Tighter EU rules on biofuel production are failing to protect the land rights of Indonesia's indigenous communities.
Tighter EU rules on biofuel production are failing to protect the land rights of Indonesia's indigenous communities.
In occasion of the 40th anniversary of CIDSE's Italian member organisation FOCSIV and CEFA, the two NGOs organise an event on landgrabbing in Bologna (26-27 October). (Article in Italian)
During a side-event at the Rio+20 conference on sustainable development, CIDSE’s Gisele Henriques called on governments to act on land grabbing and implement the UN-endorsed Voluntary Guidelines to Land
The FAO Voluntary Guidelines on the Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests were finally approved as negotiations in Rome closed late on Friday (9 March 2012.
From 5 to 8 March NGOs, civil society and heads of state return to Rome to discuss the FAO Voluntary Guidelines on the responsible use of land, fishing grounds and forests, continuing from where they had left the negotiations in October 2011. (leggi in IT)
Dal 5 all'8 marzo a Roma ong, società civile e capi di Stato tornano a confrontarsi alla FAO sulle Linee guida volontarie sulla gestione responsabile della terra, dei territori di pesca e delle foreste, già discusse durante il meeting di ottobre. (read in EN)
Land is now one of the hottest commodities in the world market. Time to stand up for small farmers dismissed as 'inefficient'.
Written by CIDSE - Written on Thursday, 13 December 2012
Written by CIDSE - Written on Wednesday, 18 April 2012