The UN counted 355 SLAPPs from the business community between 2015 and 2022. Individuals and organisations that expose human rights violations, abuses in mining, agriculture and forestry and on palm oil plantations are most often affected.
- Down to earth
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27 February 2023
Small farmers in Brazil are giving up on food crops and risking debt, lured by the big business of soy export.
- Dialogo Chino
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24 February 2023
The war in Ukraine could stimulate a new global land race that could affect the world's agricultural system, says a new study by researchers at the Politecnico di Milano.
- EurekAlert
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24 February 2023
Groups call on European governments to honour their responsibilities to the communities affected by their investments in a DR Congo palm oil plantation by taking action to stop the violence surrounding the mediation process.
- Collective
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24 February 2023
Les gouvernements européens doivent honorer leurs responsabilités envers les communautés affectées par leurs investissements dans une société d'huile de palme et mettre fin à la violence entourant le processus de médiation.
- Collectif
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24 February 2023
Palm oil producer Socfin systematically excludes parts of their plantations from certification. This way, they do receive the RSPO certificate, while large parts of their plantations do not meet the environmental and social requirements, analysis by Milieudefensie shows.
- Milieudefensie
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23 February 2023
An investigation by Mongabay, The Gecko Project and BBC News found villagers across Indonesia gave up their land to corporations in exchange for a share of the palm oil boom but have been left with empty promises. Tom Walker, head of research at The Gecko Project, argues that increasing transparency, accountability and investigations of errant companies are critical steps that could be taken to solve the problem.
- Mongabay
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23 February 2023
Analisa dari Milieudefensie menemukan bahwa Perusahaan Sawit Socfin secara sistematis menyembunyikan sebagian dari perkebunan mereka dari sertifikasi. Dengan cara ini mereka berhasil menerima sertifikat RSPO, sementara sebagian besar perkebunan mereka tidak memenuhi persyaratan lingkungan dan sosial
- Milieudefensie
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23 February 2023
Une filiale du groupe américain Fayus Inc. a entamé l’installation d’une plantation de palmier à huile sur une ferme de 3 000 hectares située dans la zone de gouvernement local d’Owan Est de l’Etat d’Edo.
- Agence Ecofin
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22 February 2023
One year into the war, a new report reveals how oligarchs and financial interests are expanding control over Ukraine’s agricultural land with help and financing from Western financial institutions.
- Oakland Institute
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21 February 2023
Some corporate farms in rural Arizona are pumping millions of gallons of water out of the ground, turning a dry desert into green farmland.
- Arizona's Family
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21 February 2023
It seems that companies are readying their joint ventures in anticipation of the approval of Charter Change under the current administration of the Government of the Philippines.