More than 10 years since a surge in large-scale land acquisitions began, the Land Matrix Initiative has taken stock of the “global land rush” and its socio-economic and environmental impacts.
A human rights defender who is actively supporting communities affected by the oil palm plantation company PHC (formerly Feronia) was arrested without a warrant by police and military officers in Lokutu.
The Development Bank of Japan is the first in Japan to agree to invest in a food-focused private equity fund by backing a fund managed by Proterra Investment Advisors (Proterra Asia).
Le conflit armé en Colombie a façonné la conjoncture contemporaine des campagnes : la destruction du tissu communautaire et l’accaparement des terres ont creusé encore davantage les inégalités et consacré l’hégémonie de l’agro-business.
En France, la proposition de loi du député Jean-Bernard Sempastous instaurant un nouveau contrôle des parts sociales pour lutter contre l’accaparement des terres sera examinée au Sénat en novembre.
Ce guide fournit des conseils pratiques pour les contrats d’investissement en terres agricoles, en appliquant des principes et des normes internationaux pour la promotion de l’investissement responsable
Con esta Ley los representantes del sector terrateniente en el congreso pretenden perpetuar la injusta distribución de tierras existente en Paraguay.
Jointly produced by UNIDROIT and IFAD, the guide is the second international instrument adopted in the area of private law and agricultural development, following the Legal Guide on Contract Farming.
Este lunes 20 y martes 21 de septiembre la Unión de Trabajadorxs de la Tierra realizó frente al Congreso Nacional un acampe exigiendo el tratamiento del proyecto de Ley de Acceso a la Tierra, presentado por la organización en octubre del año pasado por tercera vez (!).
Na segunda temporada da série em áudio “Aqui é meu lugar”, as pessoas que moram nas comunidades tradicionais do Cerrado piauiense contam sobre a resistência e as conquistas que possibilitam a permanência em seus territórios, apesar da violência causada pelo agronegócio.
An Auckland property developer is involved in a company linked to carrying out deforestation in Indonesia, where virgin rainforest is being bulldozed to grow palm oil plantations.
Oil palm plantations are one of the most unsafe spaces for women, not only because of their vulnerable working status –mostly as casual workers – but also because of the potential for sexual violence that lurks them in and around the plantation fields.
Las comunidades en el Municipio de Ixcán, como en todo Guatemala, tienen derecho de decidir qué se siembra y qué no se siembra en sus tierras y detener una historia de despojo sistemático de sus tierras como se narra en el siguiente reportaje sumamente esclarecedor.
When palm companies arrived in Guatemala's northern lowlands, they did not evict people to plant palm, but did so strategically through "systematic dispossession".
The heavily forested Sangha region in the Republic of Congo is almost entirely occupied by three concessions, including one held by the palm oil company Eco-Oil Energie SA.
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