1 August 2022
Sub-Saharan Africa
Angola
Por Simão Hossi
Moradores e aldeões estão sem a devida indemnização.
Estação de Bombagem do Cafú | Foto: Simão Hossi/Global Voices
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18 July 2022
Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Angola
Por José Eustáquio Diniz Alves
Doutor em demografia
Angola está entre os 10 países com maior perda anual líquida de floresta (diferença entre floresta criada e destruída) entre 2010 e 2020, segundo a Organização das Nações Unidas para Agricultura e Alimentação, FAO.
12 July 2022
Sub-Saharan Africa
Global
12 July 2022
Sub-Saharan Africa
Global
“Deux tiers de la population mondiale n'ont pas accès à un régime foncier sûr.”Des variantes de cette statistique sont couramment citées dans le secteur foncier. Mais d'où proviennent ces données ? Comment le savons-nous ?
12 July 2022
Sub-Saharan Africa
Global
12 July 2022
Sub-Saharan Africa
Global
11 May 2022
Sub-Saharan Africa
Daily Maverick Our Burning Planet: Op Ed by Malik Dasoo
Regenerative agriculture, which involves special techniques to cultivate nurture-rich soils that also trap greenhouse gases, can initially be time and labour intensive. But farmers who stick with it are witnessing enormous returns.
14 January 2022
Sub-Saharan Africa
Global
Almost ten years ago, global donors who were focused on the role of land and property rights in promoting economic growth, mitigating food insecurity, and addressing climate change issues, came together in a United Nations (UN) body to negotiate an international agreement for voluntary guidelines to strengthen and secure land rights.
15 September 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa
Global
Private financial flows that are tracked against certain Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria reached record highs in 2020. But this boom may not be having a material impact, especially in low-income countries (LICs) which are most in need of it. Identifying and managing unknown financial risks can help re-balance the risk-reward ratio for sustainable investors.
30 July 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa
Kenya
The Maasai community of Musul have lived on the same land in Laikipia county for generations. It is their source of food and water, the heart of their culture and beliefs, and their ancestral home. But until recently, their legal rights to govern it were tenuous.
5 July 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa
Zambia
Nigeria
India
In the second PhD session of the LANDac Conference 2021, three PhD researchers presented their work in progress. We learned about slums in Abuja, Nigeria, about forest rights in India, and about the relation between inequalities in soil fertility, gender, and access to subsidies. Each presentation was discussed by an expert from the LANDac network.
Key Takeaways
18 June 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa
Landscape restoration creates opportunities for securing the land and natural resource rights of local land users as well for improving soil health, sequestering carbon, and enhancing biodiversity. In order to achieve synergies between these interrelated aims, restoration practitioners must carefully consider how projects are managed, particularly with regard to supporting equity in project design and planning—the focus of this blog.