31 percent of timber, mining, agriculture concessions in 12 nations overlap with local land rights

Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 03:30 in Mathematics & Economics

A new analysis of land-use concessions in emerging market economies (EMEs) in Africa, Asia and Latin America shows that at least one out of every three hectares licensed for commercial exploitation is overlapped by indigenous community land.

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