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[South East Asia] Farmers in South East Asia may lose their land dues to Covid-19
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[South East Asia] Farmers in South East Asia may lose their land dues to Covid-19

Many farmers and indigenous people in South East Asia are on the verge of losing their lands due to the lockdowns that are imposed to contain the Covid-19 (coronavirus), according to land rights activists who are backing new technologies to help track the growing number of conflicts.With over 4.4 million people have been reported to be infected by the coronavirus globally and about 300,000 have died, farmer across the world are struggling to tend to their fields, and some indigenous people kept from forests because of restrictions on movement, making it easier for illegal loggers and companies to encroach their lands, analysts said."The pandemic has opened an opportunity for activities such as illegal logging and land grabs across Asia-Pacific because of less oversight and accountability,"...