On 30 August 2017, 40 people brought a petition to Chinese Embassy in Phnom Penh calling for the withdrawal of sugar company Hengfu, that accused for grabbing tens of thousands of families land since 2011.
With its renewed promotion of what it calls the “Sunshine Industry,” the Philippine government is looking to cultivate another one million hectares of oil palm, 98 percent of which would be on the island of Mindanao.
- Mongabay
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07 September 2017
The victims were targeted by a criminal gang who wanted to use their lands to grow lucrative palm oil, according to local indigenous leaders
- Guardian
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06 September 2017
The group, backed by European development banks, revealed it had sold 90% of its Zampalm operation to the Industrial Development Corporation of Zambia, a state-backed fund, for $16m
- Agrimoney
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06 September 2017
The purchase of more Australian farms, agribusinesses and food processing plants is high on the agenda of one of the world’s biggest investment managers, the Chicago-based Nuveen.
- The Australian
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06 September 2017
Australian beef processor Bindaree Beef announced it has sold a 51 percent controlling stake in the family-owned company to Hong Kong-Australian billionaire, Hui Wing Mau, and Beijing-based equity fund Archstone Investment for approximately $120 million.
As of 2017, the UAE has invested $30 million in Armenia, with the investments made in agriculture used to plant fruit orchards
- ARKA News
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06 September 2017
Women gathering in Sierra Leone from African communities affected by oil palm plantations say they want their lands and forests back so that they can have an agriculture that feeds their communities.
An international delegation will travel across the Brazilian region of MATOPIBA to document the social, economic, environmental and human rights impact of large-scale land acquisitions.
- FIAN et al.
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05 September 2017
Une délégation internationale voyagera dans la région brésilienne de MATOPIBA pour documenter l’impact des acquisitions de terres à grande échelle.
- FIAN et al
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05 September 2017
Petition à signer pour demander aux grands distributeurs suisses qu’ils réduisent le nombre de produits contenant de l’huile de palme de leur assortiment.
- Action de carême
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05 September 2017
Le désengagement du PCN belge du Dossier SOCAPALM montre non seulement les limites des Principes Directeurs de l’OCDE, mais aussi et surtout la faiblesse de nos pouvoirs publics devant la toute-puissance des multinationales
- Le Palme de l'Espoir
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05 September 2017
Pretenden anular la ley 26160, y generar las condiciones para que el capital financiero internacional profundice la subordinación de nuestras tierras y territorios a sus dinámicas especulativas.
- Infonews
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04 September 2017
Una delegación internacional viajará en la región brasileña de MATOPIBA para documentar el impacto social, económico, medioambiental y de derechos humanos de la adquisición de tierras a gran escala.
Face au coût écologique et humain de l'huile de palme, Pain pour le Prochain et Action de Carême demandent aux grands distributeurs de réduire les produits qui en contiennent.
- Tribune de Genève
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04 September 2017