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Wary of Climate Change, Vanuatu Villagers Seek Higher Ground
2015-07-12 12:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Many people living in this coastal village in Vanuatu believe the March cyclone that sent waves surging through their homes was the latest and most dramatic sign of climate change. They are now considering rebuilding their entire community on higher ground. Cyclone Pam struck the Pacific archipelago three months ago, blasting the islands with winds of 270 kilometers (168 miles) per hour, killing at least 11 people and affecting 180,000 more by destroying their homes and crops. Many residents saw...
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ExxonMobil Indonesian Villagers Human Rights Abuse Case to Proceed in Federal Court
2015-07-07 17:02:28| Chemicals - Topix.net
In a significant victory for families of Indonesian citizens who were killed or abused by security personnel hired by Exxon Mobil Corporation, a Federal court has ruled the Alien Tort Statute claims against Exxon Mobil for human rights violations can proceed. Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC serves as counsel for the plaintiffs.
Pakistan's coastal villagers retreat as seas gobble land
2015-01-09 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: For fisherman Sammar Dablo, it was as if "the seawater stole our homes" when land erosion forced his village to relocate further inland on Pakistan's south coast. The people of the fan-shaped Indus Delta, where the Indus River meets the Arabian Sea, are among the poorest of the poor, mostly illiterate and living in wooden shacks on the mud flats. As seawater has washed into the delta, destroying thousands of hectares of fertile land and contaminating underground water channels, they survive...
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Villagers losing out to sugar growing
2014-12-17 01:02:33| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The villagers who are losing out to sugarcane
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Zimbabwe: Villagers Target Tongaat Hulett
2014-12-04 08:16:24| Sugar Industry News
The ZANU-PF leadership here has unanimously recommended the acquisition of 29 000 hectares of sugar cane plantations under the control of sugar producer Tongaat Hulett in the Lowveld to resettle thousands of landless people.
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