The burning scar: Inside the destruction of Asia’s last rainforests
    Indonesia is the world's largest exporter of palm oil, and Papua is its newest frontier. A visual investigation suggests fires have been deliberately set on the land by Korean palm oil giant that has been buying up swathes of Asia's largest remaining rainforests for their plantations.
    • BBC
    • 12 November 2020
    They should not be called public development banks
    As development banks gather for a global summit, organisations condemn the financing of corporate agribusiness and plantations, and call for public investment in agroecology and local food systems to tackle the climate crisis.
    • Collective statement
    • 12 November 2020
    Les banques publiques de développement ne méritent pas leur nom
    Alors que les banques de développement se réunissent pour un sommet mondial, les organisations condamnent le financement de l'agrobusiness, et appellent à des investissements publics dans l'agroécologie et les systèmes alimentaires locaux.
    • Déclaration collective
    • 12 November 2020
    No deberían llamarles bancos públicos de desarrollo
    Mientras los bancos de desarrollo se reúnen en una cumbre mundial, las organizaciones condenan la financiación de los agronegocios y piden inversiones públicas en agroecología y sistemas alimentarios locales.
    • Declaración colectiva
    • 12 November 2020
    「PDBs金融サミット」に向けた国際共同声明
    公共開発銀行は、「公共」の意味するところからも、その名に相応しい「開発/発展」のいかなる議論からも、著しく遠いところにあります。これらの金融機関は、私たちの存在そのものの根幹を成す食と農において、企業によるアグリビジネスへの投資を集中させています。彼らは、それ以外のモデルをサポートするために設立されておらず、そうするための能力も持ってはいません。
    • Collective
    • 12 November 2020
    $300 million farm bid to bring Macquarie and Costa Group closer
    Macquarie Group's $300 million takeover bid for a real estate investment trust, which owns vast farms across Australia, could pave the way for more farming deals involving the investment banking powerhouse and the fresh food giant Costa Group.
    • SMH
    • 10 November 2020
    Public Development Banks need to change to really contribute to inclusive and sustainable development
    European MPs issue an interparliamentary statement on the “Finance in common summit”, calling on public development banks to stop "harmful investments", such as those in the oil palm plantation company Feronia in the DR Congo.
    • European MPs
    • 10 November 2020
    RDC : le CEPAS ouvre trois journées sociales sur l’accaparement des terres
    Le Centre d’Etudes Pour l’Action Sociale (CEPAS) organise du 09 au 11 Novembre les journées sociales autour du thème : « l’accaparement des terres, défis du foncier en RDC »
    • Actualité CD
    • 10 November 2020
    Edo community tackles multinational rice farmer over land acquisition
    Villagers of Illushi community want Skaff International Agro Farms Limited to vacate its operations for the interest of peace, alleging that it illegally acquired the community's lands.
    • Sahara Reporters
    • 09 November 2020
    China and Zimbabwe Agricultural Company undertake ambitious US$ 2,5 agri project
    The project 3,000 ha seed breeding project in Mazowe will produce seedlings for local farmers to grow apples, grapes, bananas, peaches and pears under contract farming.
    • Daily news
    • 09 November 2020
    Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets makes all-cash bid for Aussie farmland REIT
    Macquarie Group, one of the world’s largest alternative asset managers, has announced that one of its agricultural funds will seek to acquire all of the issued securities in Australian listed farmland REIT Vitalharvest
    • Investable Universe
    • 09 November 2020
    Sierra Leone civil society condemns land grabbing
    The Sierra Leone Land Alliance has released a report critical of the situation land ownership and acquisition in the country, with particular emphasis on the Western area.
    • Politico SL
    • 07 November 2020

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