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Les actualités foncières ouest-africaines. Bulletin n°78
- Le Hub Rural
- 22 June 2012
Le dernier bulletin d'information du Hub Rural sur les actualités foncières ouest-africaines vient de sortir.
Despite drop from 2009 peak, agricultural land grabs still remain above pre-2005 levels
- Worldwatch Institute
- 21 June 2012
An estimated 70.2 million hectares of agricultural land worldwide have been sold or leased to private and public investors since 2000, according to new research conducted for our Vital Signs Online service.
Premio nobel alternativo por la paz pide la urgente creación de una comisión de investigación sobre la masacre de Kuruguaty
- Baserribizia
- 21 June 2012
Afirma que las causas de la masacre están en las irregularidades en el reparto de la tierra que perjudican a las y los campesinos
Paraguay, More than 50% of the rural population lives in a situation of misery
- MST
- 21 June 2012
“The current government puts on the pretty face of a progressive government, but behind the scenes agribusiness is growing more than ever before”. The following is an interview conducted by the MST website with Perla, who came to Brazil for the People’s Summit.
Land-grabbing: il lato più insostenibile della falsa green-economy
- Green Report
- 21 June 2012
A Riocentro, dove in questi giorni si tengono i negoziati della Conferenza delle Nazioni Unite sullo sviluppo sostenibile, la Banca Mondiale si sforza di mostrare che gli investimenti agricoli su larga scala, specialmente in Africa, rappresentano una straordinaria opportunità di crescita "verde" per i Paesi più poveri.
L'accaparement des terres à Rio+20
- PanosAO
- 21 June 2012
Flamme d'Afrique s'est entretenue avec plusieurs participants de l'Afrique de l'Ouest au sommet de Rio+20 sur l'accaparement des terres.
Government to consult on foreign ownership register
- ThePigSite
- 20 June 2012
The Gillard Government (Australia) has announced a working group to consult on the development of a Commonwealth foreign ownership register for agricultural land.
Enfin un frein à l'accaparement des terres ?
- DW
- 20 June 2012
Les nouvelles directives volontaires sur l'accès à la terre, peuvent-elles freiner le "land-grabbing", l'accaparement des terres ? Les organisations de défense des paysans se montrent optimistes. Le point avec Sarah Steffen.
Food security: Countries need right kind of investment
- AgriHunt
- 20 June 2012
It is an issue that goes to the heart of the debate around large-scale land projects in Africa – whether foreign investment can be used to aid badly needed development rather than being deemed exploitative.
Investment fears 'scaremongering', says Emerson
- The Land
- 20 June 2012
Only a fool would believe Australia's agricultural development could be funded without foreign investment from sovereign wealth funds, according to Trade Minister Craig Emerson.
Ethiopia promoting agricultural investment
- Capital
- 20 June 2012
Ethiopia is working to reduce bureaucracy related to processes in agricultural investment according to Tefera Derebew, Minister of Agriculture.
Global grab for land and forests kills 1 a week
- Reuters
- 19 June 2012
At least one person is being killed in an environmental dispute around the world each week as the battle for land, natural resources and forests becomes increasingly violent, a report said on Tuesday.