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Open letter: Against the “sustainable” destruction of the rainforest and the people who live in it
- Mondiaal Nieuws
- 13 May 2023
A call against land grabbing and exploitation and for democracy, fair land distribution and an ecology of radical care.
Le projet de loi sur les investissements : Une marchandisation du patrimoine foncier de Madagascar qui ne dit pas son nom?
- Collectif TANY
- 11 May 2023
Ce communiqué du Collectif TANY, CRAAD-OI et SIF porte sur la refonte de la loi sur les investissements à Madagascar qui pourrait permettre la vente des terres agricoles aux étrangers
Big, bigger, biggest
- Western Producer
- 11 May 2023
On the Canadian prairies, some worry about a future where two or three massive farms, or investors, control most of the land in a municipality.
Justiça bloqueia fazendas da elite do agronegócio por suspeita de grilagem na Bahia
- Brazil 247
- 10 May 2023
Decisão impede 19 fazendas de desmatarem num “dos casos mais graves de grilagem registrado” no Estado, segundo PGE
Palm oil is not sustainable: defending the rights of communities in Cameroon
- shado mag
- 10 May 2023
In conversation with Emmanuel Elong on how agro-industrial plantations are affecting local communities’ life and reinforcing violent colonial domination
Rising melon exports create tensions over water in Brazil
- Diálogo Chino
- 10 May 2023
Big producers eye growth and China market, but must drill for water – to depths small farmers cannot reach.
Family builds $900 million Brazil farming empire after 935% gain
- Bloomberg
- 10 May 2023
The Logemanns’ SLC Agricola controls 1.7 million acres of planted land in Brazil and counts London hedge fund manager Crispin Odey as its biggest private shareholder.
DBJ becomes first Japanese investor to back Laguna Bay Fund 2
- GAI
- 10 May 2023
The Development Bank of Japan annonces investment in fund that will pursue a diversified portfolio of high-quality food and agriculture investments in targeted regions across Australia and New Zealand.
German doctors' pension fund sells stake in highly problematic land fund
- FIAN
- 10 May 2023
After ten years, the Ärzteversorgung Westfalen-Lippe (ÄVWL) has withdrawn from highly problematic land purchases in Brazil through is investments in TIAA-CREF Global Agriculture LLC.
Landgrabbing: Ärztekasse veräußert Beteiligung an hochproblematischem Fonds
- FIAN Deutschland
- 10 May 2023
Die Ärzteversorgung Westfalen-Lippe (ÄVWL) hat sich nach zehn Jahren aus hochproblematischen Landkäufen in Brasilien zurückgezogen
États-Unis: la Floride interdit aux Chinois d'acheter des terres agricoles
- AA
- 09 May 2023
Le gouverneur de l’État de Floride, Ron DeSantis, a approuvé un projet de loi qui interdit aux Chinois n’ayant pas la nationalité américaine ou qui ne sont pas résidents permanent, d'acheter des terres agricoles en Floride.
La fiebre mundial por la tierra
- Oleo Revista
- 08 May 2023
El conflicto entre Rusia y Ucrania podría dar lugar a nuevos controles sobre los recursos críticos de la tierra.