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Little common ground as land grab splits a people
- Sydney Morning Herald
- 14 October 2011
"People are having their land stolen from them, literally, without even being aware it has happened, let alone consenting."
Sudan: It's business time in Juba
- RNW
- 14 October 2011
A group of twenty Dutch companies visited Juba this week, looking for business opportunities. In the South Sudanese capital they bumped into a 50-member strong delegation from Japan, who was there for exactly the same purpose. Meanwhile, the Indians are on their way.
Interpreting the land grab
- TNI
- 14 October 2011
The so-called “global land grab” continues the historic process of land enclosures described by Sir Thomas More in Utopia as “sheep eating men,” when English peasants were evicted from the commons to make room for private estates.
Social movement leaders in Rome say "NO" to land grabs
- ICFS
- 14 October 2011
Notes from the October 11 press conference organized by the Italian Committee on Food Sovereignty in Rome.
Is water the hidden agenda of land acquisition in Africa?
- TNI
- 14 October 2011
A study of sub-Saharan Africa raises concerns that large-scale commercial agriculture could cause unforeseen but disproportionate impacts on access to water by small-scale producers.
Leading NGOs lobby for guidelines to protect 'land grab' victims
- The Guardian
- 14 October 2011
Victims of "land grabbing" have joined 800 of the world's leading environment and development groups to press the UN to establish strong guidelines to protect communities affected by large-scale land investments.
Hedge fund couple split businesses after separation
- Reuters
- 13 October 2011
Husband and wife team founded Emergent Asset Management, which has led controversial farmland acquisitions in southern Africa.
Official says talk of land grab a means for political interference
- WIC
- 13 October 2011
The Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture plans to conduct a media tour accompanied by officials next week in Gambela to increase public awareness surrounding land grabbing issues.
PNG's great land grab sparks fightback by traditional owners
- The Age
- 13 October 2011
Developers hover as 5 million hectares, and national pride, are signed away in 99-year leases that have raised fears of corruption.
Ethiopie : ces terres fertiles qui nourrissent les autres
- Deutsche Welle
- 13 October 2011
Pour expliquer la crise alimentaire dans la Corne de l'Afrique, on évoque la sécheresse, l'instabilité politique, le manque d'efficacité des systèmes d'alerte... Qu'en est-il de l'impact de l'accaparement des terres ?
2 Norwegians say company guards harassed them in Oil Palm Plantation
- MindaNews
- 13 October 2011
Harassment and threats abound in areas where land grabbing is taking place.
Sierra Leone arrests 39 in oil palm land lease dispute
- Reuters
- 12 October 2011
Sierra Leone authorities have arrested 39 protesters in the south of the West African nation, following tensions between the local population and a unit of Socfin, owned by France's Bolloré Group