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06 May 2012The Independent

World Bank under attack for aiding land grabs in Uganda

BIDCO project wreaks environmental havoc, hunger, and human rights abuse in Kalangala

03 May 2012FOEI

Land rights and the World Bank Group: Setting the record straight

Responding to concerns raised by Friends of the Earth International and others about the impacts of land grabbing, The World Bank claims that land lease deals in developing countries can reduce hunger and poverty, and build sustainable agriculture. The facts tell otherwise.

28 Apr 2012La Vanguardia

Fondos de inversión y gobiernos ya han comprado el 4,8% de la superficie agrícola de África

La poca transparencia en las operaciones hace difícil precisar con exactitud el alcance del fenómeno.

27 Apr 2012Vía Campesina

Declaração Conjunta - Banco Mundial: Fora da terra!

Conferência do Banco Mundial sobre Terra e Pobreza - de 23 a 26 de abril, em Washington

26 Apr 2012Boletín Agrario

Un informe destapa las graves consecuencias de inversiones agrícolas en población local de Uganda

Elaborado por Amigos de la Tierra Uganda, denuncia la expansión descontrolada de cultivos bioenergéticos en las islas de Kalangala en el lago Victoria.

25 Apr 2012World Bank

Land rights and the World Bank Group: Setting the record straight

Some CSOs are using the media to paint an inaccurate and distorted picture of the World Bank Group’s work and they are questioning the motives of the conference, says the World Bank's Klaus Deininger.

23 Apr 2012IPS

World Bank overseeing global land grab

The World Bank continues to facilitate land-grabbing in poor and developing countries around the world, according to new research released on Monday.

23 Apr 2012Guardian (Nigeria)

Nigeria’s agric development gets N144bn boost from World Bank

World Bank officials say they will further support the county in the development of staple crop processing zones, while a US company indicates interest in 25,000 ha rice project in Rima irrigation scheme, Sokoto.

23 Apr 2012CRBM, FIAN, Focus, FOEI, GRAIN, LVC, TNI

Banca Mondiale fuori dalla terra!

La Banca mondiale sta svolgendo un ruolo centrale nell'accaparrameto globale di terre, dicono i movimenti contadini ed i loro alleati internazionali.

23 Apr 2012CRBM, FIAN, Focus, FOEI, GRAIN, LVC, TNI

Banque Mondiale : Retire-toi des terres !

Nous nous joignons aux mouvements des paysans dans la lutte contre l’accaparement des terres et pour contrer les tentatives de la Banque mondiale et de ses alliés de présenter l’expropriation des terres des paysans comme une opération responsable.

23 Apr 2012CRBM, FIAN, Focus, FOEI, GRAIN, LVC, TNI

Farmers demand World Bank, Wall Street stop grabbing their lands at opening of the Bank’s annual conference in Washington, DC

The World Bank is playing a leading role in a global land grab, says farmers' movement and its international allies.

13 Apr 2012GRAIN

New president at the World Bank: more of the same on land grabbing?

According to worldbankpresident.org, Nigeria's finance minister Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala - not exactly a foe of land grabbing - may be in the lead to become the next president of the World Bank.