High-speed conversion and land-grabbing has intensified pressure on already threatened species and on the marginalised rural communities that depend on the grassland ecosystem.
Action Aid International Sierra Leone (AAISL) and its partners have successfully ended a four day strategic conference and campaign planning meeting on ‘Land-Grabbing’ in Freetown.
Bancada de diputados oficialista no acompañó anteproyecto contra extranjerización de tierras.
UAE Foreign Affairs Minister Sheikh Abdallah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan says his country plans to invest in food production in Angola.
Les paysans polonais bloquent des villes dans le nord ouest de la Pologne pour mettre fin aux ventes de terres agricoles, destinées à des multinationales qui feraient pousser des OGM dessus.
Bank's accountability panel says complaints by Ethiopians of forced evictions in Gambella should be looked into.
Land grabs are a “bad idea” because they reduce trade volume in agricultural commodity markets, said Ruth Rawling, Cargill Inc.’s vice-president of corporate affairs for Europe, Middle East and Africa.
All this talk about people being displaced for the purpose of land lease is unfounded at best and even deliberately contrived at worst, says Minister Counsellor at the Embassy of Ethiopia in New Delhi
- Ethiopian Herald
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19 Mar 2013
The new rules allow foreigners to own up to 80% of agriculture ventures, triggering fears of a potential land grabbing epidemic
Es en este marco de ‘un acaparamiento global de tierras’ que hemos de entender las propuestas de fracking, donde se enfrentan frente a frente dos modelos civilizatorios.
- Palabre - Ando
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18 Mar 2013
In November, an investment unit of the big Swiss bank UBS bought 9,800 acres of Wisconsin farmland for $68 million
- New York Times
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18 Mar 2013
The land is a source of wealth for a few, whether it's here in the Spanish State or on the other side of the planet, writes Esther Vivas.
- International Viewpoint
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17 Mar 2013
Djibo Kâ, ancien ministre sénégalais de l'environnement, ne désapprouve pas l’implantation du projet Sen Ethanol mais fustige la manière dont il a été installé.
La Plateforme "agrocarburants" est consternée par la certification accordée à l'entreprise genevoise Addax Bioenergy par la Table ronde sur les biocarburants durables (RSB).
- Pain pour le prochain
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15 Mar 2013
Bideew bou bess s'insurge contre la politique de l'accaparement des terres du monde rural au profit des investisseurs privilégiés au détriment des populations.