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Land grabs often driven by investors seeking land, Global Witness says
- VOA
- 19 November 2015
Global Witness says Cambodia’s ongoing land crisis is part of a larger global trend, one driven by economics and resource shortages.
Landlords in the making: class dynamics of the land grab in Mbarali, Tanzania
- African Political Economy
- 19 November 2015
Class dynamics behind a land grab ahead of its time - Mbarali, Tanzania
Herakles Farms project rears its ugly head again
- Greenpeace
- 18 November 2015
Company appears to be desperately using the courts, physical assaults and intimidation to attack citizens exercising rights guaranteed in their constitution and under international law.
This socially responsible pension fund invested in Brazilian farms seized by violent land grabbers
- VICE
- 18 November 2015
An American investment giant that manages multi-billion-dollar pension funds in the United States, Canada, and Sweden faces allegations that it has circumvented Brazilian laws on foreign acquisition of farmland
U.S. pension fund under pressure to go public with Brazil land deals
- Reuters
- 17 November 2015
A U.S. investment firm that manages U.S., Canadian and Swedish pension funds came under pressure on Tuesday to give locations of its land investments in Brazil as coalition of campaign groups voiced concerns about the impact on local farmers.
TIAA-CREF, U.S. investment giant, accused of land grabs in Brazil
- NY Times
- 17 November 2015
The American financial group and its partners amassed vast new holdings of farmland despite a move by Brazil’s government in 2010 to effectively ban such large-scale deals by foreigners.
Investors hunt for farmland to make quick profits
- VietNamNet
- 16 November 2015
Land plots for cultivation are now in hot demand by investors, who can make profits now and protect their assets in the long term.
Greenwashing? RSPO audits rife with ‘mistakes and fraud,’ report finds
- Mongabay
- 16 November 2015
The world’s biggest sustainable palm oil organization is accused of ignoring flaws within its certification process that have allowed oil palm companies to hide significant violations of the body’s own sustainability standards behind its seal of approval.
Foreign pension funds and land grabbing in Brazil
- GRAIN
- 16 November 2015
A New York company managing the retirement savings of workers in Sweden, the US and Canada is evading Brazilian laws on foreign investment to acquire farmlands from a businessman accused of violently displacing local communities.
The REDD+ and its carbon trade will not resolve the climate crisis
- La Flamme
- 13 November 2015
The REDD+ and its carbon trade will not resolve the climate crisis
Dutch bank faces questions on Romania land-grab
- EU Observer
- 12 November 2015
Despite their due diligence, Rabobank missed the fact that they were buying land in a village racked with corruption and land rights abuse, and from sellers deeply involved in murky business.
Land grab conference in Quebec
- Radio Canada
- 12 November 2015
Land grabs and the speculation in land acquisitions are a growing reality globally. These trends were the focus of a one-day conference near Montreal yesterday looking into the evolution and effect on farmers in the province of Quebec.