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AAF ESG Annual Report 2016
- Phatisa
- 31 Mar 2017
African Agriculture Fund Environmental, Social and Governance Annual Report 2016
Brasil: Desmate no cerrado anula ganhos na Amazônia
- IHU
- 30 Mar 2017
Estudo mostra que pressão ao agronegócio sobre Matopiba, zona de expansão da agricultura, já compensa parte das emissões de carbono reduzidas pela queda na taxa de devastação amazônica.
CCFC Farmers member join LANDLESS DAY 29 March 2017
- CCFC
- 30 Mar 2017
Large land concessions are detrimental to the livelihoods of rural communities, who have drawn little benefit from these concessions and have had no effective remedy or recourse when their rights are infringed or violated.
Land Information Ecosystem Declaration
- Land Portal
- 30 Mar 2017
A group of individuals from a broad range of institutions and organizations that focus on improving land governance around the world hereby commit to promote and bolster data-sharing efforts within the land sector.
[Bénin] Assemblée nationale : le code foncier et domanial modifié
- Visages du Bénin
- 30 Mar 2017
La principale modification porte sur la suppression du certificat de propriété foncière, au bénéfice du titre foncier.
Farmers seek independent inquiry into controversial Sierra Leone palm oil deal
- Reuters
- 29 Mar 2017
Farmers and charities are demanding an independent investigation into the claims made by landowners who say their complaints and grievances were ignored.
Argentina, Neuquén: Piden suspender la venta de tierras a firmas extranjeras
- LM Neuquén
- 29 Mar 2017
Lo propuso el diputado Mariano Mansilla para 5 departamentos de la provincia.
Des achats de terres qui dérangent
- LaTerre.ca
- 29 Mar 2017
Constatant qu’il s’effectue de nombreux achats de terres par des investisseurs qui n’ont pas l’intention de s’établir dans leur région, les acteurs du monde politique, municipal et économique de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue font front commun.
Report finds a million “missing hectares” in palm oil industry
- Eco-Business
- 28 Mar 2017
A new report by the Zoological Society of London has found inconsistencies in how palm oil companies report on land in their concessions, leaving almost a million hectares of land unaccounted for and exposed to the risk of deforestation.
Ten foreign investors forced to dispose of New Zealand land in last 10 years
- NZ Herald
- 28 Mar 2017
Last year, a total of 466,000ha was sold to offshore buyers with Overseas Investment Office approval - a five-fold increase on the previous year.
Solving Africa’s land issues to boost productivity, alleviate poverty and eradicate hunger
- CNBC
- 28 Mar 2017
UNECA coordinator says the way land investment has taken place in Africa has had unintended consequences of pushing people off the land, while the land has not been used for production.
Second fonds d'investissement dédié à l’agroalimentaire en Afrique pour Phatisa
- CommodAfrica
- 28 Mar 2017
Le groupe de private equity africain Phatisa vise à collecter $300 millions pour son prochain fonds dédié à l’agriculture et agroalimentaire en Afrique, Phatisa Food Fund II, qui succédera au Fonds africain pour l'agriculture (AAF).