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Colombia: ¿Por qué la Ley ZIDRES es anticampesinos?
- Contagio Radio
- 03 May 2018
Como lamentable calificó Wilson Arias el fallo de la Corte Constitucional que respalda a la ley y podría profundizar la crisis del acaparamiento de tierras en el país.
Koh Kong villagers bitter over longstanding land dispute
- Phnom Penh Post
- 03 May 2018
Around 400 villagers from Koh Kong province allegedly affected by ruling party Senator Ly Yong Phat’s sugar plantations petitioned the Land Management Ministry on Wednesday, demanding compensation packages.
Zimbabwe opposition MDC 'will expel Chinese investors'
- BBC
- 02 May 2018
Nelson Chamisa has vowed, if he wins elections due in July, to expel Chinese investors who have stakes worth many billions of dollars in everything from agriculture to construction.
2017 was deadliest year on record for Colombian human rights defenders
- Guardian
- 02 May 2018
Human rights groups are calling on the International Criminal Court to open formal investigation into killings of land defenders in Colombia, saying the Colombian government is failing to investigate the crimes properly.
I.Bissala (UGTC): «Si Bolloré s'en va, ce ne sera pas la mort de l'Afrique»
- RFI
- 01 May 2018
Vincent Bolloré affirme qu’il fait vivre quelque 30000 familles en Afrique et qu’il pense se désengager du continent si la chasse aux sorcières continue contre lui. Le président de l'Union générale des travailleurs du Cameroun répond.
Is land speculation helping destroy Brazil’s “birthplace of waters”?
- 01 May 2018
On the occasion of a new report on land speculation in the Cerrado by the Brazilian Network for Social Justice and Human Rights, Friends of the Earth (FOE) interviews one of the report’s authors to shine some light on the issue.
Understanding China's foreign agriculture investments in the developing world
- Devex
- 30 April 2018
China’s investment in foreign agriculture totaled $26 billion in 2016, with investments in 100 countries. But this may just be the tip of the iceberg. A new report by the United States Department of Agriculture to understand both the scale and purpose of foreign investment in agriculture, forestry, and fisheries.
China’s agricultural investment abroad is rising
- USDA
- 30 April 2018
China’s agricultural investment abroad grew more than tenfold in less than a decade and parallels its emergence as a major importer of agricultural commodities. But the focus of investments are shifting from farming and raw materials to business acquisition.
Los bunong, SOCFIN y el millonario francés
- IGWIA
- 30 April 2018
En diciembre de 2008, cuando subió el precio del caucho, los pueblos indígenas bunong de la comuna Bousra se despertaron una mañana con la novedad de que unas 10,000 hectáreas cercanas de bosques y miir habían sido concedidas por el gobierno a un grupo económico, SOCFIN
Nous pouvons vivre de la forêt, pas du palmier à huile
- FPP
- 30 April 2018
Une coalition de la société civile a mené une action devant le Ministère de l’environnement et des forêts de l'Indonésie pour protester contre un permis d’octroi des terres forestières étatiques à une entreprise du secteur du palmier à huile, PT Menara Wasior.
Congo Basin: The coming storm
- Earthsight
- 29 April 2018
How secrecy and collusion in industrial agriculture spell disaster for the Congo Basin’s rainforests.
Vincent Bolloré mis en examen
- C à vous
- 26 April 2018
Tristan Waleckx et Jean-Baptiste Rivoire parlent des menaces qui pèsent sur les médias qui exposent les activités du Groupe Bolloré en Afrique