News on Land

As the World Bank calls on nations to boost food production to combat the global food security crisis exacerbated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a conspiracy is festering on social media.

It lays the blame for the food crisis at the feet of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, claiming he has sold off 17 million hectares of farmland to US corporations.

No fewer than 55 communities in four local government areas of Edo State yesterday protested the acquisition of the communities’ rainforest reserve and farmland by the state Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, in spite of pending court cases on the matter.

Some of the impacted communities which protested include Odighi, Odiguetue, Uhiere, Owan, Agbanikaka, Orhua, Oke-Irhue, Ekhen-Irhue, Ago Oshodin, Ekpan, Ofumwegbe, Umokpe, Agudezi, Ozalla, and Igbira Camp.

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An activist says the son has ties to the company behind the planned development of a treasured forest.

Main photo: A cleared area is seen in Phnom Tamao Forest, south of Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh, Aug. 6, 2022.

Far too few Indian women have any legal title to property, despite legislative efforts to fix a sharp gender imbalance in inheritance, especially in rural India. This restricts their agency.

El Gobierno Bolivariano ha entregado 12 millones 591.300 hectáreas de terreno a través de su política de Ley de Tierra.

El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, aprobó este miércoles la creación de la Comisión Nacional de Tierras (CNT), en calidad de ente consultivo y participativo, para profundizar la política de regularización de la tenencia de tierras con vocación agrícola.

Main photo: Chaiwat Limlikitaksorn, the former head of Kaeng Krachan National Park and one of the indicted officials.

There are too many animals for the available water supply in the Gobi desert region. The situation worsens each year.

Main photo: Bolortuya Bekh-Ochir, right, and Jargalsuren Tungalagzaya fill a trough with water for a herd of goats in Mongolia's Gobi desert region (URANCHIMEG TSOGKHUU, GPJ MONGOLIA)

Copper remains Zambia’s principal export and tax earner. But getting the product out is subject to challenges of both hardware and software.

 The towns on the road to Mongu are memorable for their roadside stalls and shiny tomatoes, throngs of people in brightly coloured chitenge, and the quaintly named shops. (Photo: Greg Mills)