Centuries of overgrazing and deforestation have eliminated most native flora in Ireland, creating what ecologists see as a man-made desert in places. A growing “rewilding” push aims to change that.
Tag: Land Use Policies
If You Don’t Use Your Land, These Marxists May Take It
The Landless Workers Movement organizes Brazil’s poor to take land from the rich. It is perhaps the largest — and most polarizing — social movement in Latin America.
Vatican Repudiates ‘Doctrine of Discovery,’ Used as Justification for Colonization
Indigenous communities have long called on the Vatican rescind the concept, which had been used over the centuries to seize land from people in the Americas, Africa and elsewhere.
‘It’s Our Central Park’: Uproar Rises Over Location of New Toronto Homes
A plan to build 50,000 homes in a protected green space surrounding Toronto has led to strident opposition and debate over where to house a projected influx of immigrants in the coming years.
In West Bank, Settlers Sense Their Moment After Far Right’s Rise
After a surge in violence, there are fears of a wider escalation in the occupied West Bank. Israeli settlers see an opportunity, and Palestinians fear what’s next.
COP15 Biodiversity Talks: Countries Sign On to “30×30” Conservation Plan
Roughly 190 nations, aiming to halt a dangerous decline in biodiversity, agreed to preserve 30 percent of the planet’s land and seas. The United States is not officially a participant.
Indigenous Australians in Murujuga Fight to Preserve Heritage Sites
In Western Australia, new projects would supercharge gas drilling and processing. Traditional owners of the land say their heritage sites are threatened.
Fighting Climate Change, Indigenous People Protect Canadian Forests
Canada is looking to its Indigenous communities to help manage its boreal forests, the world’s largest intact forest ecosystem and one of its biggest stores of carbon.
Fighting Climate Change, Indigenous People Protect Canadian Forests
Canada is looking to its Indigenous communities to help manage its boreal forests, the world’s largest intact forest ecosystem and one if its biggest stores of carbon.
Court to Reconsider Trump-Era Decision That Favored Alaska Road Project
Conservation groups, joined by former President Carter, had sued to reopen the case after a March ruling upheld an Interior Department deal for a road through a national wildlife refuge.