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13 Jul 2023
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When the ‘strangers’ came – Chinese rubber giant ‘destroys’ rainforests, indigenous lives in Cameroon Dailly Maverick | 11 Jul 2023
In southern Cameroon, about 150km from the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, a bitter story from the colonial era is playing out. Rubber companies are once again destroying rainforests and communities.
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Dubai Investments and E20 sign MoU for agricultural investment in Angola WAM | 11 Jul 2023
Dubai Investments and E20 Investment, an Abu Dhabi-based agribusiness investment company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop 3,750 Ha of agricultural land in Angola, espeically for rice and avocados
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Indonesia’s No. 2 palm oil firm faces global backlash over community conflict Mongabay | 10 Jul 2023
A growing list of global household brands, from PepsiCo to L’Oréal to Hershey’s, have suspended their purchases from Astra Agro Lestari (AAL), Indonesia’s second- largest palm oil producer, in the wake of reports of land grabbing, environmental degradation and criminal persecution of human rights defenders by AAL and its subsidiaries operating in Central Sulawesi province.
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Picking up broken pieces: victims of land grabs in Uganda have resolved to put their past aside to build a new life. Witness Radio | 04 Jul 2023
At a week-long camp held in Kassanda district, members of the informal Alliance for victim communities of irresponsible land investments have resolved to use any available opportunity at their disposal to re-build a new life.
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SIAT’s silence in the face of demands from affected communities CIDSE | 26 Jun 2023
Communities are calling for a resumption of dialogue with a view to resolving the land conflicts and compensating the damage suffered.
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Landgrabbing in Sierra Leone: Occupied homeland Taz | 24 Jun 2023
Foreign investors have been grabbing land from Sierra Leone's small farmers for decades. New laws are now aimed at preventing this.
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La réforme foncière menée au Sénégal est ‘’bloquée’’, selon le CNCR APS | 11 juil 2023
"La position de la société civile est très claire : nous défendons les populations locales", a précisé Babacar Diop, un dirigeant du Conseil national de concertation et de coopération des ruraux lors d’un atelier consacré à la gestion de la terre au Sénégal.
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PHC et IITA signent un protocole d’accord pour la production des semences des cultures vivrières PHC | 08 juil 2023
Les Plantations et Huileries du Congo (PHC) et l’Institut international d’agriculture tropicale (IITA) ont signé un protocole d’accord pour la production intensive de semences de riz, maïs, soja et manioc qui seront utilisées pour la mise en œuvre du programme de développement des 145 territoires (PDL-145T) dans le volet de la Transformation Agricole
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Recoller les morceaux : les victimes de l'accaparement des terres en Ouganda ont décidé de mettre leur passé de côté pour se construire une nouvelle vie Witness Radio | 04 juil 2023
L'Alliance informelle des communautés victimes d'investissements fonciers irresponsables s'est réunie pour un camp d'activités en Ouganda. Compte rendu de Witness Radio.
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Defensores afroecuatorianos de la selva que se oponen a la expansión de la palma aceitera sufren racismo y falta acceso a la justicia en Ecuador. Únete a la petición de Salva La Selva y apoya firmando + difundiendo: https://salvalaselva.org/peticion/1270 |
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Relatório liga empresas transnacionais à grilagem de terras no Sul do Piauí Rede Social | 12 Jul 2023
"Empresas transnacionais do agronegócio causam violência, grilagem de terras e destruição no Cerrado" é o título de um novo relatório da Rede Social de Justiça e Direitos Humanos
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Landgrabbing in Sierra Leone: Besetzte Heimat Taz | 24 Jun 2023
Ausländische Investoren haben Sierra Leones Kleinbauern mit Pachtverträgen über Jahrzehnte Land abgeluchst. Neue Gesetze sollen das nun verhindern.
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