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Could 2015 be a breakthrough year for community land rights?

4th Feb 2015
2015 is set to be a pivotal year for the global recognition of land and resource rights if momentum in protecting the world's forests and their communities can be kept up, land rights experts and campaigners said on Wednesday. (Astrid Zweynert / Thomson Reuters Foundation)

Peru’s indigenous people protest against relicensing of oil concession

2nd Feb 2015
Kichwa communities bar River Tigre, an Amazon tributary, with cables to stop oil company boats from passing and accuse government of turning a blind eye to contamination from oil operations in the forest. (David Hill / The Guardian)

Rosa Palomino: “On the radio we care about our rights and Aymara culture”

2nd Feb 2015
Rosa Palomino is an Aymara social communicator who directs Wiñay Pankara (Always blooming), an Aymara story-telling radio show that connects political activity and radio, and redefines story-telling from a gender perspective. (Marco R. Colombier / Intercontinental Cry)

People’s Tribunal Hopes Verdict on Mining Abuses Gains Traction

30th Jan 2015
A recent case study on Canadian mining abuses in Latin America has woven one more thread of justice into the tapestry of international law. (Leila Lemghalef / ipsnews.net)

Nigerian farmers face destitution from 300 sq.km land grab backed by UK aid

28th Jan 2015
Questions raised over UK involvement in a massive land-grab in Nigeria that is evicting local farmers from 300 square kilometres of fertile farmland to clear the way for a rice farm owned and controlled from the US and Canada. (Oliver Tickell: The Ecologist)

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