In 2001, more than 4,000 people were evicted from land in Uganda after it had been acquired by a German coffee firm on a 99-year lease. The company insists the deal was above board, but an NGO is now raising doubts
A multi-million dollar “ethical” plantation development in northwestern Mozambique - the initiative of a clutch of Scandinavian faith-based organizations - has faced alleged acts of sabotage by the very people it was designed to assist, illustrating the divisions between foreign benefactors and local communities.
Pronunciamiento internacional: El G8 debe implementar las Directrices de Tenencia del CSA, en vez de iniciar una nueva iniciativa para aumentar la transparencia de transacciones de tierra
Este caso necesita de su Acción Urgente, exigiéndole al gobierno sueco a través de cartas: que lleve a cabo una evaluación de los impactos de su Plan de Ayuda al Desarrollo sobre los derechos humanos en Mozambique, que regule a los inversionistas que operan desde Suecia y que introduzca un mecanismo de monitoreo que siga de cerca las actividades empresariales de las compañías.
This fact sheet highlights the involvement of the EU in the global land grab, both directly through the involvement of European capital and corporations in the acquisition of land and indirectly through EU policies that commodify land.
This paper from TNI examines a range of positive alternative investments which strengthen the right to food, re-valorise agricultural work, and build up ecological capital.
Llamamiento común de mas de 60 organizaciones de la sociedad civil
Déclaration commune de plus de 60 organisations de la société civile
Joint statement released by more than 60 civil society organisations against the role of pension funds and other financial instutions in land grabbing
Conferência do Banco Mundial sobre Terra e Pobreza - de 23 a 26 de abril, em Washington
Conferencia del Banco Mundial sobre Tierra y Pobreza - del 23 al 26 de abril en Washington
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.
