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Malawi: Without land reform, small farmers become “trespassers”

26th Apr 2014
In Malawi more than 60% of land is customary, meaning that it is mostly untitled and administered by local chiefs on behalf of the government, with local communities merely enjoying user rights.nThe system has led to many abuses, with some government officials and chiefs selling off customary lands and dispossessing smallholder farmers. (IRIN)

The struggle over Sumak Kawsay in Ecuador

22nd Apr 2014
I wrote this knowing a friend and activist from Junin is illegally being kept in jail for defending his land, his community, the unique environment of Intag's Cloud Forest, and fundamental human rights. (Carlos Zorrilla / Upside Down World)

Uruguay ratifies international law for indigenous peoples’ rights

18th Apr 2014
Uruguay has pledged to ratify the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) 169 Convention, the only international law designed to protect tribal and indigenous peoples’ rights. It will be the twenty-third country to ratify the law, following Spain, Holland and Norway in Europe. (Survival)

Indonesia must vote to protect its forests

2nd Apr 2014
If President Yudhoyono wants to make good on one of his most prominent pledges, to cut the country’s climate change emissions by up to 41 percent, now is the time to return the forests to those who can care for them best. (Abdon Nababan / Thomson Reuters Foundation)

Taiwan’s Indigenous oppose trade deal with China

31st Mar 2014
The indigenous people of Taiwan are concerned that the controversial Cross-Strait Service and Trade Agreement (CSSTA) between the island and China will lead to the destruction of their ancestral land and the suppression of their languages, among other consequences. (I-fan Lin / Global Voices)

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