Land loss

LSU Civil and Environmental Engineering, Geography and Anthropology Research Preservation of Native American Sites

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Monday, August 14, 2023
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One such community that goes mostly unnoticed are Native Americans, whose archaeological sites are greatly affected by coastal erosion.

Key Points: 
  • One such community that goes mostly unnoticed are Native Americans, whose archaeological sites are greatly affected by coastal erosion.
  • Wanting to help Louisiana tribes sustain their sacred ground, faculty in the LSU Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and LSU Department of Geography and Anthropology are working alongside other Louisiana universities to evaluate and determine how these tribes can protect their land.
  • “The whole motivation behind the [MRDAM] project is to focus on cultural resources that are being impacted and bring them to light,” Konsoer said.
  • “It’s up to the tribal partners on how they’d like to move forward, whether it’s preservation or mitigation,” Konsoer said.

City liveability rankings tell a biased story -- our research in Dhaka explains why

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Friday, July 14, 2023
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In the 2023 edition of its annual global liveability index, the Economist Intelligence Unit (the research and analysis division of the Economist Group) ranked the Bangladeshi capital 166 out of 173 cities.

Key Points: 
  • In the 2023 edition of its annual global liveability index, the Economist Intelligence Unit (the research and analysis division of the Economist Group) ranked the Bangladeshi capital 166 out of 173 cities.
  • While such lists tell a compelling story, it is an inherently biased one.
  • The Economist’s global liveability index is based on the experiences of expats rather than citizens.

Translocal lives

    • We were examining two kinds of spaces linked to seasonal and labour migration: rickshaw garages and mess dormitories.
    • These are typically located on the margins of the city in neighbourhoods such as Mirpur, Rayerbazar, Kamrangirchar, Shonir Akhra and Badda.
    • We found that both mess dormitories and rickshaw garages are brimming with movement and business.
    • Every night, Jalal slept on a bamboo platform above the garage in Dhaka along with about 25 other people.
    • He hoped to be able to move back to his home and business in the countryside after the rainy season had ended.

Multidirectional migration

    • The men, women and families housed there work across numerous industries: domestic help, construction, garment factories, rickshaw and car garages, small-scale businesses, street food stalls and local restaurants.
    • While typically made of permanent materials, these dormitories can seem unfurnished, as the most common living arrangement within them is on the floor.
    • As she explained:
      Every morning I rearrange this room with only one bed into a workshop.
    • Dormitories offer flexible rental arrangements, from one-day or weekly rentals to monthly and year-long options.

Cities as places of work

    • Cities are said to be overburdened by the pressure of migrants from rural areas, who have no other option than to settle in slums.
    • It is shaped by what the geographer Benjamin Etzold terms “translocality”: people organising their lives and their livelihoods across different places.
    • Cities need to be discussed not only in terms of their liveability but also in terms of their workability.
    • It is also the possibility of maintaining translocal networks and livelihoods – of continuing to live between places.

Before the Barunga Declaration, there was the Barunga Statement, and Hawke's promise of Treaty

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Friday, June 23, 2023
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This week at Parliament House during Barunga Festival, four NT Land Council representatives presented Prime Minister Anthony Albanese with the Barunga Declaration.

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  • This week at Parliament House during Barunga Festival, four NT Land Council representatives presented Prime Minister Anthony Albanese with the Barunga Declaration.
  • Signed by the four NT Land Council representatives, the declaration calls on Australians to vote “yes” in the upcoming referendum for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
  • NT Land Council representatives Dr Samuel Bush-Blanasi (Northern Land Council), Matthew Palmer (Central Land Council), Gibson Farmer Illortaminni (Tiwi Land Council) and Thomas Amagula (Anindilyakwa Land Council) brought the Barunga Declaration to Parliament House.

Treaty ’88 and the Barunga Statement

    • The Barunga Statement was the outcome of years of careful deliberation and discussion.
    • It was delivered from “the Indigenous owners and occupiers of Australia”, requesting the Australian government legislate for national land rights and begin treaty negotiations.
    • It also called for laws for a national elected Aboriginal body, and recognition of customary law by police and justice systems.
    • The Barunga Statement was presented during a time where there were increasing calls for a treaty.
    • The Treaty ’88 campaign declared that Australia was invaded by a foreign power with no treaty.

‘Treaty by 1990’

    • However, others have highlighted the reconciliation movement’s departure from treaty.
    • Playwright Wesley Enoch and actress Deborah Mailman’s play 7 Stages of Grieving includes a poem emphasising instead the “wreck”, “con” and “silly” in reconciliation.
    • This would symbolise the burial of hopes for a treaty, saying
      Sovereignty became treaty, treaty became reconciliation and reconciliation turned into nothing.

To properly consider the Voice, we need to look to how we got here

    • However, the Voice aims to address a key problem that recreates disadvantage: First Nations’ political power.
    • First Nations peoples have long sought representation to seek particular rights to land, culture and heritage, language, self-determination and self-governance.
    • The referendum for a Voice is the first of a three-part sequence of reforms, outlined in the 2017 Uluru Statement, followed by treaty and truth-telling.

Tallgrass Announces Series of Initiatives in Southeast Louisiana

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Wednesday, December 28, 2022
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By prioritizing the people of Southeast Louisiana and advancing our hurricane preparedness, this agreement highlights the importance my Administration has placed on attracting companies to Louisiana who prioritize Louisianans,” said Governor John Bel Edwards.

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  • By prioritizing the people of Southeast Louisiana and advancing our hurricane preparedness, this agreement highlights the importance my Administration has placed on attracting companies to Louisiana who prioritize Louisianans,” said Governor John Bel Edwards.
  • Additionally, CPRA and Tallgrass will create the Ironton & Southeast Louisiana Committee.
  • “When we started with the property in Plaquemines Parish, we set out to be a partner of Ironton and Southeast Louisiana for the long-haul.
  • While our development plans changed over time – our commitment to the community remains unchanged,” said Matt Kegg, Director of Terminals at Tallgrass.

The Nature Conservancy Announces Its Third Global Debt Conversion in Barbados

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022
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Barbados is the third country to partner with TNC on a Blue Bonds project after the Seychelles and Belize.

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  • Barbados is the third country to partner with TNC on a Blue Bonds project after the Seychelles and Belize.
  • The strategy is aligned with global goals to protect 30% of the worlds ocean, lands and freshwater by 2030.
  • Through this innovative debt conversion project, our Government will commit to protecting and effectively managing up to 30% of Barbados waters.
  • The Nature Conservancy is a global conservation organization dedicated to conserving the lands and waters on which all life depends.

Earth Day Alert: New Study Predicts Catastrophic Decline of Dolphins in Northern Gulf of Mexico

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Friday, April 22, 2022
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Marine mammal scientists say the project would be disastrous for a dolphin population still recovering from the oil spill.

Key Points: 
  • Marine mammal scientists say the project would be disastrous for a dolphin population still recovering from the oil spill.
  • "We've been monitoring the health of dolphins in this area for more than 10 years since the DWH spill.
  • Dr. Len Thomas, the lead author of the study, added, "Simply put, our research predicts the project would cause a decline of at least 97 percent in the population ofjust over 2,000 dolphins."
  • Prolonged exposure to low salinity has been linked to skin lesions and other diseases in dolphins that can result in death.

Effects of Land Property Rights: Cases from Three Continents

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Thursday, December 23, 2021
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The AAEA session taking place at the 2022 ASSA Annual Meeting, " Effects of Land Property Rights: Cases from Three Continents ", brings three papers from three different continents to highlight the effects of the lack of land property rights.

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  • The AAEA session taking place at the 2022 ASSA Annual Meeting, " Effects of Land Property Rights: Cases from Three Continents ", brings three papers from three different continents to highlight the effects of the lack of land property rights.
  • They take Jacksonville, Florida, as a case to demonstrate how lack of property rights affects the family, neighborhood, and the broader urban region.
  • In the second paper, the authors from the World Bank explore the lack of land property rights on land inheritance in Malawi.
  • Finally, in the third paper, the authors find that land titling reduces land abandonment by enhancing land property rights, especially in an unsecured property rights scenario.

Boyd Collaborates With KJ Marley To Address White Farmer Claims of Reverse Discrimination and Lawsuits Blocking $5Billion

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Monday, November 22, 2021
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BOYDTON, Va., Nov. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- White Farmers are suing for Reverse Discrimination to prevent $5Billion in Emergency Relief for Black, Native American and other Farmers of Color.

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  • BOYDTON, Va., Nov. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- White Farmers are suing for Reverse Discrimination to prevent $5Billion in Emergency Relief for Black, Native American and other Farmers of Color.
  • "The Land" featuring John Boyd Jr. and KJ Skippa Mak Marley speaks volumes to the challenges we still face.
  • Boyd went on to assist 10,000s of other Black and minority farmers to file discrimination complaints, lawsuits and class actions against USDA.Farming is our oldest occupation.
  • "The Land" featuring John Boyd Jr. and KJ Skippa Mak Marley speaks volumes to the challenges we still face.

New Mississippi Initiative Will Combat Leading Cause of Involuntary Land Loss Among Black Families

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Thursday, October 14, 2021
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"These harmful effectswhich have persisted for decadeshave been particularly acute for families of color and low-income families in Mississippi.

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  • "These harmful effectswhich have persisted for decadeshave been particularly acute for families of color and low-income families in Mississippi.
  • The new initiative is based on a successful model developed by the Center for Heirs' Property Preservation in South Carolina.
  • This model has helped South Carolina families resolve more than 275 titles, building family and community wealth and ecological restoration in marginalized communities.
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    SOURCE Center for Heirs' Property Preservation; Mississippi Center for Justice; World Wildlife Fund; Kimberly-Clark