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Les terres agricoles : Eldorado des investisseurs
- 24Heures
- 04 July 2012
Les placements de nos fonds de pension ont un petit goût amer, écrit Catherine Morand de Swissaid
«Land grab» in salsa italiana
- Il Manifesto
- 04 July 2012
C'è un dato che emerge chiaro e lampante scorrendo il nuovo rapporto dell'associazione Re:Common intitolato «Gli Arraffa Terre»: l'Italia è seconda solo al Regno Unito tra gli Stati europei più attivi nella discutibile pratica del land grab.
What you should know about Saudi investment in African farmland
- HowWeMadeItInAfrica
- 04 July 2012
Almost 70% of all concluded and planned Saudi investments in offshore agriculture are in Africa, according to a new report from Standard Bank
Stop the sugar industry from bleeding Cambodian farmers by taking their land
- Clean Sugar Campaign
- 03 July 2012
Statement by Cambodia Clean Sugar Campaign
Rwanda : les terres agricoles, "c'est presque cadeau"
- Jeune Afrique
- 03 July 2012
Les exploitations rétrécissent à mesure que la population rwandaise se densifie. Pourtant, des baux longue durée sont concédés à des sociétés étrangères. Les raisons de ce paradoxe.
The SR Fund offers long term SIPP investors a multitude of benefits
- SR Fund
- 03 July 2012
The new Luxembourg-registered Sustainable Resources Fund boasts anticipated potential returns of at least 15% per annum on forestry, agriculture, biomass and land.
European Report on Development 2011/2012
- ERD Report
- 03 July 2012
The European Report on Development 2011/12 covered the nexus between water, energy and land, with several commissioned papers on land grabbing.
New claims of rights abuses in World Bank-funded 'land grabs'
- Bretton Woods Project
- 03 July 2012
As the World Bank held its Annual Conference on Land and Poverty in April, campaigners accused it once again of facilitating and legitimising 'land grabs' that harm local communities.
Growing Africa's land
- This is Africa
- 02 July 2012
"Africa will be more food insecure if these investments go to other parts of the world and Africa has to turn to those places to buy food," according to Dr Ousmane Badiane of IFPRI
Landgrabbing Pension vom Acker
- Frankfurter Rundschau
- 02 July 2012
In fruchtbaren Boden zu investieren, lohnt sich - kein Wunder, dass die Nachfrage boomt. Auch die Finanzbranche mischt mittlerweile kräftig mit. Von Nichtregierungsorganisationen kommt unterdessen heftige Kritik am "Landgrabbing".
Destacan funcionamiento de registro de tierras rurales en Argentina
- UPI
- 02 July 2012
El Registro Nacional de Tierras Rurales recibió parte de los datos de la superficie de predios rurales bajo titularidad de personas físicas o jurídicas extranjeras.
Les actualités foncières ouest-africaines. Bulletin n°79
- Le Hub Rural
- 02 July 2012
Le dernier bulletin d'information du Hub Rural sur les actualités foncières ouest-africaines vient de sortir.
Indians decry move to open up retail to foreign investment
- Global Times
- 02 July 2012
Many in India's eastern state of West Bengal worry the central government's decision to allow foreign direct investment in retail trade would incur loss of jobs even farmers' land.
How African politicians gave away $100bn of land
- The Africa Report
- 02 July 2012
With minimal consultation, governments and local authorities are signing away huge tracts of land for lease on the cheap. Now communities are raising their voices in opposition to these projects that bring little local development.
Les droits fonciers au Gabon, faire face au passé - et au présent
- FERN
- 02 July 2012
Ce rapport de FERN rédigé par la spécialiste en droits fonciers Liz Alden Wily documente la situation au Gabon pour informer sur, entre autre, les discussions en cours concernant FLEGT et REDD dans le pays.