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Protesters march sgainst land grabs on World Habitat Day
- VOA
- 07 October 2015
Rights groups say the government has failed to give compensation and prevent the victims of forced evictions from being dragged into poverty
Tanzania offers 60,000 hectares for sugar
- East African
- 07 October 2015
The government has allocated 60,000 ha of land for investment in large-scale commercial farming for sugar and rice in the Mkulazi area, 60 kilometres from the Dar es Salaam - Morogoro highway.
Glencore in talks to sell farms in Australia
- Glencore
- 06 October 2015
Debt-burdened Glencore has entered early discussions with a number of sovereign wealth funds and commodities traders as it moves to offload the more than 30,000ha of cropping land across NSW, Victoria and South Australia.
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.