Land news

'Giving life to dying land': Solar pumps quench thirsty farms
Canada's Trudeau visits First Nations community to make amends
Indian anti-mining protesters revive resistance to protect forest
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'
Rio Tinto inquiry proposes Aboriginal heritage protection rules
Agri-tech digital tools boost crops for farmers across Africa
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
explainer
What is 'green land grabbing' - and why is it surging in Brazil?
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
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
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Opinion

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.
Tjada D'Oyen McKenna Mercy Corps

To fix our food systems, we need tech for smallholder farmers

Digital innovations in food systems aren’t reaching the people who need them most

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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