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Le groupe Bolloré condamné pour « procédure abusive » contre France TV
- Le Parisien
- 28 Mar 2019
Le reportage dénonçait certaines activités de l’entreprise Socapalm qui produit de l’huile de palme au Cameroun et dont Bolloré est actionnaire
After defaulting on loans, Kilombero Plantation Ltd goes up for sale
- Oakland Institute
- 27 Mar 2019
Kilombero Plantation Ltd, the Tanzanian subsidiary of Guernsey-registered Agrica Ltd. and “best in class” player in the field of socially responsible ag investments in Africa, is up for sale after defaulting on loans from several financial institutions.
As Govt kicks-off investigations into Land disputes in Malen Chiefdom, Green Scenery raises concerns
- Standard Times
- 27 Mar 2019
The Government of Sierra Leone has kicked-off investigations into the continuous and mounting disputes among landowners on how thousands of hectares of lands were taken away from them in Malen Chiefdom, Southern Sierra Leone
In Indonesia, a company intimidates, evicts and plants oil palm without permits
- Mongabay
- 26 Mar 2019
A state-owned plantation company, PTPN XIV, is evicting farmers to make room for an oil palm estate on the eastern Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The case is one of thousands of land disputes simmering across Indonesia.
Milltrust Agricultural Investments acquires 24.9% in newly established NZ farming venture
- GAI
- 26 Mar 2019
The acquisition represents the consolidation of a string of investments made over the past six months by Milltrust that together culminate in the formation of a large-scale, integrated dairy and beef farming enterprise in New Zealand.
Redress for land and resource rights violations: a legal empowerment agenda
- IIED
- 26 Mar 2019
To complement litigation efforts, an alternative and flexible mechanism to defending land rights is more effective — tailored to the local context and supporting communities to make informed decisions about what forms of redress to pursue
Cambodian indigenous communities win back their sacred land from Vietnamese rubber developer
- IDI
- 26 Mar 2019
Communities also file second complaint against the World Bank for new financial ties to HAGL
Are development finance institutions equipped to address land rights issues?
- IIED
- 26 Mar 2019
Report by IIED reviews the approaches European and North American bilateral DFIs use to address land rights issues in the agriculture sector.
Land deals threaten to impair River Nile
- New Vision
- 26 Mar 2019
Land deals along River Nile could easily impair its recharging potential if water abstraction is not regulated.
Foreign ownership of water entitlements reveals China and US are the biggest investors
- ABC
- 25 Mar 2019
The Australian Government's long-awaited foreign ownership of water entitlement register reveals one in 10 water entitlements is foreign-owned at 10.4 per cent.
Who keeps buying California's scarce water? Saudi Arabia
- Guardian
- 25 Mar 2019
Saudi-based Almarai owns 15,000 acres of an irrigated valley – but what business does a foreign food production company have drawing resources from a US desert?
México: Despojan tierras en Yucatán, bajo engaño
- La Verdad Noticias
- 25 Mar 2019
Con la complicidad de autoridades civiles, agrarias y representantes ejidales en las comunidades rurales, durante los 10 últimos años ha aumentado la compra venta de tierras; pagan a 5 pesos el metro cuadrado.