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27 Sep 2018
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The untold suffering of women living in and around Feronia’s industrial oil palm plantations in the Democratic Republic of Congo WRM | 26 Sep 2018
Solange Bolembe of RIAO-RDC, an information and support network for community organisations in the DR Congo, explains the challenges that women face who live in communities affected by oil palm plantations.
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Oil palm in Peru: Destruction advancing upon the Amazon WRM | 26 Sep 2018
Even though Peru is not a major player in the global palm oil market, according to some statistics, it is the country where this crop is expanding the fastest.
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UAE’s Al Dahra to invest further $500m in Romania Reuters | 25 Sep 2018
Abu Dhabi-based Al Dahra Holding said on Monday it will invest a further $500m in various sectors in the Romanian market after acquiring the largest farm producer there.
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Declaration: No to abuse against women in industrial oil palm plantations WRM, GRAIN et al | 21 Sep 2018
We said it in Mundemba, Cameroon, we reiterated it in Port Loko, Sierra Leone, we re-affirm this in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire: the abuse against women in and around industrial oil palm plantations must STOP!
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Liberia passes landmark law to secure ancestral land rights Reuters | 21 Sep 2018
Liberia has passed a landmark law that will help communities fight foreign land grabs by giving them ownership of ancestral territory,
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Preparation of an international guidance document on agricultural land investment contracts Unidroit | 21 Sep 2018
A UNIDROIT Working Group is currently developing, in collaboration with FAO and IFAD, an instrument on agricultural land investment contracts.
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Rise of agri-cartel: Control of land drives human rights violations, environmental destruction Globe Post | 24 Aug 2018
Control of land for crops that sustain the world’s largest food businesses, such as Ferrero and Nestle, is the driving force behind the destruction of land affecting both environment and people worldwide.
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Hokkaido lands gobbled up by Chinese money Asia Times | 20 Nov 2017
A new book published in Japan says China is buying up land, including farmland, in the northern prefecture and turning the island into a province of its own
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Bolloré contre Bastamag : la saison 2 Basta | 25 sep 2018
Le groupe Bolloré avait déposé une seconde plainte en diffamation contre Bastamag. Le procès se tient le 2 octobre.
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Imposer la vérité face aux tout-puissants: Ces villageoises qui s'opposent au géant de l'huile de palme Fern | 20 sep 2018
La journaliste camerounaise Madeleine Ngeunga et Indra Van Gisbergen de Fern se sont rendues dans des villages aux abords de deux plantations de palmiers à huile de la Socapalm afin de déterminer si les problèmes à l'origine des différends entre les habitants et la société étaient en passe d'être résolus.
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Liberia : la très attendue loi foncière enfin promulguée AFP | 20 sep 2018
La loi autorise pour la première fois des ressortissants étrangers à faire l’acquisition de parcelles de terrain, à condition que celles-ci soient utilisées dans le but déclaré lors de l’achat.
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Argentina, Patagonia: la propuesta de la nueva ley de entrega ADN Río Negro | 22 sep 2018
La Patagonia, con su extenso y rico territorio, sigue siendo un símbolo de saqueo. Ahora como antes, por proyectos que buscan el control de la tierra y los bienes comunes.
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O avanço da soja no cerrado brasileiro, mapeado pela Nasa Super Interessante | 21 Sep 2018
Imagens feitas pela agência espacial americana acompanham como o cultivo do grão se intensificou – e transformou o oeste da Bahia num tapete.
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