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Cross River Assembly reads riot act to multinationals

Cross River State House of Assembly has ordered Wilmar PZ and other multinationals to obey the laws of the state or face the music, following community complaints of exploitation and land grabbing by Wilmar at its plantations.
Dying for land in Lao?

Villagers detained for defending their lands from land grabs were beaten and subjected to electric shocks in the days following their arrest, with another later reported to have died in custody.
Ivory Coast law could see chocolate industry ‘wipe out’ protected forests

Critics condemn move placing thousands of square miles of rainforest under control of international companies, such as Olam and Siat.
Dutch development bank funded projects tied to murder, land-grabs: report.

The Dutch newspaper Trouw identified at least seven projects that FMO funded in which the companies involved were connected to murder, intimidation, environmental damage, arbitrary arrests and land grabbing.
Nederlandse ontwikkelingsbank financiert landroof en andere misstanden

De Nederlandse ontwikkelingsbank financiert projecten waar misstanden voorkomen, blijkt uit onderzoek van Trouw.
Chinese banana plantations bring work and pollution to Laos

Banana plantations are raising local salaries but the chemicals used are poisoning rivers and land
Indonesia finds one-fifth of palm oil plantations are illegal

About 19% of Indonesia’s palm oil plantations are unlicensed. The government now plans to take back unplanted palm oil concessions.
Saving Aru: The epic battle to save the islands that inspired the theory of evolution

For decades, the island of Aru escaped the attention of companies clearing Indonesia’s rainforests. But then it came into the sights of the Menara Group, which wanted to plant sugarcane across nearly two-thirds of Aru.
Over 70% of Ukrainians against sale of farmland

Some 81% of Ukrainians oppose the sale of agricultural land to foreigners and 74% say that any change in these rules should be decided through a national referendum, a new survey says
Liberian and Indonesian communities report their grievances with Dutch bank ABN Amro

Community representatives, impacted by palm oil companies in Liberia and Indonesia have traveled to the Netherlands to convey their grievances with ABN Amro, the financier of those companies.

Cross River Assembly reads riot act to multinationals

Cross River State House of Assembly has ordered Wilmar PZ and other multinationals to obey the laws of the state or face the music, following community complaints of exploitation and land grabbing by Wilmar at its plantations.

17 Oct 2019 The Guardian

Dying for land in Lao?

Villagers detained for defending their lands from land grabs were beaten and subjected to electric shocks in the days following their arrest, with another later reported to have died in custody.

16 Oct 2019 Asean Post

Ivory Coast law could see chocolate industry ‘wipe out’ protected forests

Critics condemn move placing thousands of square miles of rainforest under control of international companies, such as Olam and Siat.

16 Oct 2019 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/16/ivory-coast-law-could-see-chocolate-industry-wipe-out-protected-forests

Rapina delle terre e deforestazioni, olio di palma e soia OGM. #Buycott!

La campagna di sensibilizzazione #Buycott inizia il 4 agosto 2019, in reazione all'emergenza climatica denunciata da Antonio Gutierrez, segretario generale ONU. Partendo dalla descrizione del land grabbing, un manifesto programmatico per stare dalla parte dell'Ambiente, dicendo no ad agricoltura e allevamenti intensivi.

16 Oct 2019 https://www.greatitalianfoodtrade.it/idee/rapina-delle-terre-e-deforestazioni-olio-di-palma-e-soia-ogm-buycott

Dutch development bank funded projects tied to murder, land-grabs: report.

The Dutch newspaper Trouw identified at least seven projects that FMO funded in which the companies involved were connected to murder, intimidation, environmental damage, arbitrary arrests and land grabbing.

15 Oct 2019 Dutch News

Saudi Arabia and Russia sign up to closer ties with 20 new deals

The Russian Direct Investment Fund and the Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company signed an agreement to join forces in the search of investment projects in the Russian agricultural sector

15 Oct 2019 Arab News

Australia: CPC and Terra Firma bosses buying back the farm

Terra Firma, founded by British multi-millionaire Guy Hands, has owned CPC since 2009 when it paid James Packer and partners about $425m for what was then a 5.6m hectare estate.

15 Oct 2019 Farm Weekly

Nederlandse ontwikkelingsbank financiert landroof en andere misstanden

De Nederlandse ontwikkelingsbank financiert projecten waar misstanden voorkomen, blijkt uit onderzoek van Trouw.

15 Oct 2019 Trouw

Chinese banana plantations bring work and pollution to Laos

Banana plantations are raising local salaries but the chemicals used are poisoning rivers and land

14 Oct 2019 China Dialogue

RDC : Greenpeace Afrique alerte sur les violations de droits humains suite à un conflit forestier dans la province de Tshopo

Greenpeace Afrique alerte sur des violations de droits humains dans un conflit forestier opposant la communauté Yalifombo et la société Plantations et Huileries du Congo SA (PHC) appartenant à la firme canadienne Feronia Inc dans la province de la Tshopo.

14 Oct 2019 Actualité CD

Combien de temps la Belgique restera-t-elle complice des crimes des multinationales?

Un traité contraignant visant à garantir le respect des droit humains par les firmes transnationales est urgent vu l'ampleur des violations commises par des sociétés comme la SOCFIN en Sierra Leone

13 Oct 2019 Le Vif

Land grabbing e cambiamento climatico, il rapporto IPCC 2019

Deforestazione e acquisizione di terreni in violazione dei diritti umani provocano cambiamento climatico e danni alle popolazioni: #Buycott!

11 Oct 2019 https://www.egalite.org/land-grabbing-e-cambiamento-climatico-il-rapporto-ipcc/

Sénégal : Non aux exigences de réforme foncière de la Banque mondiale !

La politique de Macky Sall n’a pas pu mettre fin à l’accaparement des terres rurales qui, en 2016, transmettait 270.908 hectares, soit 3% des terres arables, à 18 privés, dont 6 Sénégalais, 9 français et 3 autres étrangers, selon Ibrahima Sene

10 Oct 2019 Xalima

Indonesia finds one-fifth of palm oil plantations are illegal

About 19% of Indonesia’s palm oil plantations are unlicensed. The government now plans to take back unplanted palm oil concessions.

10 Oct 2019 Bloomberg

Indigenous groups call on gov’t for speedy registration of collective land

Representatives of 24 indigenous groups from 15 provinces of Cambodia urge the government to solve their outstanding land dispute and expedite the process of registering their collective farmland to prevent private companies grabbing it.

10 Oct 2019 Phom Penh Post

Huile de palme : les ONGs contre le financement des agro-industriels

Déforestation et accaparement des terres au Cameroun par les agro-industriels du secteur de l’huile de palme, l’ONG Milieudefensie, pointe le doigt accusateur sur certaines banques néerlandaises et européennes.

10 Oct 2019 VOA Afrique

Saving Aru: The epic battle to save the islands that inspired the theory of evolution

For decades, the island of Aru escaped the attention of companies clearing Indonesia’s rainforests. But then it came into the sights of the Menara Group, which wanted to plant sugarcane across nearly two-thirds of Aru.

09 Oct 2019 Gecko Project

Over 70% of Ukrainians against sale of farmland

Some 81% of Ukrainians oppose the sale of agricultural land to foreigners and 74% say that any change in these rules should be decided through a national referendum, a new survey says

09 Oct 2019 Ukrinform

PE firm Navis Capital acquires Malaysian durian company Hernan

Navis, which is backed by the US government’s development finance institution Overseas Private Investment Corporation, will also look to acquire 10,000 acres for a durian plantation, starting in Pahang state.

08 Oct 2019 Deal Street Asia

Cameroun : le Turc Paksan Tekstil Sanayii veut planter 5000 hectares de maïs dans la région de l’Adamaoua

Le gouvernement camerounais autorise la mise à disposition à Wassande, dans la région de l’Adamaoua, d’une superficie de 5000 hectares au profit de la société turque Paksan Tekstil Sanayii.

08 Oct 2019 Agence Ecofin

Frank Braeken confronté aux difficultés économiques et sociales de Feronia en RD Congo

Au sein du producteur d’huile de palme, c’est désormais le Belge d’origine congolaise Frank Braeken, président du conseil d’administration depuis août 2016, ancien d’Unilever, qui est en première ligne.

07 Oct 2019 Jeune Afrique

Baba Aidara fait des révélations explosives sur les 250 000 dollars encaissés par Aliou Sall au nom de la société Agitrans....

Jusqu'à ce jour le torchon brûle entre les populations des 47 villages du Ndiael et les responsables de l'agroindustrie installée dans la zone

07 Oct 2019 Dakar Matin