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COLARP, NCCR publish policy brief on land reform in South Asia
03/02/2012
ILC member, COLARP (Nepal) in collaboration with NCCR North-South published a policy brief on land reform in South Asia. Land is a vital asset in South Asian agrarian societies, as it determines the overall socio-economic, political, and cultural status of individuals and...
ILC and partners launch learning route on Making rangelands secure
02/02/2012
Secure access to land and resources has become a critical issue for the millions of rangeland users that depend upon rangelands for their food and livelihood security. Most experience high levels of insecurity due to a number of factors including the lack of recognition...
Murder of land defenders in Guatemala
01/02/2012
ILC Secretariat shares with great sadness the murder of Mrs Petrona Moran Suc and Mr Sebastian Xona, land defenders that were found killed in Finca la Primavera (San Cristobal, Alta Verapaz). For more information read the press release prepared by La Unión Verapacense de...
Killing of human rights defender Mr Vidal Nahaman Cabrera Tuch
19/01/2012
It is with great sadness that ILC Secretariat has heard of the death of Vidal Nahaman Cabrera Tuch, an active member of the Juventud del Comité de Desarrollo Campesino - CODECA (an ILC member) working on issues related to wage conditions for campesinos, a just and dignified...
Interview with CEPES Director on land tenure in Latin America.
16/01/2012
Recent studies from ILC and FAO highlight the re-launch of the land concentration process in Latin America, as a result of demand for certain products due to economic growth, the expansion of extractive industries, biofuels, and financial speculation. All...

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