UN approves guidelines against land grabbing
- Deutsche Welle
- 11 May 2012
After three years of discussions, the UN has agreed a document meant to protect local populations against land grabbing.
After three years of discussions, the UN has agreed a document meant to protect local populations against land grabbing.
Saudi Arabia is encouraging companies to invest in farms in Africa as the kingdom seeks to secure supplies of food imports to replace local production, said Agriculture Minister Fahd Balghunaim.
Le comité de sécurité alimentaire mondiale de la FAO a adopté vendredi 11 mai un document visant à encadrer l'achat de terres à travers le monde.
Land is the missing element at next month's big UN sustainable development summit known as Rio+20, where nations of the world will meet June 20-22 with the goal of setting a new course to ensure the survival and flourishing of humanity.
Investigative Journalism and critical analysis into land issues currently affecting rural communities would not only reveal malpractices in land issues but also provide a voice for the voiceless in rural communities.
La Vía Campesina exige urgentemente a todos los gobiernos que condenen la práctica de acaparamientos de tierras que actualmente está desplazando de sus tierras a millones de campesinas y campesinos por todo el mundo.
En el informe se asegura que, desde el año 2000, casi un 5% de las tierras agrícolas del África fueron compradas o arrendadas por distintos inversionistas.
Dar Al-Maskukat Trading of Riyadh has requested a long-term land lease from the Philippines of up to 200,000 hectares of rain-fed government land and private farms to produce rice for the Saudi market.
La Via Campesina urgently requests all governments to condemn the practise of land grabbing that is currently displacing millions of peasants and small-scale producers around the world.
La Via Campesina demande en urgence à tous les gouvernements réunis à Rome cette semaine afin d'adopter les Directives volontaires sur les régimes fonciers de condamner la pratique des accaparements de terres, qui déplace actuellement des millions de paysannes et paysans partout dans le monde.
Le Grand Débat, avec Mathieu Perdriault, Chargé du développement et de projets de l’association Agter, et Samuel Nguiffo, Directeur de l’ONG le Centre pour l’Environnement et le Développement du Cameroun
Their land and means of livelihood were taken away from them, their culture trampled upon, all in the name of public-private partnerships and foreign corporate interests.