Common Ground: Securing land rights and safeguarding the earth
Secure community land rights are the source of food, medicines and construction materials, as well as wealth, welfare, culture, identity, community cohesion and spirituality for up to 2.5 billion people. Land grabs are fuelling conflicts in dozens of countries – conflicts in which communities who assert their rights are frequently subject to violence and the assassination of their leaders. This is unjust and this report explores why it matters to everyone.
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Territories of Life
The Territories of Life toolkit is a series of 10 short videos that share stories of resistance, resilience and hope with communities on the front-line of the global rush for land. These videos, available in English, Spanish, French, Indonesian and Swalhili and are currently being disseminated widely by community facilitators.