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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.

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.

Rubber barons - a Global Witness report
Rubber Barons shows how vast amounts of land have been acquired for rubber plantations in Cambodia and Laos by two of Vietnam's biggest largest companies, Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) and the Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG).

Tunisie: Pour un mécanisme de partenariat investisseurs-conglomérats agricoles de l'OTD
"La cession des terres agricoles tunisiennes aux étrangers représente un danger pour la souveraineté de l'Etat et une ingérence dans ses affaires," estime Mohamed Mabrouk de l'Institut tunisien des études stratégiques

Uruguay: Marcha en defensa del agua y la tierra contra los mega proyectos
Los manifestantes exigen que se pare "la entrega de la tierra y los bienes naturales del país a la inversión extranjera que saquea nuestras riquezas, al igual que lo hacen en el resto de nuestro continente y del mundo".

The global land grab: The new enclosures
Everywhere in Africa the story is more or less the same: communal rights are being grossly interfered with, farming systems upturned, livelihoods decimated, and water use and environments changed in ways which are dubiously sustainable.

16 May 2013Jeune Afrique

Rapport Cyclope : l'appétit de la Chine est annonciateur de tensions

L'impact de la Chine sur les marchés est au cœur du rapport Cyclope 2013. Alors que la demande alimentaire de l'Afrique va exploser ces prochaines années, la Chine va renforcer ses achats de terres et de céréales sur le continent.

15 May 2013Reuters

UK’s Lonrho gets buyout offer

Lonrho Plc, which operates farms and claims land concessions in several African countries, said it received a £174.5 million buyout offer from a company controlled by Swiss billionaire Thomas Schmidheiny and investor Rainer-Marc Frey.

15 May 2013FIAN

Pronunciamiento internacional contra la iniciativa del G8 sobre tierras

Pronunciamiento internacional: El G8 debe implementar las Directrices de Tenencia del CSA, en vez de iniciar una nueva iniciativa para aumentar la transparencia de transacciones de tierra

09 May 2013	The global land grab: The new enclosures	Wealth of the Commons
09 May 2013	Liberia's next big war	FrontPageAfrica
09 May 2013	Ethnic activists warn of surge in land grabs after ceasefires	Irrawaddy
09 May 2013	La concepción instrumental de la política de tierras en Colombia	Prensa Rural
07 May 2013	BMI: Saudi Arabia Agribusiness Report (Apr-13)	Zawya
07 May 2013	Maharashtra’s sugar cooperatives seek to expand in Africa	Live Mint
07 May 2013	Africa is 'the Brazil of the 1970s' in agriculture	Agrimoney.com
07 May 2013	Colombia: El Meta y los Llanos también sufren acaparamiento de tierras	Notillano
07 May 2013	Foro Internacional de Acaparamiento de Tierras	CENSAT
07 May 2013	Olam Moçambique announces “large investments” for next four years	Macauhub
07 May 2013	BrasilAgro flags buoyancy of Brazil land market	Agrimoney.com
06 May 2013	Uruguay: Plan de uso de suelos trastocará arrendamientos agropecuarios	Entorno Inteligente
06 May 2013	The smallholders’ last stand	New Internationalist
06 May 2013	Céréales : AgroGeneration absorbé par un rival ukrainien	Les Echos
06 May 2013	The food pirates	Hindu Business Line
06 May 2013	Statement to the African regional meeting of the 2013 World Economic Forum	AWDF
06 May 2013	Cargill fund ups BFB stake	Financial Review
06 May 2013	Les acquisitions massives des terres en Afrique de l'Ouest	RFI
06 May 2013	Accaparement de terres : Des organisations de la société civile écrivent au Gouverneur de Ségou	Le Républicain Mali
05 May 2013	Liberia intervenes to resolve land, rights disputes with agriculture concessionaires	Front Page Africa

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