Despite headway in addressing land rights violations made in recent years, Stora Enso has yet to fully ensure legality of all lands acquired in the…
As seen on Reuters BEIJING/LONDON, Apr 11 (Reuters) – Chinese owners of clean energy projects say European firms have since 2011 defaulted on potentially hundreds…
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Although Indigenous Peoples and local communities have legal ownership of over 33 percent of Latin America’s forests, overlapping claims to their lands continue. In an…
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As seen on All Africa Blayah” Town” Grand Bassa County Palm Oil concession companies are sprouting up in Liberia but the issue of land and expansion…
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As seen on WEDO supports Third Regional Workshop on Gender” Climate Change” Land and Forest Tenures in Africa
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As seen on Reuters AlertNet NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – More than 100 prominent women’s rights leaders and activists from more than 35 countries will…
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