Ausländische In­ves­to­ren haben Sierra Leones Kleinbauern mit Pachtverträgen über Jahrzehnte Land abgeluchst. Neue Gesetze sollen das nun verhindern.

Foreign investors have been grabbing land from Sierra Leone's small farmers for decades. New laws are now aimed at preventing this.

O objetivo geral deste trabalho foi compreender a influência do processo de apropriação global de terras (global land grabbing) nos usos do território brasileiro, mais especificamente nas regiões do Sul Maranhense e Sudoeste Piauiense, situadas na macrorregião Matopiba.

The Lahore High Court struck down a decision by the interim government of Punjab to hand over 45,000 acres of land in three districts to the army on a 20-year lease, saying that the agreement was beyond the mandate of both — the caretakers and the military.

A grievance assessment mission commissioned by Belgian oil palm and rubber company Socfin has been rejected by communities affected by the company’s operations in several African and Asian countries.

Canada’s CDPQ has invested in two, large farm operations in Australia through its new A$200m sustainable agricultural platform with Clean Energy Finance Corporation

Comunidades rurales del estado brasileño de Piauí denuncian un aumento de la violencia contra sus líderes y de la deforestación en el Cerrado, la mayor sabana tropical del mundo.

1MT Nation OU, which restores lands in Africa and develops carbon credits, has set a mission to restore at least one million hectares of land by 2030 by planting local bamboo species.

A delegation of leaders of communities in Southern Piauí presents letter to state authorities asking for action against the expansion of monocropping of agricultural commodities and land speculation.

JVE-CI pousse l’inquiétude jusqu’à s’interroger s’il n’y a pas une volonté manifeste d’exproprier les populations paysannes de leurs terres pour ensuite les revendre aux multinationales.

The High Court found Sarrai Group of Uganda and its directors in contempt of court for continuing operations at Mumias Sugar after their controversial lease was canceled last year.

Les militants des mouvements sociaux des peuples du Mali, de la Côte d’ivoire, Niger, Burkina Faso et Niger se sont donnés rendez vous au Centre International de Formation en Agroécologie de Nyéléni de Sélingué pour la célébration l’anniversaire du 14 au 16 juin 2023.

The new law gives foreign investors equal rights to land as ordinary Malagasy, some who are still demanding the return of ancestral lands seized by the French in the 19th century.

The company Nong Ye Fazhan says it has invested more than US$16 million since 2021 to build a 600 hectare plantation and it will now expand to meet grwoing demand.

Canadian company pursuing a carbon offset project in Sierra Leone says it is committed to equitable revenue sharing arrangements with local smallholders and a transparent consent process monitored by the NGO Namati.