September 2019

55th Isocarp world congress

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Day 4 of the 55th ISOCARP Congress brings in a review of the exciting ISOCARP and UN-HABITAT Design Charette work in Wuhan, China. Wuhan is a vibrant 10 million people Chinese city filled with stories and #heritage sites. One of them lies at the confluence of the Hanjiang and Yangtze rivers. A major historical wholesale market in the region, Hankou is an important reference point for the citizens of Wuhan in a dire need of urban regeneration. How to harness… Read More »55th Isocarp world congress

Indigenous Community Land Management Systems

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Indigenous people live on over 50% of the world’s land, yet only 10% of it is under their legal ownership. This ownership is more important to all of us than we may think. In times of climate change, community and management indigenous people often practice bring us a number of benefits.  Community land often comes to protecting NaturalEcosystems and helping achieve SDGs; it caters for food, water, fuelwood, medicinal plants and other critical resources; it also enhances its inhabitants’ safety… Read More »Indigenous Community Land Management Systems