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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

05 May 2013	Liberia intervenes to resolve land, rights disputes with agriculture concessionaires	Front Page Africa
03 May 2013	Mosambik: „Terras baratas“	afrika süd
03 May 2013	Terres agricoles : la ruée vers l'Est et ses ratés	Le Monde
03 May 2013	Nos terres, notre existence: Campagne du CNCR contre l'accaparement des terres	CNCR
03 May 2013	UAE minister calls for overhaul of agriculture investment rules	The National
02 May 2013	UAE moots the idea of agricultural free zones in Africa	Gulf News
02 May 2013	GCC establishing $1 billion food security fund in Morocco	Ooska News
02 May 2013	First Pacific’s new interest: PH agri sector	Malaya
02 May 2013	Volta Region, Ghana’s bet for self-sufficiency in rice production - MoFA	Government of Ghana
02 May 2013	Fuga de um exemplar do Plano Director para o programa ProSAVANA no Norte de Moçambique confirma o pior	Justiça Ambiental et al
01 May 2013	GCC investments: Wiser counsel needed	Gulf News
01 May 2013	Nigeria: Taraba govt, Dangote Group to establish suger factory in Lau	Nigeria News
30 Apr 2013	African MPs want transparency in land deals	The New Times
30 Apr 2013	Leaked ProSAVANA Master Plan confirms worst fears	Justiça Ambiental et al
30 Apr 2013	China a la conquista de Africa	ANSA
30 Apr 2013	Kinnevik to sell Polish farm to cash in on gains	Agrimoney.com
30 Apr 2013	Acaparamiento de tierras para plantaciones de palma aceitera en Filipinas	Boletín WRM
30 Apr 2013	El acaparamiento de tierras y la importancia de las palabras	Boletín WRM
30 Apr 2013	Cameroun: "corruption" lors de l'acquisition de terres pour un projet américain (rapport)	AFP
30 Apr 2013	The World Bank’s palm oil policy	Forest Peoples' Programme

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