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Colombia: Corte Constitucional frenaría la acumulación de baldíos
- Semana
- 23 October 2016
Aunque la ponencia le da un espaldarazo a la Ley de Zidres, les cierra la puerta a algunos puntos polémicos como legalizar los casos ya existentes.
Non à la vente des terres du Ndiael ! Restitution des terres aux populations ! ( Communiqué)
- Ndar Info
- 21 October 2016
Les italiens de Tampieri Financial Group qui contrôlent Senhuile sont en négociation avec des entrepreneurs marocains pour leur céder des terres.
Follow the money to justice: new online tool
- IDI
- 21 October 2016
Online resource explains how to mine publicly available information to identify and analyze the companies, investors and other actors behind destructive projects.
La ONU Reconoce el Impacto de la Producción de Carne sobre la Deforestación y el Acaparamiento de Tierras
- Coalición Mundial por los Bosques
- 21 October 2016
“Medidas ambiciosas, concretas y cuantificables son necesarias para limitar el consumo excesivo de carne y otros productos animales por parte de las élites ricas, y para parar la deforestación y el cambio climático
Christian Roqueirol lutte contre l'accaparement des terres agricoles
- Midi Libre
- 20 October 2016
"Les groupes étrangers sont censés apporter du progrès et de l'argent, sauf que les communautés locales n'en voient pas les retombées."
Argentina: Soberanía en juego
- Leonardo Rossi
- 20 October 2016
El 29 de junio el presidente Mauricio Macri tomó una decisión clave en lo que refiere a la soberanía territorial y el esquema de la propiedad de la tierra en un país donde el modelo agrario es central.
Law in the natural resource squeeze: 'land grabbing', investment treaties and human rights
- Land Portal
- 20 October 2016
Lorenzo Cotula discusses highlights from his latest academic piece, in which he explores whether investment treaties protect 'land grab' deals, and how these impact the land rights of rural people.
Liberia: the growth of a new palm oil frontier
- Guardian
- 20 October 2016
Golden Veroleum Liberia is building one of the largest palm oil plantations in the civil-war scarred country, bringing jobs but dividing communities
Palm oil giant Golden Veroleum bulldozes religious sites in Liberia, protected by armed police
- Global Witness
- 20 October 2016
Palm oil giant Golden Veroleum has bulldozed religious sites in southeast Liberia and has paid police armed with assault rifles to protect its plantations, according to a new Global Witness exposé.
Empire Kidman : des éleveurs australiens défient Gina Rinehart
- Radio Australia
- 20 October 2016
Un groupe d'éleveurs australiens contre la femme la plus riche du pays, alliée à un groupe chinois : c'est l'affiche d'un duel qui s'annonce passionnant, avec en ligne de mire, les terres agricoles de la famille Kidman.
ICC will investigate environmental destruction as well as war crimes
- OpenDemocracy
- 19 October 2016
With land grabbing fast becoming one of the most pressing human rights issues of our time, the International Criminal Court has started to recognize that the guise of economic development can mask many crimes against humanity.
Global agriculture attracting greater levels of institutional investment
- Beef Central
- 19 October 2016
Preqin estimates that more than 100 unlisted agriculture/farmland-focused funds have closed since 2006, raising about $22 billion in aggregate capital.