Land news

In Brazil, indigenous leader fights COVID vaccine misinformation
'Democratize the mountains': Chileans demand green space for all
Vaccine rollout a 'war against time' for Amazon indigenous groups
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Land to lose: coronavirus compounds debt crisis in Cambodia
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Flight to the future:One land's quest to defuse climate 'timebomb'
Indian farmers call off march to parliament following violence
'Change the date': Thousands protest Australia Day
Facebook blocks Netanyahu chatbot, citing privacy violation
Native Americans get voice in how to handle cases of missing
'Change the date': Indigenous Australians protest Australia Day
Family men or forest destroyers? Meet the Amazon's gold miners
Thailand's green goals threaten indigenous forest dwellers
Biden to revoke KXL pipeline permit in blow to Canada's oil sector
Vedanta Resources settles Zambia copper mine pollution claim
In Brazil's Amazon, indigenous people fear surge in COVID deaths
Plans to dam Poyang lake on Yangtze river criticised
Chilean mining firm says ties with indigenous groups improving
Kashmir forest dwellers look to long-delayed law to stop evictions
Fire destroys homes of thousands in Rohingya refugee camps - UNHCR
Just 100 companies take 60% of profits made from world's oceans
Indian farmers burn legislation in show of defiance
Africa's Great Green Wall plans growth spurt after sluggish start
Philippines' Duterte stops mining on 'devastated' southern island
Donors pledge $14 bln for 'Green Wall' to hold back Sahara
Drive to protect 30% of planet by 2030 grows to 50 nations
Wielding machetes, sweat-soaked scientists count carbon in Amazon
'You wake up well': Amazon villagers take vine tea to treat COVID
U.S. homeowners fight deeds that exclude buyers based on race
Australia changes National Anthem to reflect Indigenous history
Migrants stranded in open air in Bosnia after relocation fails
Second indigenous activist killed in Honduras in past week
Ethiopian migrant who became symbol of integration in Italy killed
More parks, fewer offices? How the coronavirus will change cities
'Pray floods don't kill us': Rohingya move to Bhasan Char island
Thai villagers fight Special Economic Zone in Chana district
More Rohingya sent to Bangladesh island, with hopes for future
Honduran environmental activist killed in front of family
Pakistani metro brings uncertainty for displaced residents
Indian farmers step up pressure with hunger strike against reforms
Price of marriage pushes land out of reach in Sri Lanka
Tunisia's land rights success story 10 years after 'Arab Spring'
Britain adapts housing algorithm after backlash
Fresh wave of crop-ravaging locusts threaten E. African herders
India's 'invisible' women hope for recognition at farmers protests
Egyptian potters using Nile mud seek to protect their craft
Indian farmers vow to carry on protests despite cold, deaths
Big food companies urge soy traders to help save Brazil savanna
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