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Les ogres de la terre
- Public Senat
- 24 February 2021
Le film Les Ogres de la Terre éclaire le phénomène de l'accaparement des terres agricoles et ses enjeux politiques en France.
Les Ogres de la terre : un film pour dénoncer l'accaparement des terres agricoles
- Nouvelle République
- 24 February 2021
Didier Bergounhoux a réalisé un documentaire sur le rachat des terres agricoles en France par des investisseurs (étrangers et nationaux)
Pension funds and land grab – an inconvenient truth
- Dutch Fair Pension Guide
- 24 February 2021
This study examines whether the ten largest Dutch pension funds have investments in companies involved in land rights violations and if they are taking concrete steps to prevent and mitigate land rights violations.
Haiti’s de facto President gives Haiti to Coca-Cola
- Haïté Liberté
- 24 February 2021
In a country where nearly 40% of the population suffers from food shortages, some 8,600 hectares of fertile land is now to be used to produce stevia as a sweetener for the multinational Coca-Cola.
Saudi Arabia to import wheat from Saudi farms abroad for delivery later this year
- Reuters
- 22 February 2021
Saudi Arabia’s state grain buyer SAGO said it has agreed to import 355,000 tonnes of wheat from Saudi Arabian-owned farms in Australia, Canada and Ukraine for delivery from May to December 2021.
Brasil: Aquisição de Terras por Investidores Estrangeiros – Riscos à Soberania e Segurança Alimentar
- Ecodebate
- 22 February 2021
"No Brasil sofremos a concentração de terras desde o descobrimento, mas nos últimos anos é perceptível uma acentuada concentração, com danos terríveis aos produtores familiares, concentração de renda, êxodo rural, desemprego, desmatamento e à desindustrialização do país", escreve José Rodrigues Filho.
Chinese asks for 30,000 rai of land concessions from Laos to grow durian, Thailand's future shake
- Thansettakij
- 21 February 2021
Laos reveals Chinese investor requests 3,200-4,800 ha of land concessions to grow durian for export to the China.
Ganadería en Bolivia: se amplía la exportación, se reducen los bosques
- Mongabay
- 21 February 2021
De todas las estancias habilitadas (41 en Santa Cruz y 1 en el Beni), el 62 % pertenece a empresarios bolivianos y el 38 % a capital extranjero, sobre todo de Brasil y en menor medida Argentina.
Objectif vert : Immersion dans le Congo profond
- Objectif-Vert
- 20 February 2021
Les communautés impactées par la société PHC/Feronia - qui a repris les plantations de palmier à huile d'Unilever établies en RDC il y a 110 ans - temoignent des injustices contre lesquelles elles se battent et leurs luttes pour faire valoir leurs droits.
Bukanga Lonzo, fiasco, enquêtes et polémiques
- Politico.cd
- 19 February 2021
Le projet de Bukanga Lonzo refait surface en RDC. POLITICO.CD tente de défaire l’affaire, à travers cette série inédite et exclusive.
Land-grabs – the new red flag for Uzbek cotton sector
- Apparel Insider
- 19 February 2021
The privatisation Uzbekistan’s cotton sector is seeing huge tracts of land being transferred to private operators for cotton cultivation, with farmers coerced into “voluntarily” giving up their land leases, with devastating effects on rural livelihoods.
Ndiaél revendique ses 20.000 hectares attribués à des étrangers
- Le Sud
- 19 February 2021
La problématique du foncier refait surface au niveau du département de Dagana, au Sénégal, où le Collectif des habitants des 37 villages du Ndiaél veut à tout prix récupérer ses terres.
Independent complaints panel finds Golden Veroleum liable of destroying Liberia’s forests
- FPA
- 17 February 2021
The company is also found to have violated the land and cultural rights of local communities, including the right to free prior and informed consent and social requirements on basic needs and grievance and remedy.
‘Hungry’ palm oil, pulpwood firms behind Indonesia land-grab spike: Report
- Mongabay
- 17 February 2021
Land conflicts in Indonesia escalated in 2020, with palm oil and pulpwood companies taking advantage of movement restrictions to expand aggressively, according to a new report.
RDC: Entretien avec Gilbert Lokombu Limela, Président de la société civile Basoko (rive Lokutu)
- RIAO-RDC
- 16 February 2021
Le président de la société civile Basoko (rive Lokutu) dénonce les récentes arrestations et violences policières suite aux protestations pacifiques contre la société de plantation de palmiers à huile PHC.