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Landgrabbing: En kamp om jord og ressourcer
- NOAH
- 07 December 2011
Special issue of Friends of the Earth Denmark's magazine on land grabbing
Atelier national sur le partage des résultats de l’étude et la mobilisation des OSC pour le lancement d’une campagne de plaidoyer autour de l’accaparement des terres
- COPAGEN
- 07 December 2011
Le 7 décembre 2011 à Yaoundé, des organisations de la société civile ont décidé de créer une coalition pour lutter contre l’accaparement des terres au Cameroun.
Pensionspenge i etisk minefelt
- politiken.dk
- 07 December 2011
Socialrådgivere og jordemødre skal tjene til pensionen ved køb af landbrugsjord i Afrika. Det kan fordrive fattige bønder, advarer eksperter.
Achat de terres en Afrique: une nouvelle colonisation
- AFP
- 07 December 2011
Les pays étrangers qui achètent des terres agricoles en Afrique pour assurer leur approvisionnement en nourriture sont coupables d'une nouvelle forme de colonisation, a affirmé la ministre sud-africaine de l'Agriculture Tina Joemat-Pettersson.
Sudan: A big Gulf landgrab that wasn’t?
- Oil for Food
- 07 December 2011
After talking with Sudanese decision makers and visiting agricultural projects, Eckart Woertz finds that Gulf countries are only engaging reluctantly in agro projects in Sudan.
Kapitalfond vil hjælpe afrikanske småbønder
- politiken.dk
- 07 December 2011
Uddannelse og ny teknologi skal give et boost til afrikansk landbrug, samtidig med at danske jordemødre og socialrådgivere tjener penge til alderdommen.
Pensions money invested in farmland abroad
- Radio Sweden
- 07 December 2011
Swedish pensions money is threatening the livelihoods of small farming communities in Brazil and risk speeding up the devastation of the rainforest.
GRAIN calls for end to land grabbing at Swedish Parliament
- GRAIN
- 06 December 2011
In the acceptance speech for the 2011 ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’, GRAIN demands an immediate end to land grabbing and a restitution of lands to local communities.
Special investigation phase two: Understanding how land deals contribute to famine and conflict in Africa
- Oakland Institute
- 06 December 2011
Research released today by the Oakland Institute demonstrates that land grabs--largely unregulated land deals involving foreign corporations and speculators--continue to be promoted as a "development" solution for African nations.
Au Parlement suédois, GRAIN en appelle à la fin de l’accaparement des terres
- GRAIN
- 06 December 2011
Dans un discours prononcé à la cérémonie du « Prix Nobel Alternatif,» GRAIN demande la fin immédiate de l'accaparement des terres et une restitution des terres aux communautés locales.
Investment opportunities, policies and attributes of commercial farming in Africa unveiled at 2nd Commercial Farm Africa in Dubai!
- PR Web
- 06 December 2011
On 31 January 2012 in Dubai, 2nd Commercial Farm Africa features panel of experts and in-depth analysis on land utilization & investment policies in Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Sudan, Namibia, Ghana and Ethiopia.
Iowa State receives criticism for involvement in potential land grabbing
- Iowa State Daily
- 06 December 2011
Iowa State University has landed in some hot water regarding its involvement with an international land development project in Tanzania.