A landmark report from the Oakland Institute elevates the voices of communities across the country who are opposing the theft of their land, made possible by the corrupt practices of local officials and foreign logging and palm oil companies.
- Oakland Institute
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28 February 2017
The Government of Myanmar should impose a moratorium on the development of SEZs until it can ensure SEZs can be developed inline with international human rights laws and standards, said the ICJ at a report launch held today in Yangon.
La nouvelle politique agricole en Algérie s’articule sur la création de méga-projets de plus de 10 000 ha dans le sud, entre des investisseurs nationaux et des partenaires étrangers, sur une surface totale de 600 000 ha
- Maghreb Emergent
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27 February 2017
Sudan's Minister of Investment says the conference will be attended by ministers responsible of investment in the Arab world, organizations, financing institutions and businessmen and constitutes a solid base for promoting the agricultural investment in Sudan.
- Sudan Vision
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27 February 2017
Foto-foto satelit 13 Januari dan 10 Februari 2017 menunjukkan pembukaan lahan baru di kawasan konsesi PT Papua Agro Lestari (PT PAL) milik perusahaan kelapa sawit raksasa Korindo. Menunjukkan bahwa Korindo sedang mempersiapkan pembukaan hutan seluas 2.400 hektar di Papua.
La multinationale singapourienne Olam a signé un compromis avec l'ONG Mighty Earth. Olam suspend la déforestation et Mighty Earth suspend sa campagne contre l'entreprise ainsi que sa plainte devant le FSC.
Après avoir cédé cette branche de sa filiale gabonaise à Olam, le groupe belge s’apprête à effectuer un retrait similaire avec son entité nigériane Presco. Objectif : s’engager davantage dans l’hévéa.
- Jeune Afrique
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23 February 2017
A Cambodian court convicted and sentenced a prominent land rights activist to 2-1/2 years in jail for her role in a protest outside Prime Minister Hun Sen's residence.
The ramifications of the land grab seven years ago, and the role of ANZ in financing the Phnom Penh Sugar (PPS) refinery, are still being felt today. Representative of victims are traveling to Melbourne to lobby ANZ's institutional investors for investigating their complaint against ANZ.
Olam, majority-owned by Temasek Holdings, will suspend clearing forest in the West African country of Gabon for a year, the company announced in a press release.
- The Straits Times
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23 February 2017
Organizações moçambicanas da sociedade civilrecentemente uma carta aberta ao Presidente JICA) protestando contra a atuação da agência japonesa no âmbito do programa de desenvolvimento agrário mais resistido em Moçambique, o ProSavana.
要件：モザンビーク市民社会によるJICA宛公開書簡（「プロサバンナ事業におけるモザンビーク社会へのJICAの活動に対する抗議」）への賛同レター
