The Taraba State government's proposed acquisition of over 30,000 hectares of land from the Tiv communities in Wukari, Donga, and Bali Local Government Areas, and over 20,000 hectares from the Kuteb people of Takum and Ussa, has sparked widespread concern and condemnation.
- Modern Ghana
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06 February 2025
Vermont Pension Investment Commission, Montpelier, committed $35 million to U.S. Core Farmland Fund on behalf of the $6.8 billion Vermont State Retirement Systems.
Norway pledges US$15mn towards the implementation of the Flagship 7 (Agricultural Masters Plan), which focuses on creating an enabling environment for replicating the SAGCOT model in three additional Agricultural Growth Corridors, namely Mtwara, Central and Northern Corridors.
More than a year late, the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation has finally submitted its response to an investigation that found evidence of grave human rights violations at the Salala Rubber Corporation (SRC) that it helps fund in Liberia.
- Mongabay
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03 February 2025
The Madhya Pradesh government plans to hand over between 10 and 1,000 hectares of forest land to private agencies for 60 years in which time they can plant species of their choice, trade in forest produce, and rate the forest for carbon sequestration to earn carbon credits.
- Hindustan Times
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03 February 2025
“Taking into account the importance of food security in the near future, I think we can implement and start joint investment projects in agriculture. We want the situation to be win-win — one project in Kazakhstan and one project in Saudi Arabia.”
- Arab News
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03 February 2025
The continued invasion of tea estates has reignited discussions on historical land injustices, with some local leaders attributing the unrest to unresolved grievances over land ownership.
- The Standard
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31 January 2025
The 25-year deal would enable Chestnut Carbon to plant trees on 60,000 acres of land across Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas
- TechCrunch
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31 January 2025
In April 2024, ENI said to Quang Tri authorities that it sought suitable areas in the province to plant trees, in order to generate feedstock for its bio refinery factory in Italy.
- The Investor
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30 January 2025
The Warakirri Diversified Agriculture Fund invests in agricultural assets on behalf of Australian, Canadian and European pension funds, as well as high net-worth individuals and private family offices.
As 2024 drew to a close, the International Land Coalition widely circulated a new report. The report argues that data supplied by ILC partners, combined with improved land rights, can turn today's massive land grab for carbon offset projects into a win-win situation. This is delusional and wrong.
Through its two carbon credit agreements with Microsoft, the company will work on restoring a total of 33,000 hectares of land in parts of the Amazon and Atlantic forests.
- Carbon Herald
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27 January 2025