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European banks and penion funds fuel land-grabs in Uganda
European banks and pension funds continue to finance one of the largest and most destructive palm oil giants Wilmar International, according to new research released today by Friends of the Earth Europe.
European banks and penion funds fuel land-grabs in Uganda
European banks and pension funds continue to finance one of the largest and most destructive palm oil giants Wilmar International, according to new research released today by Friends of the Earth Europe. 
When the levee breaks
Karuturi Global faces accusations of causing floods to local villages, not paying taxes, contributing to human rights violations and providing dismal working conditions at its farming operations in Gambela, Ethiopia. 
El desembarco
África se está convirtiendo en un goloso pastel para las grandes empresas planetarias en su incesante y despiadada búsqueda del lucro, ahora que otros continentes están agotados. 
Riserva naturale di biocombustibili
A pochi chilometri dal confine con la Mauritania, dove la natura sembrerebbe offrire solo sabbia e poca erba secca, centinaia di migliaia di girasoli e lunghi canali artificiali riempiti d'acqua appaiono davanti a noi. 
Perú: Observatorio alerta sobre el problema de la extranjerización de la tierra rural
El Observatorio de los Derechos sobre la Tierra en el Perú llamó a estar alertas con el proceso de extranjerización de tierras rurales porque las posibilidades de controlar el fenómeno son bastante limitadas debido a las prerrogativas de las que gozan los inversionistas extranjeros. 
Ismail vows to punish Sudan’s investment ministry staff accepting bribes
Sudan investment minister Mustafa Osman Ismail revealed that Saudi Arabia requested over million acres (405,000 ha) of land for investment in food security 
G8 should implement the CFS Tenure Guidelines rather than launch a new initiative aimed at increased transparency in land transactions
Groups strongly reject and condemn the G8’s proposed transparency initiative. 
L’accaparement du Nil, un scénario qui inquiète l’Egypte
L’Egypte voit la ruée étrangère vers les terres agricoles en Afrique comme une menace pour ses ressources en eau. 
Africa may not reap much from its riches
Africa is white hot with minerals and land deals in what could be the second scramble for Africa. 
Policy brief: The role of European development finance institutions in land grabs
Aprodev commissioned research to investigate the involvement of European Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) in land grabs. The evidence shows that European DFIs are indeed involved in some land grabs, and there are real risks of being complicit in others in the future.  Lebanese farmland investor GLB Invest has leased 78,000 hectares in Sudan to produce animal feed to be sold to Saudi Arabia, its president said Tuesday.  Hong Kong-based First Pacific Co. Ltd’s agribusiness unit PT Indofood is eyeing 30,000 hectares of land in Davao Oriental, Philippines, for palm oil production.  La France et le Royaume-Uni soutiennent les travaux du CSA sur les investissements responsables dans l’agriculture (« RAI »), notamment afin de combattre l’accaparement des terres dans les pays en développement |
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