Land news

Games, songs to shield indigenous people from coronavirus
Amid coronavirus, Americans flock to remote land, survival sites
Indigenous leader from threatened tribe killed in Brazil
In Depth
Inside the fight against new locust swarms in East Africa
In Depth
Flight to the future:One land's quest to defuse climate 'timebomb'
Native Americans fear 'attack' on tribal land amid coronavirus Gregory Scruggs
Colombia reports first coronavirus cases among indigenous people Anastasia Moloney
Zero-carbon water pumps turn Pakistan's barren mountains green Syed Muhammad Abubakar
Doctor for Amazon tribe tests positive for coronavirus Reuters
Deforestation risks rise as coronavirus hinders SE Asia protection Michael Taylor
U.S. court orders full environmental review of Dakota pipeline Reuters
After smallpox and malaria, Brazil's tribes fear coronavirus Reuters
South America's indigenous lock down as coronavirus bites Anastasia Moloney and Fabio Teixeira
Holding back the tide - sea's advance threatens Tunisia's beaches Layli Foroudi
Reporting off the grid: my visit to a tribe in Brazil's Amazon Fabio Teixeira
High and dry: Flood-hit Zimbabweans look back to stilt homes Lungelo Nghlovu
In indigenous Colombia, Venezuelan migration sparks conflict Reuters
Massive Bangladesh slum fire leaves thousands homeless Reuters
Asia's rapid urbanisation, deforestation linked to deadly diseases Rina Chandran
Buzz off: Malawi communities scare away loggers with beehives Charles Pensulo
Brazil agency gives out fewest environmental fines in 24 years Reuters
India poor risk loss of privacy, land in digitalisation drive Rina Chandran
'Follow the water': Drought dries up housing for rural Namibians Kim Harrisberg
War or peace? A threatened Brazilian tribe weighs its options Fabio Teixeira
Denied in life, India's lower-caste Dalits fight for land in death Rina Chandran
Flying high: Brazilian tribe watches over forest with drones Fabio Teixeira
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Sand mining for Singapore blamed as Myanmar farmers lose land Reuters
Sri Lankan Tamil women fight for land a decade after war ends Rina Chandran
Canada and indigenous group reach tentative deal Reuters
Zambian agri-company launches $81m farmer financing scheme Reuters
India's tree planting, conservation push sparks land conflicts Rina Chandran
Australian bank agrees payout to Cambodians in land dispute Matt Blomberg
Citizens step in to revive Tunis crumbling old town Layli Foroudi
Indigenous leader killed in Costa Rica, second in a year Reuters
PepsiCo adopts stricter, greener rules for palm oil in products Michael Taylor
'History disappears' as dam waters flood ancient Turkish town Reuters
Canadian police clear indigenous rail blockade, arrest 10 Reuters
analysis
How Indian state's three-capital plan could spur equal growth Rina Chandran
Netanyahu announces plans for 3,000 new settler homes Reuters
analysis
Money trees: U.S. cities find new ways of valuing urban forests Carey L. Biron
How to survive a Siberian winter with no home Reuters
How cat videos could cause a 'climate change nightmare' Umberto Bacchi
analysis
Climate change opens up 'frontier' farmland, but at what cost? Thin Lei Win
Chinese property firms bank on virtual reality as virus fears hit Reuters
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Portuguese communities lock horns with lithium miners over land Reuters
UN report names companies doing business with Israeli settlements Reuters
Half of top businesses lack commitment to prevent deforestation Anastasia Moloney
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Antonio Inguane Cadasta Foundation

Domestic violence survivors battle tenure insecurity in Brazil

Millions of women across the world, particularly those who are poor and have few economic opportunities, struggle to secure their right to land
Enric Sala National Geographic

Restoring nature could be Europe's saviour

In Europe, almost a quarter of wild species are at risk of dying out and many ecosystems are too degraded to sustain their social and economic benefits
Lucy Oates

Could land rights help build climate resilience in Tanzania?

As cities come under climate pressure, governments need to find equitable ways to provide safe urban land for growing populations
Snober Abbasi Commonwealth Secretariat

Drought-hit Barbados to plant one million trees

Barbados, grappling with its worst dry season in decades, is among several Commonwealth countries encouraging tree-planting

In Depth

'Follow the water': Worsening drought dries up housing for rural Namibians
War or peace? A threatened Brazilian indigenous tribe weighs its options
analysis
Money trees: U.S. cities find new ways of valuing urban forests
analysis
Climate change opens up 'frontier' farmland, but at what cost to the planet?

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Zero-carbon water pumps turn Pakistan's barren mountains green
Holding back the tide - sea's advance threatens Tunisia's beaches
High and dry: Flood-hit Zimbabweans look back to stilt homes
Flying high: Brazilian tribe keeps watch over forest with drones