Full Coverage: Land

05/12/2008 Displaced by devastating floods more than two decades ago, residents of Bihar in eastern India have been forced to live on a century-old British constructed levee. Living in abject poverty and in fear of criminals, these landless farm workers have not seen any government official in the last 25 years.

05/07/2008 Like Kiribati and Tuvalu, the islands of the Torres Strait are slowly being submerged. But unlike their Pacific neighbours, the plight of their inhabitants is being overlooked.
From: The Independent

05/06/2008 UNITED NATIONS, May 5 (OneWorld) - The United Nations is facing scathing criticism from the world's indigenous communities for its attempts to promote carbon trading as a tool to address climate change concerns.

05/02/2008 Biopolttoaineiden viljely voi pahimmillaan johtaa ihmisoikeusloukkauksiin, pakolaisuuteen ja koflikteihin, varoittaa YK:n alkuperäiskansojen foorumi uudessa raportissaan. Biopolttoaineiden tarpeen lisääntyminen uhkaa jopa 60 miljoonan maailman alkuperäiskansoihin kuuluvan maita.

05/02/2008 Demand for biofuels is destroying tribal peoples’ land and lives, according to a new report. Palm oil is one of the most destructive crops followed by sugar cane, soy, corn, manioc and jatropha.
From: Survival

05/01/2008 Environmental activist Sunita Narain offers a glimpse of what the future holds for coastal towns and villages as sea waters rise at a high rate. Climate change, rising salinity in waters and intense winds are eroding and depressing land at the same time in the Sunderbans, leaving people with no ways to survival.