Selon les paysans, un contingent de deux véhicules remplis de gendarmes a été envoyé sur place pour affronter les populations déterminées à garder leurs terres
Au moins 200 personnes ont été tuées en 2016 dans le monde en défendant l’environnement. Triste décompte réalisé par l’ONG Global Witness.
Bulgaria’s government has drafted legislative amendments to exempt European Union citizens from restrictions on buying agricultural land, as the country could face huge financial sanctions from the EU if it does not.
Hundreds of Myanmar farmers entered a seventh day of protest over land grabs, demanding the government return seized fields and protect them from a surge in prosecutions over property disputes.
Dangote Group says it is also “at the planning stage’’ to invest in other agricultural projects including production of soybean, oil palm, palm kernel and corn.
On 11 July, Brazil's President signed into law important new legislation (MP 759) that paves the way for land thieves, who have illegally occupied and cleared vast areas of public land, to legalize their land holdings.
Latin America is the most dangerous region in the world for activists fighting for their land or trying to safeguard the environment, according to a Global Witness report, which also provides insight into why these defenders are at such high risk.
Data released by London-based campaign group Global Witness showed that 49 of 200 land rights activists killed last year were from South America's largest country, making Brazil the world's most dangerous nation for campaigners.
Nova legislação de Regularização Fundiária é obstáculo para a reforma agrária e anistia a grilagem no Brasil
Nearly four people were murdered each week last year while defending their homes, lands and forests from mining, dams and agricultural projects.
Deux ans après le changement de régime, le pays est engagé dans un Plan d’aménagement du territoire qui se traduit par un accaparement des terres et du littoral généralisé, selon les militants du Nafso
the Iowa-based company has build up a diverse portfolio of ag operations in the U.S., and has begun to build a significant presence in Brazilian farmland and biofuels
