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Land “grabbing” grows as agricultural resources dwindle
- Worldwatch Institute
- 06 October 2015
As global agricultural resources shrink or shift, countries are crossing border to obtain new farmlands
International petition to save the malagasy farmers and local communities against new threats to their lands
- Filohan’ny SIF
- 06 October 2015
Platform SIF and Collective TANY call on citizens worldwide to sign a petition to urge the Malagasy authorities to adopt laws which secure farmers and local communities rights on their lands.
Pétition internationale pour sauver les paysans et les communautés locales malgaches des nouvelles menaces qui pèsent sur leurs terres
- Filohan’ny SIF
- 06 October 2015
La plateforme SIF et le Collectif TANY appellent les citoyens du monde à signer une pétition pour demander aux autorités malgaches d'adopter des lois qui sécurisent les droits des paysans et des communautés locales sur leurs terres.
Riot on the plantation
- Aljazeera
- 05 October 2015
In Liberia, palm oil has set off a dangerous scramble for land
Land grab prevention campaign in Volta Region, Ghana
- AFJN
- 05 October 2015
AFJN’s Ghana volunteer Task Force on Land Grab Prevention reached out to the Regional Association of Queen Mothers (female chiefs) in Ghana’s Volta Region for the purpose of training its members on the issue of land grabs.
Guatemala: Monocultivos de muerte
- Radio Mundo Real
- 05 October 2015
Defensor ambiental guatemalteco es asesinado y la vida de otros/as está bajo riesgo
Bolloré rejoint le club des sponsors « pollueurs » de la COP21 !
- Mediapart
- 05 October 2015
Le gouvernement français vient d'accueillir le groupe Bolloré - dont les filiales sont accusées de pratiquer l'accaparement de terres en Afrique - parmi le très select club des "sponsors" pollueurs de la COP21.
Fresh row erupts at Dominion Farms
- Weekly Citizen
- 05 October 2015
A new controversy has erupted at the multi-million American investor farm at the Yala swamp in Kadenge, Siaya county over establishment of a sugar mill and cultivation of cane in the area.
Forum Mondial sur l’Accès à la Terre - Valence - Espagne - 31 mars, 1 et 2 avril 2016
- FMAT
- 04 October 2015
Le Forum Mondial sur l’Accès à la Terre se tiendra à Valence en Espagne le 31 mars, 1 et 2 avril 2016.
Foro Mundial sobre el Acceso a la Tierra y a los Recursos Naturales del 31 de marzo al 2 de abril del 2016 en la Universidad politécnica de Valencia, España.
- FMAT
- 04 October 2015
Mas de 700 organizaciones y personalidades han firmado el llamado a debatir acerca del accesso a la tierra y los recursos naturales para buscar soluciones eficaces.
World Forum on access to Land and Natural Resources between March 31st and April 2nd, 2016, at the Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain.
- WFAL
- 04 October 2015
World Forum on access to Land and Natural Resources between March 31st and April 2nd, 2016, at the Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain.
China's Donlinks Grain & Oil Co Ltd bids for S.Kidman & Co
- Financial Review
- 02 October 2015
Donlinks, one of China's biggest vegetable oil producers, will partner with British Virgin lslands-registered Genius Link Capital, to make an offer for S. Kidman & Co, Australia's largest landholder.