land use conflict resolution

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Global impacts of extractive and industrial development projects on Indigenous Peoples’ lifeways, lands, and rights

Global impacts of extractive and industrial development projects on Indigenous Peoples’ lifeways, lands, and rights

To what extent do extractive and industrial development pressures affect Indigenous Peoples’ lifeways, lands, and rights globally? We analyze 3081 environmental conflicts over development projects to quantify Indigenous Peoples’ exposure to 11 reported social-environmental impacts jeopardizing the…

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Agreement Signed Between Navajo Nation & San Juan County Utah

Agreement Signed Between Navajo Nation & San Juan County Utah

Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly signed a groundbreaking agreement San Juan County Commissioners Tuesday morning. President Shelly and the commissioners entered into a memorandum of agreement focused on planning collaboration to develop land use recommendations for state and federal lands within…

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Gitanyow Nation: Land Use Planning to Protect their Territories

Gitanyow citizens, a nation with a strong system of hereditary chiefs, talk about the impacts of development on their traditional lands and how their land use plan has helped protect their territories.