One of the ugliest features of the modern world is the exploitation of natural resources for private gain. Governments and corporations are eager to convert smallholder farms, grasslands, and forests into monoculture plantations, cattle ranches, and mines. But this only contributes to climate change, environmental degradation, displacement, loss of income and poverty
Des représentants des populations locales ont saisi le groupe Nestlé pour l’inciter à attirer l’attention de son fournisseur Socapalm (groupe SOCFIN) sur le respect des droits des communautés, ceux relatifs au volet environnemental et social, notamment.
A real financialisation of land, natural resources and the agri-food system is underway throughout South America. In the context of the multiple global crises, the pressure on the control of land and other resources of interest has increased considerably, either for productive use or as financial assets. To this end, the digitisation of land governance and the georeferencing technology that supports it are serving to disguise a massive digital land grab.
No contexto das múltiplas crises globais, a pressão sobre o controle da terra e outros recursos de interesse, como a água, nas zonas de fronteira agrícola aumentou consideravelmente, seja para utilização produtiva ou como ativos financeiros. Para este fim, a digitalização da governação da terra e a tecnologia de georreferenciamento que a apoia estão servindo para dissimular uma massiva grilagem digital das terras.
La tecnología de georreferenciación, y la información geoespacial que trasmite, se han convertido en el principal criterio de acceso a un certificado catastral y al título de propiedad en el proceso de regularización de la tierra, lo que facilita la legalización del histórico e ilegal acaparamiento de tierras públicas, incluso a favor de extranjeros.
Agricultural investors say the COVID-19 crisis has had little impact on their business and investment intentions, with Australian agricultural land, water and business assets as appealing as ever to investors.
Dans une correspondance adressée aux clients et fournisseurs de l’entreprise le 21 septembre 2020, l’association dénonce les pratiques inhumaines de la filiale de Socfin sur les communautés locales.
Palm-producing company Poligrow has an undeniable role in land-grabbing and intimidation in the municipality of Mapiripán, Colombia. Even so, it plans to expand its operations.
The Feronia case, and other development bank investment failures, shows that there is a need to overhaul development finance institutions practices and to consider whether it might be better to just shut them down entirely.
An Associated Press investigation found poor conditions of millions of laborers from some of the poorest corners of Asia across palm oil plantation in Malaysia and Indonesia, many of them enduring various forms of exploitation, with the most serious abuses including child labor, outright slavery and allegations of rape.
En el papel, la comunidad afro de ese consejo comunitario es dueña de 107 mil hectáreas de tierra en el Bajo Atrato (Chocó). En la práctica, el 95% de las tierras productivas están en manos de una decena de empresarios que las adquirieron en medio de la arremetida paramilitar a la región.
Indonesia has started developing a food estate to grow rice, corn and other crops. The project is expected to cover an area of 770,000 hectares (1,903,000 acres), or more than ten times the size of Singapore.
