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The sugar rush in southern Africa
- Zimbabweland
- 03 October 2016
The land rush in southern Africa is often a sugar rush, with the ‘white gold’ promising riches to governments, local elites and large corporates alike.
Moçambique: Declaração do II Encontro Unitário das Comunidades Rurais
- ADECRU
- 30 September 2016
"Nós, as comunidades camponesas e rurais do Corredor de Nacala e da Beira, questionamos o modelo de desenvolvimento que nos é imposto baseado no agronegócio".
Civil Society Report on the use and implementation of the Tenure Guidelines
- CSM
- 30 September 2016
Report summarizes the results of a consultation among small-scale food producers and CSOs on the use and implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests.
TIAA increases stake in joint venture with Cosan
- TIAA
- 30 September 2016
TIAA pays R$1.1 billion to increase its stake in Radar Propriedades Agrícolas S.A, a joint-venture established in partnership with Cosan in 2008 which owns and manages rural properties in Brazil.
L'Union européenne suspecte Bayer d'accaparement de terres
- Africa Intelligence
- 30 September 2016
Une délégation de cinq eurodéputés s’est rendue en Tanzanie du 19 au 22 septembre pour vérifier si les accusations d’accaparement de terre portées par l’ONG Concern contre le Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor (SAGCOT) sont fondées.
L’irrigation des cultures commerciales augmente les tensions
- La France Agricole
- 29 September 2016
Selon une étude universitaire suédoise, l’achat de terres agricoles en Afrique par des sociétés étrangères, augmente les risques de conflits et de tensions sur les ressources en eau.
Officials inspect banana plantation after workers fall ill
- Vietiane Times
- 29 September 2016
Vientiane officials went to observe operations at a 40,000-hectare Chinese-owned banana plantation in Pakngum district yesterday after five workers fell ill from pesticide exposure.
Comment: Why voluntary policies will not stop deforestation
- IDM
- 29 September 2016
“On their own these commitments are never going to stop deforestation. And there is a danger that zero deforestation policies are distracting attention and diverting resources away from the law enforcement and governance reforms that are needed.”
Take your hands off the earth!
- Slow Food
- 28 September 2016
Activists from six countries as well as the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples joined a recent Terra Madre Forum on land grabbing, “Take Your Hands Off The Earth”.
Palm oil profits trump self-sufficiency in Sierra Leone
- Deutsche Welle
- 28 September 2016
Socfin's most recent project is in Sierra Leone. The country possesses massive amounts of land where oil palm production could thrive and a government that is willing to hand over this land to investors for not that much money.
Paz territorial y acaparamiento en Colombia
- TNI
- 28 September 2016
Es importante analizar qué implicaciones reales puede tener en el ámbito territorial el fin del histórico conflicto armado, y, sobre todo, qué concepciones distintas de paz se juegan en la actualidad.
Argentina: Vía libre para la extranjerización de la tierra, bosques y acuíferos
- ALAI
- 28 September 2016
Mediante un decreto, el gobierno argentino de Mauricio Macri modificó la ley que fijaba límites al traspaso de propiedad del suelo argentino.