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La tragedia ambiental en la Amazonía: acaparamiento y corrupción
- El País
- 04 July 2018
El trasfondo es la corrupción. Todo parece indicar que la mayor deforestación en el 2017 obedece al acaparamiento de tierras.
PNG villagers count huge cost of damage from logging
- Radio NZ
- 03 July 2018
Communities in Papua New Guinea's West Pomio District will suffer more than $US73 million worth of damage due to Special Agriculture Business Leases, according to a local advocacy group Act Now.
Liberia: Another SDI report finds GVL in Sinoe land grab, deforestation
- FrontPageAfrica
- 03 July 2018
Report finds that Golden Veroleum Liberia violated the rights of communities to the customary ownership of their lands, violated the Liberian laws and international standards, and even breached its own policies.
La especulación de tierras, las violaciones de los derechos humanos y la destrucción ecológica
- FIAN et al
- 03 July 2018
Un nuevo informe revela cómo algunos fondos de pensiones, inversiones e instituciones internacionales están destruyendo el futuro de las comunidades rurales del noreste de Brasil.
La spéculation foncière mène à des violations des droits humains et à l'éco-destruction au Brésil
- FIAN et al
- 03 July 2018
Un nouveau rapport révèle comment les fonds de pension internationaux, les investissements étrangers et les institutions détruisent l'avenir des communautés rurales du nord-est du Brésil.
Land speculation is leading to human rights violations and eco-destruction in Brazil
- FIAN et al
- 03 July 2018
A new report uncovers how international pension funds, foreign investments and institutions are tearing down any future for rural communities in Northeastern Brazil.
Land dispute settled in Koh Kong
- Khmer Times
- 02 July 2018
Each family agreed, with mixed feelings, to accept two hectares of land and $3,000 to end the years-long land dispute between villagers and sugar companies
UAE-based Al Dahra aquires Agricola Braila, the largest agricultural producer in Romania
- Business Reveiw
- 02 July 2018
Investment Fund Al Dahra Holding took over Agricola Braila, the largest agricultural producer in Romania, in a deal estimated at over EUR 230 million euros and involving some 57,000 ha.
UK tops list of foreign investors in Australian agricultural land
- Grain Central
- 02 July 2018
The UK remains the largest foreign owner of Australian farmland, followed by China and the US, according to the Foreign Investment Review Board 2016–17 Annual Report.
Dutch-based banks continue to finance deforestation and land-grabbing
- Milieudefensie
- 02 July 2018
Dutch-based ABN AMRO, ING and Rabobank are structurally involved in scandals concerning destruction of rainforest and land-grabbing in Asia and Africa. Milieudefensie is calling on the banks to cease financing the industrial palm oil sector.
L'homme d'affaires Hubert Fabri condamné pour corruption active
- L'Echo
- 29 June 2018
Le patron du groupe belge Socfin a été déclaré coupable d’avoir été à la tête d’un "schéma de corruption" bénéficiant à une haute fonctionnaire guinéenne. Les faits éclaboussent jusqu’au Premier ministre guinéen.
L'Etat ivoirien décide la cession de 30% de ses parts dans Palmafrique
- Commodafrica
- 29 June 2018
Les parts de l’entreprise qui possède 3 sites d’exploitations agro-industrielles reparties sur 7 500 ha seront cedées au groupe Financial BC