An unnamed European pension fund has become the cornerstone investor in the just-launched, close-ended Warakirri Farmland Fund, which aims to raise up to €320m in equity.
Cultivation of oil palm has surged in Brazil’s northern state of Roraima over the last decade, fueled by an ambitious push towards biofuels. While palm oil companies claim they do not deforest, critics say they are contributing to a surge in demand for cleared land in this region, driving cattle ranchers, soy farmers and land speculators deeper into the forest.
Retour sur l'un des plus gros scandales fonciers de l'histoire du Sénégal et qui est loin de connaitre son épilogue compte tenu des enjeux financiers et politique.
Los habitantes de las tierras indígenas de Baú, Menkragnoti y Panará dicen que la pavimentación de la carretera ha creado todo tipo de problemas, impulsando el acaparamiento de tierras, la deforestación y los incendios forestales en la parte norte de la cuenca del Xingu.
Fonterra has completed the sale of its two wholly owned farming hubs in China where it will now focus on creating value from its New Zealand farmers’ milk
- The Cattle Site
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08 April 2021
Le cadre de réflexion et d’action sur le foncier au Sénégal (CRAFS) suggère l’institutionnalisation du contrôle citoyen sur le foncier à tous les niveaux, y compris à l’échelle villageoise
The French development bank, AFD Group, says it no longer has any connection with PHC - Feronia, since the DRC oil palm plantation company was taken over by the Straight KKM2 fund.
Décision du Conseil des Ministres malgache du 7 avril 2021 (avec extrait en français)
- Gouvt de Madagascar
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07 April 2021
The Silverlands I portfolio, the continent’s largest agricultural investment fund, includes primary production and beef and poultry assets across South Africa, Namibia, eSwatini, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Mozambique.
- HowWeMadeItInAfrica
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07 April 2021
El cofundador de Microsoft, empresario y filántropo, Bill Gates, ha acumulado la mayor cantidad de tierras agrícolas privadas en EEUU: alrededor de 98.000 hectáreas.
- Red Eco Alternativo
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07 April 2021
Report finds the Canadian based pension plan is not living up to its own environmental, social responsibility, and corporate governance principles, resulting in adverse impacts on Maui’s environment and residents.
- Responsible Markets
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06 April 2021
Sebuah kompilasi dari WRM mengenai ancaman yang dihadapi komunitas yang bergantung pada hutan di Indonesia dan perlawanan mereka menghadapinya.
A compilation by World Rainforest Movement on the threats faced by fores-dependent communities in Indonesia and their resistance.
Menée par la société d’investissement "Al-Filaha-ATLAS", fruit d’un partenariat privé algéro-turc, cette expérience vise à construire une plate-forme de production de blé, de légumineuses, de betterave et de tournesol avec des procédés industriels modernes répondant aux standards internationaux dans le cadre de la mise en valeur des terres agricoles
The South African Government Employees Pension Fund and the country's Public Investment Corporation are invested in a Congolese palm oil business linked to past human rights abuses and land expropriation.
- Sunday Times
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06 April 2021