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International Land Coalition

07 May 2012Zawya

Saudi Arabia and the UAE are among the top four countries on a massive investment spree to acquire agricultural resources.

03 May 2012Rural Modernity

The facts about ZTE in DR Congo

With publication of the Land Matrix, the inaccurate claims of a 2.8 million ha land deal by China's ZTE in Congo are alive again. Here's a look at the facts.

30 Apr 2012China Africa Real Story

"Zombie" Chinese land grabs in Africa rise again in new database!

Last week, the Land Matrix "land grab" database was released. On paper, they have a strong methodology and strict criteria about projects to be included. In practice, they seem to violate their own rules, at least when it comes to Chinese "projects" in Africa.

27 Apr 2012Bloomberg

Land rush continues, deals target poor, group says

The global rush to buy farmland continues, and international investors are focusing on the poorest countries with weak land-rights security for deals, according to a report by the Land Matrix research group.

27 Apr 2012Rural Modernity

The Land Matrix: Much ado about nothing

Exploring the fundamental data flaws in the Land Matrix dataset

27 Apr 2012Le Monde

La course aux terres ne profite pas aux pays du Sud

Le projet Land Matrix s'est donné pour but d'insuffler un peu de rationalité et d'approche scientifique dans les débats sur les achats et locations de terres agricoles à grande échelle.

27 Apr 2012The Guardian

International land deals: who is investing and where - get the data

An international coalition of NGOs and research groups has published the world's largest database of land grab deals struck since 2000, offering unprecedented detail on who's investing, where and what for.

27 Apr 2012AFP

Ruée sur les terres du Tiers-Monde: des retombées modestes sur l'emploi

Les achats massifs de terres par des investisseurs étrangers dans le Tiers-Monde, vantés comme un moyen de sortir leurs populations du sous-développement, n'ont eu jusqu'à présent que de rares retombées sur l'emploi local, selon un rapport publié vendredi.

24 Apr 2012Global Witness, OI, ILC

Dealing with Disclosure: Improved transparency in decision-making over large-scale land acquisitions, allocations and investments

Report looks at why it is vital to transform the secretive culture behind large scale land deals and sets out in detail what tools governments, companies and citizens can harness to ensure that this happens.

25 Mar 2012AFP

L'achat de terres agricoles étrangères, un marché en pleine expansion

"C'est une bombe qui peut exploser si on ne s'en occupe pas", prévient Paul Mathieu, expert auprès de la FAO

19 Mar 2012Cicodev

Atelier sur "la transparence dans les attributions et investissements dans les transactions foncières à grande échelle"

Rapport final de l'atelier organisé du 7 au 8 Février 2012, à Dakar, Sénégal

19 Jan 2012IRIN

West Africa: The downside of foreign land acquisitions

Population growth and rising consumption by a minority of people around the world are fuelling global land acquisitions and Africa is a “prime target”, says the International Land Coalition.