Full Coverage: Land

28.06.2005 Jarawan tribes people from the Andaman Islands are in danger of being wiped out by Indian invaders while the government fails to act on laws to protect them.

27.06.2005 Families left destitute by the Asian tsunami six months ago are still struggling to survive and are competing with businesses and landowners for relief money, reveals Oxfam.

24.06.2005 WASHINGTON, D.C., Jun 24 (OneWorld) - Wangari Muta Maathai, 2004's Nobel Peace Prize winner and the first African woman bestowed the prestigious award, told representatives from non-governmental organizations here recently that a stronger commitment to environmental conservation can help build peace and greater prosperity in Africa.

20.06.2005 The University of Michigan is placing the Coca-Cola company on probation until August 2006 for the company's egregious actions in Colombia and India. The major setback for the Coca-Cola company comes after a 10 month investigation into Coca-Cola's crimes in India and Colombia by the Dispute Review Board (DRB), an advisory body set up by the University of Michigan.

16.06.2005 A recent Wall Street Journal feature helped spread awareness about many of Coca-Cola's abuses in India, but the article let the company off the hook in several irrefutable respects and failed to properly characterize the massive grassroots movement behind the campaign to hold Coke to account, says the India Resource Center.

10.06.2005 A South African think tank has produced a controversial report which concludes that black South Africans are more concerned about employment and wider inequalities than inducements to farming, an unprofitable industry which traditional white farmers are deserting.