"We're in the beginning stages of what could be a significant shift in land ownership," said Madeleine Fairbairn, who is investigatiing the impacts on farmers of institutional investment in U.S. farmland.
How do major oil palm companies manage to get their palm oil sold as a “green”, “sustainable” and “climate-friendly” product when it is none of that?
From sweeping cuts of funds to protect forests, to the loosening of conservation of indigenous land and measures to boost large-scale property deals, Brazil has embarked on the biggest roll back of environmental protections in two decades.
According to a report released today by leading environmental and social justice advocates, the investment management firm TIAA is leading a trend of speculating in land markets, which drives up farmland prices and displaces family farmers.
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to food cautions that many Zambian peasants are at risk of becoming squatters on their own land as Zambia is turned into Southern Africa’s food basket.
L’arrivée de l’argent des fonds de pension dans le marché des terres agricoles n’a pas suscité des craintes seulement au Québec
Russia's five largest landowners together control an area the size of Belgium - which has been bad news for many small farmers
The industry expected to find green pastures in Liberia, but early missteps and new environmental restrictions have led to slow expansion.
In Europe we tend to relegate the idea of land grabbing to the global South, yet it is happening much closer to home than we perhaps realize.
Guarani-Kaiowá leader Ladio Veron is touring Europe to raise awareness of violence and environmental destruction by agribusiness
Quinze villages disent non au projet marocain dans les communes de Dodel et Demette. Les 10.000 ha de terre octroyés au projet marocain Adouha continuent de faire couler beaucoup d’encre et de salive dans le département de Podor.
Une vingtaine de militants de diverses organisations suisses et françaises ont mené une action devant les locaux fribourgeois de SOCFIN pour dénoncer sa stratégie d’accaparement des terres
