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Extranjeros controlan al menos 17 mil hectáreas de unidades de conservación en Brasil
- Brasil de Fato
- 05 January 2021
Cerca del 59% de esa área está a nombre de Fiat, en Minas Gerais; abogada alerta sobre subregistro y analiza intereses
Liberia: Villagers, SRC at loggerheads over land
- Daily Observer
- 05 January 2021
There are 22 impoverished villages of over 2,000 inhabitants surrounding the Salala Rubber Corporation, and all are contending that the company turns over their land of inheritance, which it claimed without their consent years ago.
Senegal judge closes gas corruption case
- AFP
- 05 January 2021
A Senegalese judge finds no evidence of alleged corruption over the sale of gas contracts to British energy giant BP, an affair suspected of possible links to Senhuile agibusiness project
Danish investors accumulate arable land in eastern Romania
- Romania Insider
- 05 January 2021
FirstFarms, controlled by Danish investors, has consolidated its position in the eastern part of Romania, where it owns silos with a capacity of 20,000 tonnes, by taking over lease contracts for 400 hectares.
Trooper Group of Companies (Pty) Ltd to invest $525M to cultivate to 60,000 hectares of land in Angola
- Trooper Group
- 05 January 2021
The project led by the South African company will cultivate 60,000 hectares of land in order to produce 300,000 tons of maize and 90,000 tons of soya annually.
Agribusiness giants ADM, Bunge trading in ‘conflict’ palm oil, report says
- Mongabay
- 04 January 2021
A report by Global Witness has found that more than 100 Indonesian palm oil mills supplying agribusiness giants ADM and Bunge have been accused of land and human rights violations and environmental destruction.
Farmland investing pays solid 12pc return, but China tensions niggle
- Country Life
- 04 January 2021
Bullish returns from farmland investments are likely to falter in 2021 because of Australia's increasingly prickly trade relationship with our huge agricultural export customer, China.
Colombia: La cruzada por proteger la Amazonía: solo en 6 meses de 2020 se deforestaron 76 mil hectáreas
- Noticias Caracol
- 03 January 2021
Aunque hace casi tres años, a través de una tutela, la Corte Suprema le otorgó derechos a la Amazonía y conminó al gobierno y a los entes territoriales para crear una política de protección de nuestros bosques, el zarpazo ambiental de los acaparadores de tierras prosigue sin tregua.
Tate & Lyle accused of betraying Cambodia families whose land was allegedly taken
- The Guardian
- 02 January 2021
UK company Tate & Lyle has been accused of betraying 200 families in Cambodia who have fought for years to secure compensation for land they say was taken from them to make way for a sugar plantation.
$76m in British aid lost as African project goes bust
- The Times
- 02 January 2021
A failed palm oil enterprise on disputed land in the Democratic Republic of Congo where there has been a record of human rights conflicts has blown more than $76 million of British aid.
Sénégal : l'affaire Pétro-Tim classée sans suite
- AFP
- 01 January 2021
Un juge sénégalais ne trouve aucune preuve de corruption présumée sur la vente de contrats de gaz au géant britannique de l'énergie BP, une affaire suspectée de liens possibles avec le projet agro-industriel Senhuile
Liberia: Rubber company, “SRC’s scare tactics won’t weaken our resolve” says ARD rights group's chairman
- New Republic
- 28 December 2020
Alliance for Rural Democracy says recent attacks they suffered at the hands of thugs said to be acting on behalf of the Salala Rubber Corporation will not deter them from helping communities suffering abuses.
Kakuzi: Squatters in Kenya's Murang'a county speak of 'colonisation' on their ancestral lands
- RFI
- 26 December 2020
Kenya's Murang'a county is home to Kakuzi, the food producer and exporter that occupies some 15,904 ha. Land ownership in this fertile area is out of reach for many who consider it their ancestral home.
Brasil: Desmatamento no Cerrado volta a crescer em 2020
- DW
- 22 December 2020
Dados atualizados pelo Inpe apontam um aumento de 12,3% em relação ao ano anterior, com 7,3 mil km² desmatados. Destruição é maior em região da Matopiba, área de expansão da soja.
Pour la souveraineté alimentaire au Maroc
- Attac Maroc
- 21 December 2020
La présente étude vient dans un contexte spécifique principalement caractérisé par l’offensive de l’État via son arsenal juridique, qui vise à faciliter l’accaparement par les grands capitalistes des terres appartenant aux collectivités ethniques