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There should be a better long-term strategy for foreign direct investments in Nigeria that’s not tied to its oil reserves.
To fully understand what led to the stabbings in James Smith Cree Nation, we need to look at how the legacy of settler colonial violence impacts Indigenous communities.
In NSW and wider Australia, there is a history of First Nations people fighting for land rights. However, while there have been successes, there are a significant number of unprocessed claims in NSW.
Senate Inquiry report “A way forward” recommended Aboriginal heritage protection be co-designed with Aboriginal people. However WA’s new Aboriginal Heritage Act seems to prioritise mining interests.
Western Australia’s Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Bill 2021 is set to become law. But the new legislation states one elected official will decide whether heritage sites are destroyed for development.
How can we improve the management of Queensland’s heritage sites? Can farming and the conservation of Aboriginal heritage co-exist?
More than 100 nations have pledged to end deforestation by 2030. But there’s no mention of the need for Indigenous people to give their prior informed consent.
History is being repeated with the Northern Territory government finding ways to stop Aboriginal people from gaining access to water to use or trade.
Colonialism, political turmoil and unmet citizen promises all lie behind the rise of attacks on foreign-run fossil fuel plants in Mozambique.
Malawi’s revamped subsidy regime is designed to reach many more farmers. But a granular look shows that women aren’t reaping the benefits.
Institutional problems make it difficult to satisfy livestock and crop farmers’ interests, already in contest over agricultural resources.
Traditional leaders do not adequately represent the interests of rural communities in dealing with mining companies.
Part of an Indigenous ancestral trail was cleared by a logging company last summer, despite it being a protected cultural site under Alberta law.
As African economies recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, governments should explore technologies like global positioning systems and blockchain for use in the registration of land rights.
Forests must improve communities’ livelihoods to rise as a sustainable management solution
Land reform has always been closely tied to shifts in the wider political economy of countries.
In the late 1880s, Gomeroi woman Mary Jane Cain began petitioning Britain for land rights. A matriarch and Queen to her people, she recovered 600 acres that became home to displaced Aboriginal families.
Civil society organisations in Zambia help women get access to land.
We found that even when women own land, their husbands are still perceived as household heads.
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Associate Professor of Law, Griffith University
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Senior Lecturer and Programme Director - Comparative Tribal Constitutionalism Research Programme, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Chief Executive Officer, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research; Professorial Fellow, Fenner School for the Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Head of Urbanism and Associate Professor of Urban Studies, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney
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Research Fellow with the Law Futures Centre and the Institute for Ethics, Governance and Law, Griffith University
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Senior Lecturer in Practice, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Professor of Linguistics, The University of Queensland
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Foundation Chair in Australian Indigenous Studies, The University of Melbourne
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer in Social Research and Policy, UNSW Sydney
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PhD Candidate, School of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania, and Senior Research Consultant, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor in Environment and Development, Australian National University
