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Guatemala: A state of land grabs

11th Mar 2016
Pambana Bassett weaves together the histories of Guatemala and Belize to draw reflections on the current wave of land grabs communities in both countries are experiencing.

Video series aims to help indigenous groups defend against land grabbing

23rd Feb 2016
A feature on the Territories of Life video to the toolkit and the dissemination of information to communities who have not yet faced conflict of land. (Sean Mowbray / Mongabay.com)

“Slash and burn” works, given time and space

17th Feb 2016
If managed well, swidden farming in Borneo can provide vital ecosystem services and protect biodiversity, study says (O'Connell & Pearl / CIFOR)

Land Grabbing: “Big, big problem”

29th Jan 2016
Chris Lang reports on the new documentary film Land Grabbing from Director Kurt Langbein. “If Addax won’t help us drill a well, they’re going to kill us,” Serie says. He accuses Addax of mixing chemicals into the water sprayed onto the sugar cane. “Our animals died from eating weeds near the sugar cane fields,” he says. In the rainy season, the chemicals are washing into the river. “This is a major problem for us. Big, big problem.”

Death Threats and Detention in Paraguay

25th Jan 2016
A new report has been released by TierraViva about Human Rights Defenders in Paraguay.

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