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The Declaration of the Global Convergence of Land and Water Struggles launched in Dakar at the African Social Forum in October 2014 and reworked in Tunis at the World Social Forum in March 2015 is open for signature and engagement.
 
Intercontinental Cry | 11 Aug 2015
Oil palm plantations in Colombia expand into indigenous territory

A new video from Environmental Investigation Agency shows devastating effects of the growing palm oil sector on the lands and rights of farmers and indigenous peoples in Colombia.

Hill Times | 11 Aug 2015
Canada: Farmers’ organizations want clearer rules on farmland ownership in provinces

While new interest in protecting farmland in Saskatchewan has been sparked, farmers say more study is needed to understand who owns what farmland and what the various rules are governing ownership in the provinces.

Mongabay | 10 Aug 2015
'We want our land back': Liberian communities speak out about big palm oil

“We want our land back,” said Bindu Kannea, a mother and a farmer who lives in Grand Cape Mount County. In Liberia community resistance to palm oil expansion is about protecting their last remaining pieces of land.

Financial Review | 10 Aug 2015
Australia: Canada cracks almond deal

The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board has bought Macquarie Group's owned and operated almond properties in the Sunraysia district of north-west Victoria for more than $115 million.

WRM | 08 Aug 2015
Relaunching destruction in Papua: monoculture agriculture project threatens indigenous lands and livelihoods

A large-scale agriculture project in Indonesia's southern Papua province has been relaunched, targeting 1.2 million hectares of indigenous land to develop rice farms over the next three years.

Tanjug | 07 Aug 2015
Small farmers could buy "up to 20ha of state-owned land"

The law also intends to allow major investors to lease up to 30 percent of the state-owned farmland.

Guardian | 06 Aug 2015
Beef, big bucks and buy-ups: are Chinese investors changing the face of Australia?

Chinese company's takeover of Australian farmland and firms draws mixed reaction from Australia ministers.

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Pétition de Sauvons la forêt
« Bolloré a pris nos terres. Et maintenant notre liberté. » Des paysans d’Afrique et d’Asie accusent la holding luxembourgeoise Socfin de s’être accaparée leurs terres pour ses cultures d’huile de palme. Ils ont lancé une série de blocages dans les plantations pour que l’actionnaire principal Bolloré s’emploie à faire respecter leurs droits et restituer leurs terres. Soutenons leur action ! 

 
 
La Déclaration de la Convergence Globale des luttes pour la terre et l’eau, redigée et approuvée par le Forum Social Africain à Dakar en ocotobre 2014, puis retravaillée par le Forum Social Mondial à Tunis en mars 2015, est ouverte à des signatures d'engagement.
 
PANA | 09 aout 2015
Un collectif de l'opposition dénonce le bradage du foncier en Mauritanie

Le Forum national pour la démocratie et l’unité dénonce des attributions foncières irrégulières et le bradage des terres à vocation agricole au niveau de la vallée du fleuve Sénégal

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El País | 08 ago 2015
La aspereza del aceite de palma

Malasia e Indonesia controlan el 80% de un industria que mueve 45.000 millones y tiene efectos nefastos en el medioambiente.

Biodiversidadla | 07 ago 2015
Argentina: Acaparamiento de tierras y bienes comunes

Perspectivas y dimensiones del fenómeno en Argentina

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Jornal Floripa | 10 Aug 2015
Projeto agrícola financiado pelo Brasil atrai acusações em Moçambique

Um projeto de desenvolvimento da agricultura em Moçambique, financiado pelos governos do Brasil e do Japão, levou à expulsão de centenas de pequenos agricultores de suas terras para dar espaço a grandes empreendimentos

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