Foto: Alex Garcia

Por Archana Prasad

Archana Prasad habla con Capire sobre el trabajo y la vida de las mujeres en la India y las luchas contra el poder corporativo y las políticas derechistas

 Por Lucía Guadagno*

El trabajo “Cuerpo-Territorio” da cuenta de diez problemas ambientales de Argentina y Sudamérica y sus impactos en la salud. Agronegocio, incendios, feedlots, megaminería, explotaciones forestales y fracking, entre otras actividades, y sus consecuencias sanitarias.

What are the state-of-the-art and new approaches to land consolidation as part of integrated rural development strategies in North Africa and Near East? That was the main question around which several experts from Egypt, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, and Turkey joined the FAO/ RVO roundtable discussion on land consolidation during the Second Arab Land Conference last February; a session which 110 participants attended – both in person and online.

by TISrilanka (TISL) for Transparency International

Originally posted at: https://www.transparency.org/en/blog/turning-the-tide-on-sri-lankan-corruption#

By challenging favouritism in Sri Lanka’s land department, a resident is undermining public officials’ corruption that damages many people’s lives

• Magaly Belalcázar es una lideresa caqueteña que denuncia el avance de la deforestación en su departamento y las barreras que enfrentan las mujeres para tener sus propias tierras.
• Tras cuatro años del Acuerdo de Paz, pocos son los avances para redistribuir la tierra en el país.

• La lideresa se ha enfrentado sin temor a las multinacionales y a los grupos armados que han intentado adueñarse de los territorios donde viven campesinos e indígenas.
• Las comunidades confían en la labor de esta mujer que, arriesgando su vida, ha luchado en favor de los derechos de las comunidades vulnerables del municipio de Cumaribo en el departamento de Vichada.

El cambio climático está poniendo en peligro los sistemas agrícolas en toda África, pero muchas mujeres emprendedoras están utilizando la ciencia para mejorar su resiliencia

Por: Sara Moraca

In Jharkhand, eastern India, women are not entitled to own land and accusations of witchcraft are wielded against them to silence their claims to land

When Talabitti’s husband died in 2016, her claim to the family land seemed to die with him. Though her husband had worked the family land by himself, upon his death his male cousins laid their claim. If Talabitti attempted to make a competing claim, they threatened to drive her away – with violence, if necessary. Sadly, this threat materialized.

When Namati's Community Land Protection project in Sierra Leone's Paki Massabong Chiefdom came to a close, a 'handing over' ceremony was held. Along with village chiefs and local officials, a number of female community members stood to speak. Here are excerpts from what a few of these women shared.  

Por: Mariel Cabrero. Experta en Justicia Ambiental. IUCN-NL.