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European banks and penion funds fuel land-grabs in Uganda
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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’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 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
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.
21 May 2013ATI
Bancos y Fondos de Jubilacion Europeos Provocan Acaparamiento de Tierras en Uganda
Según un nuevo estudio publicado hoy [1], bancos y los fondos de jubilación europeos están financiando a la gigante de palma aceitera Wilmar International, que está implicada en el acaparamiento de tierras en Uganda.
20 May 2013Reuters
Saudi investor to delay Sudan farm project over dollar curbs
A Saudi firm will hold off its planned project in Sudan to produce wheat and other basic food items until the government eases a ban to repatriate profits.
18 May 2013Agoravox
Réserve naturelle de biocombustibles
Les témoignages que l'on entend dans les villages de Ndiael, au Sénégal, nous narrent une histoire bien connue.
27 Apr 2013 Investors hungry for agriculture The Australian
26 Apr 2013 Probe confirms Singapore-based palm oil company engaged in land-grabbing in Borneo Mongabay
26 Apr 2013 Promesas, poder y pobreza: transacciones de tierras y las mujeres rurales en África Toma la Palabra
26 Apr 2013 El país 'no está listo para extranjerizar la tierra', advierte experto El Tiempo
26 Apr 2013 Sudan police break up protest against land sale to Arab investors Reuters
26 Apr 2013 Gabon : Ma terre mon droit Soundcloud
25 Apr 2013 Ruée sur les terres africaines Deutsche Welle
25 Apr 2013 Come grab our land IPS
24 Apr 2013 Gabon-Maroc : Ali Bongo Ondimba ouvre le Gabon-Vert aux investisseurs Infos Gabon
24 Apr 2013 Appropriations foncières et modèles agricoles CIRAD
24 Apr 2013 Is our country part of the “wild west”? A moratorium on large-scale land leases for agriculture is urgently needed in Sierra Leone. Green Scenery
24 Apr 2013 Acaparando rosas Palabre-ando
24 Apr 2013 Mysterious lake threatens Ethiopian sugar ambitions Bloomberg
24 Apr 2013 On shaky ground: Risks in land investments Shareaction & FOE
24 Apr 2013 Des paysans roumains unis contre l'accaparement des terres agricoles Le Figaro
23 Apr 2013 Le ministre de l’agriculture à l’Office du Niger : Des grands travaux en cours pour l’atteinte de la souveraineté alimentaire L'Indépendant
23 Apr 2013 Colombia: Declaración final del Congreso para la paz Prensa Rural
23 Apr 2013 Ethiopians stormed World Bank in Washington DC Daily Independent
23 Apr 2013 Good grab, bad grab The Water Channel
22 Apr 2013 Encouraging pension funds to divest from land grabbing activities Blue & Green Tomorrow
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