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https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/indigenous-and-local-communities-see-big-gains-in-land-rights-study-shows/>
"Land legally designated or owned by Indigenous, Afro-descendant and local
communities increased by 102.9 million hectares (254 million acres), larger
than the size of Egypt, between 2015 and 2020, according to a new report
released by the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI). These groups now own
more than 11% of Earth’s terrestrial land.
“We are seeing the [results of] advocacy and the work that Indigenous peoples
and local communities have been doing to push forward the recognition of their
rights,” said Solange Bandiaky-Badji, RRI coordinator.
In the study, land designation grants communities access rights, use of
resources and management or exclusion rights to bar extractive industries and
activities, while ownership grants all of the above for an unlimited amount of
time with right to due process. Indigenous land rights are also covered by the
U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), though this not
ratified by law in most countries.
Over the last few decades, there has been a concerted push by human rights
bodies and environmental organizations to also recognize Indigenous rights in
light of the benefits they can bring to help tackle the climate and
biodiversity crises. A growing body of research has connected Indigenous land
rights in certain regions with low rates of deforestation and forest
degradation comparable to that of protected areas. In Brazil’s Amazon, studies
have shown that Indigenous protected lands safeguard some of the Amazon’s last
carbon sinks. And the U.N.’s most recent report on climate change emphasized
these rights as a key bulwark in both climate change mitigation and adaptation
efforts.
Covering 73 countries representing 85% of the world’s terrestrial surface, the
report showed increases across 21 countries with 85% of these being newly
recognized areas owned by communities. However, in 49 of those countries, at
least 1.3 billion hectares (3.3 billion acres) of ancestral lands have not been
recognized under national laws and regulations.
Badji said this was a major opportunity; however, she also said a major gap was
that only a handful of countries made significant gains to recognize land
tenure and drove most of the change analyzed in the report."
Via
The Fixer June 21, 2023:
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https://reasonstobecheerful.world/indigenous-land-rights-progress-report/>
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
Sun, 30 Jul 2023 12:45:52 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/indigenous-and-local-communities-see-big-gains-in-land-rights-study-shows/>
"Land legally designated or owned by Indigenous, Afro-descendant and local
communities increased by 102.9 million hectares (254 million acres), larger
than the size of Egypt, between 2015 and 2020, according to a new report
released by the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI). These groups now own
more than 11% of Earth’s terrestrial land.
“We are seeing the [results of] advocacy and the work that Indigenous peoples
and local communities have been doing to push forward the recognition of their
rights,” said Solange Bandiaky-Badji, RRI coordinator.
In the study, land designation grants communities access rights, use of
resources and management or exclusion rights to bar extractive industries and
activities, while ownership grants all of the above for an unlimited amount of
time with right to due process. Indigenous land rights are also covered by the
U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), though this not
ratified by law in most countries.
Over the last few decades, there has been a concerted push by human rights
bodies and environmental organizations to also recognize Indigenous rights in
light of the benefits they can bring to help tackle the climate and
biodiversity crises. A growing body of research has connected Indigenous land
rights in certain regions with low rates of deforestation and forest
degradation comparable to that of protected areas. In Brazil’s Amazon, studies
have shown that Indigenous protected lands safeguard some of the Amazon’s last
carbon sinks. And the U.N.’s most recent report on climate change emphasized
these rights as a key bulwark in both climate change mitigation and adaptation
efforts."
Via
Future Crunch:
<
https://futurecrunch.com/good-news-rubella-south-east-asia-huma-rights-estonia-animal-canada/>
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
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