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Karuturi Global - Updates on liquidation
- Moneycontrol
- 27 February 2021
In an order dated January 25, 2021, Honorable NCLT Bengaluru has initiated liquidation proceedings in the matter of Karuturi Global Ltd.
This Is our land: Why reject the privatization of customary land
- https://www.oaklandinstitute.org/our-land-why-reject-privatization-customary-land
- 26 February 2021
An educational resource from Oakland Institute debunks myths used for privatizing land around the world, while providing facts on how customary tenure systems are critical to livelihoods and ensuring sustainable development.
DR Congo oil palm company bankrolled by development banks unleashes wave of violence against villagers after peaceful protests
- RIAO-RDC
- 26 February 2021
One of those attacked by the company’s security guards died shortly after being badly beaten, tortured and detained.
Amazon rainforest plots sold via Facebook Marketplace ads
- BBC
- 26 February 2021
Anyone can find the illegally invaded plots by typing the Portuguese equivalents for search terms like "forest", "native jungle" and "timber" into Facebook Marketplace's search tool.
Kazakh president orders ban on foreign ownership of farmland
- Al Jazeera
- 25 February 2021
Kazakhstan will permanently ban foreigners from owning or renting farmland in the vast Central Asian nation, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has said, ending a lengthy dispute that once prompted anti-government protests.
Pension funds and land grab – an inconvenient truth
- Dutch Fair Pension Guide
- 24 February 2021
This study examines whether the ten largest Dutch pension funds have investments in companies involved in land rights violations and if they are taking concrete steps to prevent and mitigate land rights violations.
Haiti’s de facto President gives Haiti to Coca-Cola
- Haïté Liberté
- 24 February 2021
In a country where nearly 40% of the population suffers from food shortages, some 8,600 hectares of fertile land is now to be used to produce stevia as a sweetener for the multinational Coca-Cola.
Saudi Arabia to import wheat from Saudi farms abroad for delivery later this year
- Reuters
- 22 February 2021
Saudi Arabia’s state grain buyer SAGO said it has agreed to import 355,000 tonnes of wheat from Saudi Arabian-owned farms in Australia, Canada and Ukraine for delivery from May to December 2021.
Chinese asks for 30,000 rai of land concessions from Laos to grow durian, Thailand's future shake
- Thansettakij
- 21 February 2021
Laos reveals Chinese investor requests 3,200-4,800 ha of land concessions to grow durian for export to the China.
Land-grabs – the new red flag for Uzbek cotton sector
- Apparel Insider
- 19 February 2021
The privatisation Uzbekistan’s cotton sector is seeing huge tracts of land being transferred to private operators for cotton cultivation, with farmers coerced into “voluntarily” giving up their land leases, with devastating effects on rural livelihoods.
Independent complaints panel finds Golden Veroleum liable of destroying Liberia’s forests
- FPA
- 17 February 2021
The company is also found to have violated the land and cultural rights of local communities, including the right to free prior and informed consent and social requirements on basic needs and grievance and remedy.
‘Hungry’ palm oil, pulpwood firms behind Indonesia land-grab spike: Report
- Mongabay
- 17 February 2021
Land conflicts in Indonesia escalated in 2020, with palm oil and pulpwood companies taking advantage of movement restrictions to expand aggressively, according to a new report.