LifeMosaic | 28 September 2015
Land Grabs - Territories of Life
Land Grabs - Territories of Life
What are land grabs? Why are they happening, and what are their impacts?
What is 'Land Grabs' about?
Indigenous communities around the world are seeing their lands threatened by the extractive and agro-industries, by conservation schemes and by tourism developments. This video looks into the scale, drivers and impacts of the global rush for land. In this video we hear from indigenous peoples from Asia, Latin America and Africa who have first hand experience of the impacts of land grabs.
Length of video
14 minutes.
Why screen 'Land Grabs'?
This video should be screened in communities where plantations, mining or other large-scale developments are happening or could happen in the future. It can also be screened to government officials, in universities and to the general public to raise awareness of land grabbing.
