Indigenous land rights fundamental to climate safety – Lord Stern
Forests and grasslands would store more carbon if communities’ rights were protected, according to research from the leading climate economist
India: Oppressed classes should demand land rights, says Jignesh Mevani
By: Special Correspondent
Date: October 10th 2016
Source: The Hindu
Swabhimani Samavesha seeks abolition of ‘pankti bheda’ in Udupi Mutts
Social activist and ‘Chalo Una’ organiser Jignesh Mevani on Sunday said that the ‘Swabhimani Sangharsha Samavesha’ should become the voice of the oppressed and herald a new era in ensuring social justice.
Namibia: ‘We want to know who owns the land’
By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor
Date: October 9th 2016
Source: Vanguard
Senate gives Army, FCT Minister ultimatum to sort out Abuja land grab
India: We are focusing on both urbanization and agriculture, says Chandrababu Naidu
By: Asit Ranjan Mishra
Date: October 7th 2016
Source: Live Mint
Chandrababu Naidu, at the India Economic Summit, said he wants to make Andhra Pradesh’s capital Amaravati, one of the top five cities in the world
SG Sustainable Oils sued over land grabbing in Cameroon
Date: October 7th 2016
Source: NGO News Africa
Women Are Climbing Africa's Highest Peak to Fight for Land Rights
By: Sarah McColl
Date: October 7th 2016
Source: Take Part
Organizers of the Mt. Kilamanjaro ascent promise to take "the issues of rural women farmers to the top.”
Climate Benefits, Tenure Costs
Reports & Research
September, 2016
South America
Bolivia
Brazil
Colombia
A new report offers evidence that the modest investments needed to secure land rights for indigenous communities will generate billions in returns—economically, socially and environmentally—for local communities and the world’s changing climate. The report, Climate Benefits, Tenure Costs: The Economic Case for Securing Indigenous Land Rights, quantifies for the first time the economic value of securing land rights for the communities who live in and protect forests, with a focus on Colombia, Brazil, and Bolivia.
Want to save the rainforest on the cheap? Give land to the indigenous, report says
By: Chris Arsenault
Date: October 6th 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
Communities that own the territory are more likely to conserve the forest than other land users
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 6 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Giving indigenous people land title deeds is one of the most cost-effective ways to preserve South America's endangered rainforest, a research group said on Thursday.
Making Gender Equality Central to the New Urban Agenda
By: Caroline Moser
Date: October 6th 2016
Source: Next City
On October 17, the Habitat III conference opens in Quito, Ecuador. Its primary objective is for UN member states to adopt the New Urban Agenda (NUA), reflect on the agreements reached, and elaborate on policy and planning processes for its implementation across the globe.
South Africa: Ceres group supports land reform initiatives
By: Carl Collen
Date: October 6th 2016
Source: Eurofruit
Witzenberg PALS helps empower agri-workers and play a role in South African land reform
A dedicated group of Ceres-based growers in South Africa have prioritised black empowerment and land reform as they look to secure future food security and social harmony in the region.