Four years ago, my father drove all the way from Denver to Topeka, with an eight foot Colorado Blue Spruce in his trunk, so that my husband and I could have a part of Colorado growing on our land.

On my way back, I thought of Zhang Qian and Hsuan Tsang again. Neither of them had stopped here.

Because of the Yosemite Land Grant the incredible landscape of Yosemite, with its impressive cliffs, massive trees, and breathtaking waterfalls, has been preserved and open to the public.

Most villagers are leaving Mount Taihang as exploitation of the land continues and new roads connect them to cities.

It's rich there because of the fertility of soil.

Because in many cases, the plantations own the most fertile land (which was most often acquired unscrupulously) and the local people won’t survive from subsistence farming alone.

For most of our history, there has been new land to farm, and we still farm as though there always will be.

For most of our history, there has been new land to farm, and we still farm as though there always will be.

Because Hilary’s homestead was on the main highway, the government was going to take it by eminent domain in the near future and make it part of the headquarters operation.

For when you strive for gain you are but a root that clings to the earth and sucks at her breast.

As palm yields more oil per hectare of land than soyabeans, rapeseed or sunflowers "any substitute would need more land", says Harrison.

Vegan choices require only a fraction of a land, far few resources what is need to produce animal products.

For here were no long, straight furrows, such as could be seen in the yellow clay fields of the flat middle Georgia country or in the lush black earth of the coastal plantations.

Because members do not individually own the land on the reservation, they are not eligible for mortgages or building loans.

There have been protests following land acquisitions by foreign companies in Tanzania, Madagascar and Ghana; tensions are also mounting in Sierra Leone.

In West Bengal farmers have repeatedly clashed with police since the state government appropriated their lands near the GQ for an auto factory.

Consequently the soil was in ruins. All living things died one after another.

Consequently the soil was in ruins. All living things died one after another.

Thus to make a profit, barons had to acquire control over huge tracts of land.

Therefore, from this point of view, "Li Min Tian Bie" land tenure but also has some of the main features of contracts.