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‘Feudal lords are blocking land reforms’
Sarawak gov't awards land rights to 373 Miri squatters
By: Zikri Kamarulzaman
Date: May 5th 2016
Source: Malaysiakini
S'WAK POLLS The Sarawak BN government today awarded individual land rights to 373 squatters in rural Miri, who will now be relocated to proper housing in the satellite town of Tudan.
The recipients were from three squatter villages in the Piasau constituency, namely Kampung Pasir, Kampung Api-Api and Kampung Merican.
The three villages are mainly Dayak areas. Dayaks make up about half of Piasau's 41 percent bumiputera voters.
Scotland: 'Radical' land reform ahead
Tribals hold rally for murdered leader, demand land rights
Date: June 4th, 2016
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/tribals-hold-rally-for-murdered-leader-demand-land-rights/article8688349.eceSource: The Hindu
A meeting was organised by the All-India Kisan Mazdoor Sabha (AIKMS) at Kumarabandha of Dharakote block in Ganjam district of Odisha on Friday in memory of tribal leader Adangu Gomango, who was murdered at the same village early morning on May 23.
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Land Rights Win: Alaska Native Tribes Win Right to Place Lands Into Trust, Enhance Safety
Date: 05 July 2016
Source: Indian Country
Alaska Native communities have a bit more control over their land thanks to a July 1 ruling in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit that affirms their ability to place lands into federal trust, just as other tribes can, in what Alaska tribes are calling a landmark ruling.
More than land rights, the ruling enables Alaska Native governments to regulate alcohol and take other measures to protect members’ health and safety.
CALL FOR PAPERS: South Asian Water Studies Special Issue on ‘Water Justice, Gender, and Disability’
Date: 21 of June 2016
Source: IWMI
South Asian Water Studies (SAWAS), an open access journal http://www.sawasjournal.org, has issued a call for papers for a special issue on ‘Water justice, Gender and Disability.’
Tanzania: Why Straight Women Are Marrying Each Other
Source: Marie Claire
Author: Abigail Haworth
Photographs by Charlie Shoemaker
In the Mara region of northern Tanzania, Abigail Haworth discovers an empowering tribal tradition undergoing a modern revival.
Sonoma Land Trust Completes Purchase of Land With Highest Peak on Sonoma Coast
Pole Mountain area. Photo by Stephen Joseph Photography/Courtesy of Sonoma Land Trust on Facebook.
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Sonoma Land Trust has completed the $2.35 million purchase of Pole Mountain Preserve, which includes the highest peak along the Sonoma Coast.
The Preserve's 238 acres connects the Jenner Headlands and the Sonoma Land Trust's Little Black Mountain Preserve near Cazadero.
Colombia expands land restitution to war-torn south amid peace efforts
By: Anastasia Moloney
Date: August 9th 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Colombia is expanding its land restitution program into former no-go areas in the country's war-torn south aiming to return land stolen from farmers by illegal armed groups, the government has said as peace talks advance.
Landesa’s Annual Report Released – 2.2 Million Lives Impacted
More than 2.2 million lives changed – 50,000 of those in a single week. Learn more about Landesa’s impact over the past year, from India and China to Rwanda, in Landesa’s new annual report.
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