Land news

Land disputes, climate change pressure Turkish nomads to settle
Uganda moves to protect vanishing wetlands as floods worsen
Empty houses litter Nigeria's cities despite housing crisis
In Depth
Land to lose: coronavirus compounds debt crisis in Cambodia
In Depth
Flight to the future:One land's quest to defuse climate 'timebomb'
explainer
What is 'green land grabbing' - and why is it surging in Brazil?
Indigenous group seeks stake in new Australian gas project
Indian farmers in no mood to forgive after Modi's reform U-turn
India's Modi backs down on farm reforms
In Ivory Coast, a battle to save cocoa-ravaged forests
Why U.S. community forests are taking root
COP26 rules on carbon markets may leave indigenous people exposed
Nature, climate protection pledges mount at COP26, amid past fails
interview
Fossil fuel-free future not impossible but disinformation a threat
Ensuring indigenous rights key as forest carbon investments grow
analysis
Will COP26 deforestation pledge be game-changer or broken promise?
'Stripped away': Growing push on land justice for Black Americans
Wine faces a climate-imperiled future in Georgia
'Giving life to dying land': Solar pumps quench thirsty farms
Canada's Trudeau visits First Nations community to make amends
Rio Tinto inquiry proposes Aboriginal heritage protection rules
Agri-tech digital tools boost crops for farmers across Africa
Indian anti-mining protesters revive resistance to protect forest
New World Heritage Site forest imperils Thai indigenous people
Mozambican slave descendants fight for snatched S. African land
Canada marks first national holiday for indigenous reconciliation
Canada to compensate indigenous foster children for discrimination
Brazil greenlights power line through indigenous Amazon reserve
Drug distributors strike opioid settlement with Cherokee Nation
Germany's TÜV Süd "shirking responsibility" over Brazil dam burst
Indian farmers stage nationwide protests against reforms
Amid attention on Petito case, Native mother seeks justice
PG&E charged with manslaughter for sparking California wildfire
Canadian Catholic bishops apologize for role in indigenous residen
Brazil committed to protecting environment, Bolsonaro tells U.N.
Hong Kong's patriots-only government to tackle housing woes
In Indian mining hub, farmers bring polluted land back to life
Indian villagers cling to coal despite damaged farms and homes
Killings of Colombia environmental activists hit record, NGO says
Climate change could trigger internal migration of 216 mln people
Google to replenish 20% more water than it uses by 2030
Tree planting efforts aren’t replacing burned U.S. forests
India evictions during COVID-19 a 'human rights crisis'
Aboriginal group files U.N. complaint over heritage bill
Angry Indian growers gather outside Delhi to protest farm laws
analysis
Forest pact's 'good intentions' do little to protect Amazon
Mexico to replace Columbus statue with one of indigenous woman
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About our Land coverage

We shine a light on how land and property rights can empower communities worldwide.

Opinion

Malcolm Childress and Anna Locke Prindex

To save forests, recognize local and indigenous land rights now

Many forest projects fail because they neglect to include and pay the people who own, live and work on the land
Santiago Gowland Rainforest Alliance

Let's show our children we can do more than talk on climate change

Investing in nature can help shift the climate crisis
William Pollen Invest in Africa

Build inclusive African economies now to stop rising inequality

Despite signs of the economic tailspin slowing, analysts see a fragile future for even more of Africa’s most vulnerable income groups
Malcolm Childress Global Land Alliance

Land rights for small farmers are crucial for global food security

Land rights must be central to the Summit’s solutions if we truly want a sustainable global food system that leaves no one behind.

In Depth

analysis
Will COP26 deforestation pledge be game-changer or just more broken promises?
analysis
Two years on, forest pact's 'good intentions' do little to protect Amazon
As nature shifts, climate change forces rewrite of U.S. conservation strategy 
analysis
As seas rise, coastal communities face hard choices over 'managed retreat'

Videos & Pictures

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Walking in two worlds
Somaliland: One land's quest to defuse a climate 'timebomb'
Guardians of the Forest
Uprooted: the long way home
The New Lairds - Scotland's Land Reformers
Sea Of Plenty?

Editor's Picks

Rights groups warn COP26 rules on carbon markets leave indigenous people exposed
interview
Costa Rica president: Fossil fuel-free future not impossible but disinformation a threat
In its ancient birthplace, wine faces a climate change-imperiled future
'Giving life to dying land': Solar water pumps quench thirsty Kenyan farms