Palestine/Israel: Forest Arises from Desert?!
Questions are raised about a forest that rises from the desert Israel has cultivated Yatir Forest, which has been hailed as a green refuge in the Naqab, helping to fight climate change. Scientists worldwide are calculating
Published : 30 September 2019
Israeli ‘Reforestation’ as Settlement Policy
Munich’s Jewish Museum calls Negev forests ‘settlement policy,’ sparking outcry State-run institution uses loaded term to describe afforestation near Beersheba; employee protests the use of ‘anti-Semitic imagery’; JNF Germany: Display ‘painful, intolerable’ Following an Israel-related controversy that forced
Published : 30 September 2019
Quiet, Cruel Population Transfer in Hebron Hills
Demolition of Palestinian homes – last week’s excuse was to create Israeli “nature reserves,” this week a “firing zone” – causes now-homeless Mahmoud Hamamdi to ask, “Who is the terrorist: the one who builds a
Published : 27 September 2019
Call to Annex Jordan Valley Spurs Ruinous Rampage
Down in the Jordan Valley, the cruel wheels of the Israeli occupation keep on turning. Shortly after Netanyahu announced his plan to annex the Jordan Valley, the Israeli authorities arrived at hilltop olive groves owned
Published : 20 September 2019
HIC-HLRN Report to CESCR on Israel
HIC-HLRN has submitted a parallel report to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) on Israel’s Implementation of Covenant Rights and Obligations Related to Habitat, in advance of CESCR`s 66th Session on 2–3
Published : 19 September 2019
HIC-HLRN Joins Partners on Israel`s CERD Review
Habitat International Coalition (HIC) – Housing and Land Rights Network (HLRN) has partnered with HIC Member organizations Al-Haq and BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights (Palestine), as well as with Cairo Institute
Published : 09 September 2019
IPCC Agrees with Indigenous Peoples
A statement on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on Climate Change and Land from Indigenous Peoples and local communities* from 42 countries spanning 76% of the world’s tropical forests Finally, the world’s
Published : 12 August 2019
#StandTogetherNow
In 2015 world leaders signed historic agreements – the Paris Agreement, the Sustainable Development Goals and the broader 2030 Agenda to push for a more just and sustainable world by 2030. These inter-linked agendas promised
Published : 12 August 2019
IPCC Report on Land Use: Seven Things to Know
Frances Seymour of World Resources Institute explains how the UN report confirms the importance of protecting forests in global strategies to fight climate change The IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change, Desertification, Land Degradation, Sustainable Land Management,
Published : 08 August 2019
