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Cambodia jails land rights activist for 2 1/2 years
- Reuters
- 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.
Victims put pressure on ANZ over the loss of their land
- The Age
- 23 February 2017
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 will suspend Gabon forest clearing for a year
- The Straits Times
- 23 February 2017
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.
ProSavana: Sociedade Civil moçambicana exige imediata suspensão das acções da JICA
- 22 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.
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 Support Letter to "Open Letter"
- 22 February 2017
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
Brazil to allow foreign lenders to hold land
- Global Trade Review
- 22 February 2017
Foreign lenders and investors are eagerly awaiting a change of law in Brazil, after finance minister Henrique Meirelles suggested they would be allowed to use land as collateral in trade finance and other loans from March onwards.
Nigeria in talks with China over $4.5b loan for large scale farming investment
- Naija247news
- 21 February 2017
Federal Government of Nigeria has opened negotiation with Peoples Republic of China over $4.5 billion loan to facilitate the production of agricultural machineries for large scale farming in selected states across the country.
Brasil: El gobierno de Temer impulsa una polémica ley que permite a extranjeros comprar 100 mil hectáreas
- El Zonda
- 21 February 2017
En marzo podrá ser aprobada esta ley que permite la compra de tierras productivas a empresas y fondos de inversión extranjeros, una medida resistida por las Fuerzas Armadas y rechazada por la oposición y grupos ambientalistas.
Gouvernance foncière : quel bilan quatre ans après l’adoption des Directives volontaires ?
- Comité technique F&D
- 21 February 2017
Même si les achats massifs de terre semblent moins visibles ces dernières années, les accaparements fonciers se poursuivent sous de nouvelles formes.
France says “non” to land grabbing
- Slow Food
- 20 February 2017
The French Parliament has definitively adopted a bill aimed at curbing the grabbing of agricultural land by greedy and unscrupulous investors, in order to guarantee the country’s national sovereignty and support the family farming model
O Brasil é do povo brasileiro, a estrangeirização de terras deve ser combatida em diálogo com a sociedade
- MST
- 20 February 2017
A sanha do governo de Michel Temer em atrair capital estrangeiro para o Brasil, com o objetivo de garantir a acumulação dos seus agentes financeiros parece não ter limites.
Leaked Minutes of the Secret Meeting for ProSAVANA (Japanese translation) リークされた秘密会議録の日本語訳
- 20 February 2017
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