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Washington State Investment Board allocates $400 million across two farmland funds

GAI
28 February 2023

WSIB has allocated a total of $400 million into a separate account with UBS Farmland Investors and a Homestead Capital USA Farmland Fund IV.

Growing farmland inequality in the Prairies poses problems for all Canadians

The Conversation
28 February 2023

We should be concerned about the financialized logic promoted by investors and mega-farmers, which seeks to extract monetary value from every square inch of farmland.

Accaparement des terres : les Amis de la Terre lancent l’alerte

Amis de la Terre
28 February 2023

À l'occasion du Salon de l’Agriculture, Les Amis de la Terre France publient le rapport “La Terre aux paysans, l’agro-industrie hors champ” dénonçant l’accaparement des terres agricoles en France, et appelant à plafonner le nombre d’hectares contrôlables par les multinationales et les agri-managers.

L'association Terre de liens s'alarme de l'accaparement des terres agricoles par des "sociétés financiarisées"

France Bleu
28 February 2023

Dans un rapport publié lundi, l'association Terre de Liens s’inquiète de l’accaparement de terres agricoles françaises par des firmes industrielles.

"It's the bad apples that do this"

Down to earth
27 February 2023

The UN counted 355 SLAPPs from the business community between 2015 and 2022. Individuals and organisations that expose human rights violations, abuses in mining, agriculture and forestry and on palm oil plantations are most often affected.

How soy took over family settlements in the Amazon

Dialogo Chino
24 February 2023

Small farmers in Brazil are giving up on food crops and risking debt, lured by the big business of soy export.

The war in Ukraine could trigger a land investment rush as happened during the 2008 financial crisis

EurekAlert
24 February 2023

The war in Ukraine could stimulate a new global land race that could affect the world's agricultural system, says a new study by researchers at the Politecnico di Milano.

Undermined by violence, a development bank mediation process in the DR Congo requires immediate government action

Collective
24 February 2023

Groups call on European governments to honour their responsibilities to the communities affected by their investments in a DR Congo palm oil plantation by taking action to stop the violence surrounding the mediation process.

Sapé par la violence, un processus de médiation des banques de développement en RDC exige une action immédiate des gouvernements

Collectif
24 February 2023

Les gouvernements européens doivent honorer leurs responsabilités envers les communautés affectées par leurs investissements dans une société d'huile de palme et mettre fin à la violence entourant le processus de médiation.

RSPO loophole: Socfin excludes parts of plantations from certification

Milieudefensie
23 February 2023

Palm oil producer Socfin systematically excludes parts of their plantations from certification. This way, they do receive the RSPO certificate, while large parts of their plantations do not meet the environmental and social requirements, analysis by Milieudefensie shows.

Six steps to tackle exploitation in Indonesia’s palm oil smallholder scheme (commentary)

Mongabay
23 February 2023

An investigation by Mongabay, The Gecko Project and BBC News found villagers across Indonesia gave up their land to corporations in exchange for a share of the palm oil boom but have been left with empty promises. Tom Walker, head of research at The Gecko Project, argues that increasing transparency, accountability and investigations of errant companies are critical steps that could be taken to solve the problem.

Cacat RSPO: Socfin mengecualikan sebagian perkebunan yang bermasalah dari proses sertifikasi

Milieudefensie
23 February 2023

Analisa dari Milieudefensie menemukan bahwa Perusahaan Sawit Socfin secara sistematis menyembunyikan sebagian dari perkebunan mereka dari sertifikasi. Dengan cara ini mereka berhasil menerima sertifikat RSPO, sementara sebagian besar perkebunan mereka tidak memenuhi persyaratan lingkungan dan sosial

Washington State Investment Board allocates $400 million across two farmland funds

Growing farmland inequality in the Prairies poses problems for all Canadians

Accaparement des terres : les Amis de la Terre lancent l’alerte

L'association Terre de liens s'alarme de l'accaparement des terres agricoles par des "sociétés financiarisées"

"It's the bad apples that do this"

How soy took over family settlements in the Amazon

The war in Ukraine could trigger a land investment rush as happened during the 2008 financial crisis

Undermined by violence, a development bank mediation process in the DR Congo requires immediate government action

Sapé par la violence, un processus de médiation des banques de développement en RDC exige une action immédiate des gouvernements

RSPO loophole: Socfin excludes parts of plantations from certification

Six steps to tackle exploitation in Indonesia’s palm oil smallholder scheme (commentary)

Cacat RSPO: Socfin mengecualikan sebagian perkebunan yang bermasalah dari proses sertifikasi

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