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Federal agency deems TIAA’s land holdings in Brazil legally null and void
- CRR
- 18 December 2020
A technical report by Brazil’s land reform agency INCRA has deemed TIAA’s land titles in Brazil to be legally null and void.
Sierra Leone Parliament approves agriculture agreement with Abu Dhabi
- Politico SL
- 17 December 2020
Sierra Leone's parliament has unanimously approved a foreign investment agreement giving Elite Agro (UAE) 14,700 hectares to grow rice for export
Wrestling with world’s largest oil palm company: The tale of Mustapha Foboi, a grassroot frontline defender
- Liberian Observer
- 17 December 2020
Mustapha Foboi made history and brought the Government of Liberia to its knees when he took on the world largest oil palm conglomerate, Sime Darby.
Brasil: Operações no mercado de terras do fundo de pensão TIAA e da universidade de Harvard são julgados ilegais
- GRAIN
- 17 December 2020
O INCRA e o Tribunal de Justiça da Bahia reconheceram que o fundo de pensão da empresa estadunidense TIAA e o fundo de investimentos da Universidade de Harvard adquiriram ilegalmente centenas de milhares de hectares de terras no Cerrado.
TIAA and Harvard’s Brazilian farm deals judged illegal
- AATR, Rede Social, GRAIN
- 17 December 2020
Brazil's land agency and a state court have determined that pension fund manager TIAA and Harvard University’s endowment fund illegally acquired hundreds of thousands of hectares of farmlands in Brazil’s ecologically sensitive Cerrado region.
US pension fund TIAA embroiled in Brazil land-purchase probe
- Bloomberg
- 17 December 2020
A top US retirement fund and a major sugar producer have found themselves embroiled in a probe into possible breaches of land-purchase rules in agricultural superpower Brazil.
Brasil: Senado aprova PL que facilita compra de terras por estrangeiros; entenda os riscos
- Brasil de Fato
- 16 December 2020
Texto segue para a Câmara; pessoas físicas ou jurídicas poderiam adquirir até 25% do território de um mesmo município.
Vice President Jalloh launches $54 million agriculture project, assures of 2000 Jobs
- Awareness Times
- 16 December 2020
The Government of Sierra Leone has secured USD $ 54M for a project with the UAE's Elite Agro, to produce rice on 14,700 hectares within the Rhombe Swamp in Port Loko District.
Maya communities respond to land predation and FPIC violation in Belize
- NACLA
- 15 December 2020
Even after the Maya’s watershed 2015 Caribbean Court of Justice land rights victory, the Government of Belize continues to condone land grabs in Indigenous territory.
FPIC, palm oil firm and the women of Okomu
- Vanguard News
- 15 December 2020
In spite of its lofty ideals, FPIC (free and priori informed consent) has one failing — it has no legal backing.
Sénégal : formation aux techniques de plaidoyer contre l’accaparement des terres
- APS
- 15 December 2020
Des collectifs de défenseurs de droits fonciers se réunissent à Thiès pour une formation aux techniques de plaidoyer contre l’accaparement des terres
Terre espropriate, tra i predatori anche la Banca Mondiale, e poi le leggi e persino i terroristi
- La Repubblica
- 14 December 2020
Le multinazionali dell’agri-business - si apprende dal sito Africa Rivista, che rilancia un dossier sul Land Grabbing di FOCSIV - sono le prime a cui si pensa quando si tratta di accaparramento delle terre