Investors exploit vulnerable situations to secure land for resource extraction, tourism development, or large-scale agriculture, often disregarding local communities’ rights and environmental concerns.
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Barbudan Fishermen Launch Legal Campaign for Codrington Lagoon
Barbudan Fishermen Launch Legal Campaign for Codrington Lagoon, An Important Source of Water and Food Two Barbudan residents are taking legal action against their government’s approval of permits for foreign investors to construct villas on 114 acres of protected wetlands in Codrington Lagoon National Park. The lawsuit, filed by local fisherman and tour guide George …
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The Major Threat to Communal Land Ownership in Barbuda
Barbuda’s custom of communal land ownership, codified in law in 2017, is under serious threat by outside private commercial interests.