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Verhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the Law on Land Cadastre
- Land Union of Ukraine
- 08 July 2011
The Parliament of Ukraine on Thursday, July 7, adopted a law "On State Land Cadastre".
Women around the world unite vs landgrabbing
- GMA News
- 07 July 2011
Over 100 women from seven continents joined the International Womens Alliance (IWA) which focused on landlessness and widespread land grabbing.
Peasants from poor countries shout ‘Fight for land against land grabbing, landlordism, state terrorism, imperialism’
- Bulatlat
- 07 July 2011
Peasant leaders and agrarian reform advocates joined their Filipinos counterparts in the first “International Speak Out Against Global Land grabbing” held in Quezon City.
Romanians fear foreigners’ quest over local agricultural land
- Romania Business Insider
- 07 July 2011
Romanian officials have started to express worries about an increasing number of foreign companies buying agricultural land in Romania.
Chinese agri firms search Luzon for business partners
- GMA News
- 07 July 2011
Fifteen private firms from mainland China -- including Beidahuang Group -- are in the Philippines looking for investment partners in the agriculture sector
Conférence Internationale: "Stop à l'accaparement des terres", du 17 au 20 Novembre 2011 au Mali
- La Via Campesina
- 07 July 2011
La Via Campesina et la Coordination nationale des organisations paysannes du Mali vous convient à venir écouter, échanger et soutenir ceux et celles qui vivent ces réalités tous les jours, non seulement leur souffrance mais aussi leurs résistances.
Organizações rechaçam proposta de Banco Mundial financiar empresa Calyx Agro
- Correio do Brasil
- 06 July 2011
A proposta da Corporação Financeira Internacional (CFI) do Banco Mundial de financiar a empresa Calyx Agro não foi vista com bons olhos por organizações sociais latino-americanas e europeias.
World Bank told to stop lending to land grabbers - like Calyx Agro
- farmlandgrab.org
- 06 July 2011
Groups from Latin America, Europe and around the world issue open letter calling on International Finance Corporation to reject a proposal to finance Calyx Agro's Latin American farmland grabs for foreign investors.
La Banque mondiale doit arrêter de prêter de l’argent aux accapareurs de terres comme CalyxAgro
- farmlandgrab.org
- 06 July 2011
Une lettre ouverte exhorte la Société financière internationale à rejeter une proposition de financement concernant une entreprise spécialisée dans l’acquisition de terres agricoles en Amérique latine pour des investisseurs étrangers.
Instan al Banco Mundial a que deje de financiar a acaparadores de tierra como Calyx Agro
- farmlandgrab.org
- 06 July 2011
Una carta abierta de organizaciones de la sociedad civil pide a la Corporación Financiera Internacional del Banco Mundial que rechace una propuesta para financiar a Calyx Agro
Sierra Leone: controverse sur des accords fonciers pour du biocarburant
- AFP
- 06 July 2011
Un projet de plantation de canne à sucre pour produire de l'éthanol et du biocarburant en Sierra Leone, présenté comme le plus grand investissement agricole dans ce pays ouest-africain, soulève des craintes sur la sécurité alimentaire et les droits fonciers des paysans.
Stop land grabbing in Taiwan!
- TRF
- 06 July 2011
Taiwan Rural Front holds an international press conference today, requesting the authority to stop land grabbing in Taiwan. It also announces its “return” to the Ketagalan Boulevard on July 16th, with farmers whose farmlands are under the threat of unjust expropriation.
Plaidoyer pour une prise en compte de l’accaparement des terres dans la réforme foncière
- APS
- 05 July 2011
L’accaparement des terres en milieu rural est une préoccupation qu’il faut intégrer dans la réforme foncière, a indiqué mardi à Dakar l’ONG Enda-Pronat, qui vient de réaliser une étude sur "l’amélioration et la sécurisation de l’accès des femmes au foncier au Sénégal".
In Sudan's breadbasket, a revolution is waiting to happen
- AFP
- 05 July 2011
In recent months, farmers have staged sporadic demonstrations against what they consider an unacceptable offer by the government to buy their land. Some have degenerated into violent confrontations with the police.
Land grabbing, corporate farming to deepen hunger, poverty, and unemployment: Moot
- Pakistan Times
- 05 July 2011
Land grabbing in Pakistan has faced stiff resistance in different forms by the members of civil society organizations including farmers’ organizations, Tanveer Arif says.