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14 Apr 2022
Sign the petition to tell US pension fund manager TIAA to divest from fossil fuels and #StopLandGrabs
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Large-scale land acquisitions in Africa: is bigger really better? Salaam Gateway | 13 Apr 2022
A new study suggests the effects of large-scale land acquisitions are detrimental to food security and the livelihood of smallholder farmers.
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COGS sends petition urging TIAA to divest funds from fossil fuels Daily Iowan | 12 Apr 2022
Students at the University of Iowa Campaign have joined a campaign demanding TIAA divest billions from oil, coal, and fracked gas and to stop its acquisition of farm and timberland around the world by 2025.
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Carbon-offsetting has 'transformed' the Scottish land market Insider | 12 Apr 2022
Scotland’s land market has been transformed as corporate buyers swoop in for farmland in an effort to offset carbon emissions.
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African Agriculture on a mission to boost global food production Vanguard | 11 Apr 2022
US-based African Agriculture Inc., which wholly owns the 20,000 ha Les Fermes de la Teranga in northern Senegal, is going to do an IPO to raise funds for its first 10,000 ha planting.
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Holde Agri Invest acquires 2,100-hectare farm in southern Romania Romania Insider | 11 Apr 2022
The farm in Contesti commune has an area of 2,100 ha of land and is the fourth core farm of the publicly trade company, after Rosiori, Videle, and Frumusani.
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BIO as a sustainable development actor Univ of Antwerp | 11 Apr 2022
Launch of the report and debate between the authors and international experts on development finance
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RD Congo: violence contre les communautés ayant-droits des groupements Bokala-Wamba et de Yalifombo RIAO-RDC | 08 Apr 2022
La société PHC a mené des expéditions punitives contres certains leaders communautaires après la tenue d'une march pacifique qui avait dénoncer l'accaparement des terres pour les plantations de palmiers à huile.
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ING withdraws from complaint against the bank’s involvement in the palm oil sector Milieudefensie | 08 Apr 2022
The complaint to the OECD lodged by Friends of the Earth was supposed to deal with adverse impacts of three of the bank’s palm oil clients, ranging from human rights and labour rights violations to deforestation
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Australia: Warakirri makes two foundational investments for Warakirri Farmland Fund GAI | 05 Apr 2022
Created specifically for domestic and offshore institutional investors, the fund has already secured significant cornerstone funding from one of the largest pension funds in Europe
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ADQ to acquire majority stake in fresh fruit company Unifrutti The National | 31 Mar 2022
Abu Dhabi-based investment and holding company ADQ acquires fruit company that operates more than 14,000 hectares of farms across Chile, the Philippines, South Africa, Italy, Spain and Argentina
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African Agriculture a pour mission de stimuler la production alimentaire mondiale Vanguard | 11 avr 2022
La société américaine African Agriculture Inc., qui détient la totalité des Fermes de la Teranga avec ses 20 000 ha dans le nord du Sénégal, va procéder à une introduction en bourse afin de lever des fonds pour sa première mise en culture de 10 000 ha.
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Des organisations alertent sur les conséquences néfastes de l’accaparement des terres en Haïti AlterPresse | 06 avr 2022
Global Justice Clinic de la faculté de droit de l’Université de New York et la Solidarite fanm Ayisyèn dénoncent l’accaparement des terres en Haïti, qui viole les droits des femmes et aggrave la crise climatique
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Titula Brasil faz parte da maior ofensiva de grilagem pós-ditadura Brasil de Fato | 12 Apr 2022
Com o esvaziamento do Incra no atual governo, grilagem avança de forma avassaladora
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BIO as a sustainable development actor
University of Antwerp | online | 22 Apr 2022
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