Evelyn Lirri

Date: June 19th 2016

Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation

BUGALA ISLAND, Uganda (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Mariam Nakakeeto listened quietly to the grievances of fellow farmers gathered outside the grounds of a local church on Bugala Island, by the shores of Lake Victoria.

By: Siva G| 

Date: August 11th 2016

Source: Times of India

VISAKHAPATNAM: Police bosses are busy chalking out various plans and proposals to address the litigation cases pertaining to land and land grabbing at Madhurawada and other areas. According to sources, the police department's previous attempt with a DSP rank officer as sub-division chief yielded little results.

The Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI), a joint center of Columbia Law School and the Earth Institute, is excited to announce an interdisciplinary executive-level training course on sustainable investments in agriculture, designed primarily for public sector officials and civil society representatives from developing count

By: Hanna Hindstrom

Date: September 2nd 2016

Source: the Diplomat

Economic development must not come at the expense of those less fortunate.

Source: IUCN