Land news

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
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'
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
Hundreds of thousands of Indian farmers rally against farm laws
Indigenous leaders push new target to protect Amazon
Climate change forces rewrite of U.S. conservation strategy
Rio Tinto yet to pay compensation over sacred site destruction
China to pursue more ocean carbon sinks to help meet climate goals
Brazil's top court pushes indigenous land ruling to next week
Rio Tinto-led plan for major lithium mine stirs protests in Serbia
Murders of Colombia activists falls, but violence persists
Afghan women's hard-won land rights seen at risk under Taliban
UNESCO urges Afghan cultural protection
Fish and livelihoods poisoned by South African chemical spill
U.S. urged to boost transitional housing for homeless youth
Fast fashion spurs bleach-like pollution of Africa's rivers
Merkel says Germany may need to rescue 10,000 from Afghanistan
U.S. judge will not block new COVID-19 residential eviction ban
Swiss suspend deportations to Afghanistan amid security concerns
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Indigenous land dispute dogs Amazon's Africa expansion
Spanish engineers extract drinking water from thin air
Bolsonaro's 'land grab' bill passes Brazil's lower house
New Zealand housing crisis sparks human rights inquiry
U.S. COVID-19 eviction ban expires, leaving renters at risk
Indigenous groups urge Biden to protect sacred sites
Senegalese plant gardens in Green Wall defence against desert
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Are World Heritage Site listings a blessing or a curse?
U.S. housing accelerates, building permits skid to eight-month low
California considers 'managed retreat' from rising Pacific
Hydropower push leaves Pakistani Kashmir's capital hot, bothered
As Canada heads to vote, Trudeau vulnerable over indigenous issues
U.S. 'loophole' can push organic farmers to destroy wildland
How will Brazil's energy privatization law affect climate change?
Peru's indigenous tribes use tech to track Amazon deforestation
Are 3D-printed schools a solution to Africa's classroom shortage?
Uganda helps farmers grow tree plantations to reverse forest loss
Canadian indigenous group takes charge of child welfare services
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FACTBOX-Unmarked graves found at Canadian former school sites
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Opinion

Pinaki Halder Landesa

India’s tribal women left behind in gender equality progress

A discriminatory land governance system coupled with gendered social norms result in violence and oppression of women in Jharkhand, India
David Kaimowitz Food and Agriculture Organization

Indigenous peoples are key to a healthier planet

Indigenous peoples hold unique experience and world views that can help us combat our crises on climate, nature and global health
Martina Fjällberg & Princess ...

Indigenous people hit by threats to nature but lack seat at table

Indigenous leaders are increasingly invited to climate change and conservation summits but are still not treated as equal partners
Tuntiak Katan and Luciana Téllez...

Supply chain laws to end deforestation must back Indigenous rights

Indigenous peoples are the best defenders of forests but need legal protection from violence and land grabbing

In Depth

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'
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The race to preserve African-American cemeteries

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