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Displaying 881 - 890 of 3363Northern Territory steps up coronavirus plan as Indigenous communities face severe risk
NT Health recommends ramping up flu vaccinations and unnecessary travel to remote communities be reduced
The Northern Territory government has finalised its plan to manage any outbreak of Covid-19 in remote communities, acknowledging that the risk to remote Aboriginal people is “severe”, and suggesting that all unnecessary travel to remote communities be reduced.
Nakuru slum women trained on rights and dispute resolution
More than 60 women from the slums in Nakuru West marked the International Women’s Day in style on Sunday. The women were trained on gender, human rights and alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.
The training at Shabab Hall saw participants field questions to legal experts from Egerton University Faculty of Law led by Dr Ruth Aura.
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How to monitor implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries?
n 2014, the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) endorsed the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines).
Options for Securing Tenure and Documenting Land Rights in Mozambique: A Land Policy & Practice Brief
This Briefing Paper is based on the outcomes and lessons from projects recently completed in Mozambique, funded by DFID’s LEGEND programme, wider analysis conducted by that programme, and the knowledge and practical experience of the authors. The briefing is a summary of a longer Policy & Practice Paper by Norfolk, S., Quan, J. & D. Mullins (2020), “Land Policy and Practice in Mozambique: Options for Securing Tenure and Documenting Land Rights”.
Bolivia and Paraguay unite to protect critically endangered guanacos
- Guanacos (Lama guanicoe) are considered critically endangered in Bolivia and Paraguay. Fewer than 200 exist in Bolivia and as few as 20 in Paraguay.
- Guanacos in Bolivia and Paraguay are threatened by habitat loss and poaching.
How Wet’suwet’en butterflies offer lessons in resilience and resistance
The Gitxsan and Wet’suwet’en peoples collaborated in 1987 to challenge the British Columbia government and legally establish title to their ancestral territories. That landmark case, known as the Delgamuukw case, acknowledged that Aboriginal title over traditional lands exists and is possible to attain.
How heat can be used to store renewable energy
The effect that fossil fuels are having on the climate emergency is driving an international push to use low-carbon sources of energy. At the moment, the best options for producing low-carbon energy on a large scale are wind and solar power.
Global Soy Trade Drives Amazon Deforestation Amid Human Rights Concerns
Top international soy traders and their practices play a major role in expanding deforestation for agribusinesses in Brazil’s Cerrado, a vast savannah region in the center of the country, according to Greenpeace’s “Under Fire” report. In 2017, the region provided 40 percent of Brazil’s total soy production and exported more than half of that.