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US, UK, and China lead foreign land investments in agriculture and finance
- Circle of Blue
- 22 June 2012
Circle of Blue have put together an interactive map of land grabs by country and by sector.
Africans call for own solutions as Rio summit ends
- Deutsche Welle
- 22 June 2012
African NGOs were not satisfied with the Rio +20 Summit. They were particularly disappointed that the land grabbing, which is the acquisition of arable land sometimes through dubious methods, was not discussed enough.
El acaparamiento de tierras que realizan transnacionales provoca hambre y destrucción
- Adital
- 22 June 2012
"El modelo capitalista sigue acaparando las tierras de los diferentes pueblos del mundo siendo este modelo el responsable del incremento del hambre y la destrucción de los territorios"
Gli Arraffa Terre
- Re:Common
- 22 June 2012
Il coinvolgimento italiano nel business del land grab
Accaparement des terres : La société civile dit stop et appelle à la construction d’un mouvement fort pour défendre les droits des communautés et la souveraineté alimentaire des peuples
- ENDA Pronat
- 22 June 2012
Le forum des peuples a connu une ambiance particulière le 19 juin de 11h à 13h30 à l’occasion de la session de partage sur l’accaparement des terres organisée par ENDA PRONAT
African countries invite Indian investment in agriculture
- IANS
- 22 June 2012
African nations like Zambia, Ethiopia and Mozambique invited Indian investors to invest in various sectors, especially in agriculture, saying this has the potential to provide food to both Africa and India.
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.