Killings of land rights defenders increased in 2016: report

The number of farmers, indigenous people and advocates of people’s right to land killed this year is three times the average in 2015

No give

Maharashtra villagers fight land acquisition for IT park

Making headway

Lisus, Namdapha officials 'talk' in Arunachal

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These methods can help in sustainable pasture management

Forming a pasture land development committee at the local level is necessary for the development, protection and maintenance of pastures

Amendments to century-old laws on tribal rights spark protests in Jharkhand

The proposed amendments would increase land acquisitions for mining and other industrial uses, causing mass displacement of tribals

Ministries in Africa commit to integrate land governance concerns in agriculture

Most of the African ministries of lands have been working on land reforms, but in isolation from the agricultural sector

Climate action may be hampered due to different land emissions accounting practices by scientists, countries: Study

If countries followed the IPCC assessment approach, they may not reach climate benchmarks they are shooting for

The lie of the land

A deluge of stories on water

Plotting progress

Gods' own country

Land rights -- and their divine connection

Where’s Bhoodan Land?

Demolished

Illegal structures around the Ranthambore national park

‘Repressive governments use financial crises, global pandemics to change societal norms’

Sam Szoke-Burke, senior legal researcher, Columbia University, talks to DTE amid reports of governments trying to take control of land in name of …

India outsources agriculture

Slow march to land reform

Expert committee report crawls only after a protest

Jharkhand protests: land acquisition amendments set aside important safeguards

Progressive provisions like social impact assessment and consent of the affected people are being ignored

Man-eater of Manatu

A former zamindar renders his downfall into a fight for justice

Tribal women in Odisha attempt mass suicide over rail track construction

The women alleged the track was being constructed without compensating tribals in the area for their land

Urbanisation to cause huge loss of prime farmland: UNCCD

Between 1.6 and 3.3 million hectares of such land could be lost by 2030, estimates the United Nations Convention to combat Desertification report

Odisha govt lures industries via land banks, alienates people from commons

Down To Earth travels to some of the areas in Odisha worst hit by a government-sponsored land grab to lure industries and investments

India’s forests, soil can store additional 7 billion tonnes of carbon: Study

India can gain most by improving management of existing, likely degraded forests

Kolam tribals in Maharashtra struggling to get their land back

COVID-19: Ecology and evolution of viruses — and way forward

Globalisation has aided the spread of epidemics; conserving ecology and biodiversity and maintaining immunity is the way ahead

Consolidation against commoners

After land consolidation was introduced, the landless poor and agricultural labourers, who depended on common resources, faced tremendous problems