African Coups and Resource Rights — Global Issues

African Coups and Resource Rights — Global Issues

What Africa needs is deep systematic changes in land governance. Communities need to control the disposition of their territories; peace will never happen if populations are stuck in economic instability. Credit: Tommy Trenchard/IPS Opinion by Solange Bandiaky Badji (washington dc) Monday, September 25, 2023 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Sep 25…

We Must Ensure That Climate Funding Reaches the Guardians of the Forests — Global Issues

We Must Ensure That Climate Funding Reaches the Guardians of the Forests — Global Issues

While 2020 saw the highest deforestation rate in Brazil’s history, deforestation rates were up to three times lower in Indigenous territories. Credit: Mario Osava/IPS Opinion by Solange Bandiaky Badji, Torbjorn Gjefsen (washington dc) Tuesday, September 27, 2022 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Sep 27 (IPS) – US $270 million may sound…