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13 May 2013The Guardian
Deutsche Bank and IFC accused of bankrolling Vietnam firms' land grabs
Two Vietnamese firms bankrolled by Deutsche Bank and the International Finance Corporation – the World Bank's private lending arm – are leading a wave of land grabs in Cambodia and Laos, causing widespread evictions, illegal logging and food insecurity, according to a report.
30 Apr 2013Forest Peoples' Programme
The World Bank’s palm oil policy
Since 2011, World Bank investments in large palm oil companies have virtually stopped, but it has backed off from applying the same approach to other crops, although the risks to local communities and indigenous peoples from land grabs from other agribusinesses are not much different.
23 Apr 2013Daily Independent
Ethiopians stormed World Bank in Washington DC
Ethiopians stormed the 17th Street Office complex of the World Bank in Washington DC, protesting the bank’s alleged support for land grab and ethnic cleansing by President Girma Wolde-Giorgis
11 Apr 2013La Diaria
Lo dicen
El Banco Mundial propone cambios en la propiedad de la tierra y aumentar la productividad de los predios.
11 Apr 2013This Day
World Bank: Access to land is critical for the poor
"The World Bank has launched a consultative process with all stakeholders to review and update our environmental and social safeguards policies, which will be informed by the VGs. Land acquisition is a part of this conversation."
10 Apr 2013IPS
La Banque mondiale veut mettre l’accent sur les droits fonciers
La Banque mondiale mettra un accent plus fort sur les questions de régime foncier et des investissements agricoles durables aux plans social et environnemental, a-t-elle annoncé lundi à Washington.
08 Apr 2013IPS
World Bank to strengthen focus on land rights
The World Bank formally reiterates its concern over the large-scale corporate “land grabbing” that has affected vast swathes of Africa in recent years.
04 Mar 2013Banque mondiale
En Afrique, les marchés de l’agriculture et de l’agroalimentaire pourraient représenter 1 000 milliards de dollars en 2030
"Il faut veiller à ce que les achats de terres soient conformes à des normes éthiques et socialement responsables, notamment en reconnaissant les droits des utilisateurs locaux, en organisant des consultations avec les communautés locales et en versant un dédommagement juste, au prix du marché, pour les terres acquises," selon la Banque mondiale.
04 Mar 2013World Bank
Africa’s agriculture and agribusiness markets set to top US$1 trillion in 2030
"In the rush to allocate land for agribusiness, care needs to be taken so that acquisitions are conducted according to ethical and socially responsible standards, including recognizing local users’ rights, holding consultations with local communities, and paying fair market-rate compensation for land acquired," says the World Bank.
01 Mar 2013Indian Ocean Newsletter
IFC backs ETG Group again
The private investment arm of the World Bank, is going to back the medium-term expansion of ETC Group (ETG), incorporated in Mauritius and specializing trading in food and drink products.
16 Jan 2013Los Tiempos
Ética y agricultura
¿Por qué la compra de órganos es objeto de condena internacional y la de tierras agrícolas no lo es, aún cuando supone la expulsión de los terratenientes locales y la producción de alimentos para exportación a países ricos y no para el consumo local?
31 Dec 2012aGter
International guidelines: solutions to problems underlying large-scale land deals?
This article calls into question the depth and effectiveness of a regulatory approach arguing that problems underlying large-scale land deals are so deep constituting socio-institutional problems of power asymmetry, exclusion and invisiblization, than just investment externalities or regulatory challenges.
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