Latin America, the most unequal region of the world in land distribution

Economic elites use their clout to influence regulatory decisions to serve their interest by either funding political parties or controlling the media

Rivulet resurrected in 45 days

Thousands of people working under NREGS bring a 38 km stream back from the dead in Uttar Pradesh

Return of village land

Supreme Court asks states to evict illegal occupants of village commons

Letters

Letters

BRAZIL

Inching in

A comprehensive study of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park points to government connivance in the destruction of Mumbai's invaluable heritage

Common nightmares

Brazil

Defying court

Double whammy

MEXICO

Open floodgates

Will mere slum removals along Mithi stop Mumbai floods?

Tribals in danger

Extended lease

The land rush

STRUGGLE FOR LAND AND THE FATE OF THE FORESTS Edited by Marcus Colchester and Larry Lohmann Publisher: The World Rainforest Movement, Malaysia, …

No give

Maharashtra villagers fight land acquisition for IT park

Whose land?

Beyond progress

DEPRIVING THE UNDERPRIVILEGED FOR DEVELOPMENT·Balaji Pandey·Institute for Socio- Economic Development, Bhubaneshwar·Rs 650

Daunting numbers

JOHANNESBURG

Master violators

Will the real land sharks please stand up?

Uncommon swing for commons

States rush in with new policies and programmes to protect village land

Unceremoniously dumped

Assam's evicted encroachers show legal proof of residence

Displaced by fencing

Government fails to compensate the homeless in Mizoram, Tripura