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Made in impunity : le caoutchouc belge de Côte d’Ivoire
- CNCD
- 29 October 2021
Zoom sur l'entreprise belge SIAT
Ugandan activists’ arrest slammed as threat to space for rights defenders
- Mongabay
- 28 October 2021
The recent arrests of staff of a Ugandan civil society organization, the Africa Institute for Energy Governance (AFIEGO), have been criticized as an attempt to stifle defenders of human rights and the environment in the country. AFIEGO is one of several organizations involved in defending the Bugoma Forest, which Hoima Sugar Ltd. is seeking to clear large portions of it for a sugarcane plantation.
African bishops demand end to ‘land grabs’ by private companies
- National Catholic Reporter
- 27 October 2021
Africa’s Catholic bishops have criticized the appropriation of land, natural resources and other economic assets by private companies and called on national governments to show greater concern for local community rights and needs.
New report exposes challenge of land conflicts in Indonesia caused by oil palm plantations: the long road to conflict resolution
- FPP
- 27 October 2021
The rapid spread of oil palm plantations across Indonesia has spawned over 4,000 land conflicts, and the size of these plantations is doubling every decade. A new study, details the main causes of these conflicts and exposes the limited resources rural Indonesians have to seek resolution and redress for land loss.
China agricultural service firms eye overseas market
- China Daily
- 27 October 2021
Trade in agricultural services is a practical option to meet Chinese firms' demand to invest in overseas agricultural projects and pursue "going global" strategies, says Chinese official
Farmland manager Kilter secures $50m mandate from US investor
- IPE RA
- 27 October 2021
A US institutional investor has awarded a US$50m mandate to Australian sustainable farmland manager Kilter Rural to invest in agriculture and water assets.
African bishops demand end to ‘land grabs’ by private companies
- Catholic News Service
- 27 October 2021
Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar "come together in solidarity and fraternity to amplify the voices of African communities struggling for land justice"
How Chinese massive land grabs deprive the population of their main sources of livelihood (farming and hunting)
- Journal du Cameroun
- 27 October 2021
Villagers in Cameroon have been going through a night mare to find what to eat on a daily basis after their lands were taken for a Chinese rice project over a decade ago.
The state of the global farmland grab, according to the Land Matrix
- GRAIN
- 27 October 2021
GRAIN reflects on a new report on large scale land acquisitions by the Land Matrix Initiative.
Argentina: Dogma de Juntos por el Cambio: Demonizar todo lo posible para luego hacer negocio
- Diario Junio
- 26 October 2021
No es casualidad que este ataque que exacerban la discriminación vienen de la mano de Clarín, La Nación, Infobae y A24, ocurra en este momento. La razón es que el 23 de noviembre vence el plazo establecido en la Ley Nacional 26.160 que suspende los desalojos de tierras indígenas.
Brasil: Carne e soja pressionam a Terra Indígena Karipuna
- CIMI
- 26 October 2021
Aumento de 44% no desmatamento ameaça povo Karipuna e dificulta combate às mudanças climáticas
Former GVL workers receive settlement over illegal dismissal
- GNN
- 25 October 2021
16 former workers of Golden Veroleum Liberia received their severance benefits following a settlement with the company, one year and eight months after they filed a complaint with the labor Office over their illegal dismissals.
Australia: The closely watched Van Dairy is now selling core farms
- Farm Online
- 25 October 2021
Van Dairy, formerly Moon Lake Investments and Van Diemens' Land Company before that, has attracted a lot of attention over its foreign ownership and farm operations.
Fresh row over move to allocate Yala Swamp land to new investor
- The Standard
- 23 October 2021
In Kenya, a row is brewing between local leaders, members of the community, and Siaya county government following a notice to allocate land within Yala Swamp to a new investor, Lake Agro Limited.
Plantation giant Socfin accused of dodging taxes in Africa
- Mongabay
- 22 October 2021
The use of “transfer pricing” to avoid taxation is common among multinationals operating in Africa, depriving low-income governments of badly needed revenue.