Building on the so-called “Global Convergence of Land and Water Struggles”, social movements and grassroots organizations from across West Africa will gather to discuss land and water issues in the region.
Salif Diallo, un berger de 16 ans, a perdu la vie hier lorsqu’il tentait de traverser des canaux d’irrigation supposés appartenir à Senhuile.
Une trentaine d'acheteurs venus de Chine, du Canada, des Etats-Unis, d'Amérique du Sud, d'Indonésie, de Suisse et d'Australie sont en compétition pour ces 11 millions d'hectares.
Around 150 villagers in northwestern Cambodia’s Preah Vihear province have blocked a Chinese concession holder from clearing land they say was reserved for grazing their cattle.
La empresa ha estado involucrada en la destrucción del último refugio de bosque de los únicos indígenas aislados que sobreviven fuera de la Amazonia en América Latina.
The IFC will invest $20m for a 19.7% stake in Zambian farmland operator Agrivision, with existing equity partner Norfund and Zeder topping up their respective investments.
- Business Day
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24 June 2015
One of the world's largest farms is up for sale in Australia, with bidders hailing from China, the US, Canada, the UK, Switzerland, South America and Indonesia
- Daily Mail Australia
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23 June 2015
The Liberian government’s refusal to recognize and respect rural people’s customary land rights is marginalizing and destabilizing local communities, leading to full-scale conflict.
Recent comments that Aru archipelago in Indonesia's eastern waters will be one of three sites for a major new sugarcane initiative has sparked an outcry among civil society groups.
South Africa's Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform tried to alleviate jitters that the prohibition of land ownership by foreign nationals would drive away investors.
Son association lutte contre l'accaparement des terres par des commerçants, militaires et administrateurs qui investissent maintenant dans l’élevage.
La Banque mondiale n’a pas pris de mesures suffisantes pour empêcher ou dissuader les gouvernements d’intimider les personnes critiques à l’égard des projets financés par la Banque, a déclaré Human Rights Watch dans un rapport publié aujourd’hui.
- Human Rights Watch
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22 June 2015
The World Bank Group has done little to prevent or dissuade governments from intimidating critics of the projects it funds, or monitor for reprisals, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today
The UK government publishes the first issue of its Land Policy Bulletin, produced by its Land: Enhancing Governance for Economic Development (LEGEND) programme.
Head of Brazilian Ag Caucus pushes amendment to allow foreign corporations to buy land
- Farm Futures
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19 June 2015
