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Displaying 2821 - 2830 of 3363Kalaodi, Tidore’s eco-village in Indonesia’s spice capital
By: M Rahmat Ulhaz
Date: 28 February 2017
Source: Mongabay
KALAODI, Indonesia — August through September is clove harvest season here in this corner of the Maluku Islands. The scent of clove flowers pierces the air over the winding, precipitous roads that lead to Kalaodi.
Rights over leaves, flowers give Indian tribal groups more reason to stay put
By:Rina Chandran
Date: 28 February 2017
Source: Reuters
DHAMDITOLA, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In the pleasant climate of February, it is hard to imagine that day time temperatures in May in the arid Vidarbha region of India's Maharashtra state can climb to a sweltering 48 degrees Celsius.
XVI World Water Congress (29 May-2 June 2017) in Cancun, Mexico
Registration is Open and draft Final Programme (with Special Sessions) available!
Amid land grabs and evictions, Cambodia jails leading activist
By: By Alisa Tang and Prak Chan Thul
Date: 24 February 2017
Source: Reuters
Even before a Cambodian judge sentenced land rights activist Tep Vanny to jail, her fellow campaigners said her fate had already been sealed.
Deforestation in Sindh
By:MOHAMMAD HUSSAIN KHAN
Date: February 2017
Source: Dawn
SHRINKING riverine and inland forests have significantly reduced production and supply of wood required for soil fertility, livestock’s fodder, firewood and a growing furniture market.
Satellite maps provide a new way to track deforestation
By: Jon Fingas
Date: 26 February 2017
Source: engadget
They show that some forest losses are more severe than others.
Climate Change Blamed for Deadly Landslides in Chile
By: Javiera Quiroga
Date: 27 February 2017
Source:Bloomberg
Landslides close to the Chilean capital Santiago killed three people over the weekend, while cutting off water supplies to millions of homes, the National Emergency Office said.
Another 373 people remain cut off after the rains swept away roads and bridges, said Ricardo Toro, director of Chile’s National Emergency Office.
Why the only First Nation in Canada to win an Aboriginal title claim is still fighting to protect their land
By: TREVOR JANG
Date: 22 February 2017
Source:Discoursemedia.org
The Tsilhqot’in Nation is breaking new ground on Indigenous self-governance and land rights but claims a mining giant says those rights have gone too far.
Chief Russell Myers-Ross says his favourite memory of Teztan Biny, or Fish Lake, is picking Labrador tea with his late mother.