—FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE— January 21, 2025; 9:00 AM PST Media Contact: amittal@oaklandinstitute.org, +1 510-469-5228 In a major victory for Tanzanian pastoralists and farmers, the World Bank...
A smallholder tomato farmer in the northwestern Uganda region of West Nile sprays his half-acre tomato garden without adequate protection. Many farmers around the country interact...
By Witness Radio team. The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved changes to its Accountability Mechanism (AM) structure to enhance its independence and overall...
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – Even as dramatic water-related disasters such as floods and storms intensified in some parts of the world, more than three-quarters of Earth’s...
20,000 delegates attended COP16 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — three times the number of the previous UNCCD COP. Image: REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra. 40% of the world’s agricultural...
By Witness Radio team. Leaders of the Informal Alliance against the expansion of Industrial Monoculture Plantations have passed a declaration committing to the fight against land...
By Witness Radio team. Dear supporters and followers, we are deeply grateful for your continued support and commitment to our cause. Your involvement is crucial as...
I. New pressure on land? Observers marked 2023 as a “make-or-break” year for voluntary carbon markets and a key “ inflection point ” for their role in addressing...
For almost 10 years, the Informal Alliance against the expansion of Industrial Monocultures in West and Central Africa has had an important role in connecting grassroots...
By Accountability Counsel and partners Joint Statement December 9, 2024 We, the undersigned civil society organizations (CSOs) and representatives of herders from Mongolia, strongly condemn the...