Building Regional Solidarity for People-Centered Land Governance
Asia
Monday, 5th August 2019
At the Facilitators’ Meeting in Ahmedabad, India, participants raised the importance of building regional solidarity among ILC Asia platforms in striving for people-centered land governance in the region.
Community management of the commons in Sagatadi village, India
This good practice illustrates that locally-managed ecosystems are derived from the principles of natural resource conservation. In the Sagatadi village, located towards the south east of Udaipur District in the Rajasthan State of India, community members have set up an integrated system for the...
Millions of Adivasi and forest dwellers face eviction
Asia
Thursday, 14th March 2019
This video and legal brief (from Land Forum India) explain the recent decision by the Supreme Court of India to evict indigenous peoples and forest dwellers from their native forests in more than 16 states. Learn more about what is at stake for these neglected forest communities.
Natural farming technology strengthens food security of land reform beneficiaries
Land reform beneficiaries in India are finding it very difficult to adopt chemical farming practices due to their prohibitive costs. Hence recently the Government has started encouraging small and marginal farmers to participate in an organic agriculture movement. Due to the lack of capacity...
