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Kamerun – Widerstand gegen Land-Grabbing
- SFR
- 28 July 2019
Die riesigen Plantagen des Palmölproduzenten Socapalm in Kamerun bedrohen die Lebensgrundlage der angrenzenden Dörfer.
Uzbekistan: Chinese company to invest in meat and dairy cluster in Jizzakh region
- kun.uz
- 25 July 2019
The Chinese company DELMOR and international financial institutions are investing $100 million in a 10,775 ha cattle complex in Zamin and Zarbdar districts of the Jizzakh region.
Sénégal : Les populations de Syer s’insurgent contre l’octroi de plus de 300 ha de leurs terres à des Indiens
- Dakar Actu
- 25 July 2019
SENEGINDIA a obtenu 300 ha destinés à l'agriculture avec l’aval des autorités communales, "ce qui est contre les intérêts des populations" selon un villageois de Tagar
Un paysan bio se bat contre les exploitations « mangeuses de terres » qui ont racheté sa ferme
- Basta !
- 25 July 2019
En France, l’accaparement de terres relève d’abord de grandes exploitations qui monopolisent le marché foncier en s’engouffrant dans des failles juridiques. L'histoire de Bastien Moysan.
13 alasan koalisi masyarakat tolak RUU Pertanahan
- Tempo
- 23 July 2019
Sejumlah koalisi masyarakat sipil menolak pembahasan dan pengesahan Rancangan Undang-undang atau RUU Pertanahan oleh Komisi II Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat yang dipandang memperluas peluang monopoli dengan tidak diberlakukannya pembatasan penguasaan tanah.
Land defender violently killed by a security guard of a Canadian palm oil company in the DR Congo
- RIAO-RDC
- 22 July 2019
A member of the Congolese organisation RIAO-RDC was brutally killed by a security guard of the Canadian palm oil company Feronia Inc near the company’s Boteka plantations.
Un défenseur des terres violemment tué par un garde de sécurité d'une compagnie canadienne d'huile de palme en RD Congo
- RIAO-RDC
- 22 July 2019
Un membre de l'organisation congolaise RIAO-RDC a été brutalement tué par un agent de sécurité de la société canadienne Feronia Inc, près des plantations à Boteka
Foreign investment in farmland 'overstated': Rabobank
- AFR
- 22 July 2019
Foreign ownership of Australian farmland is "overstated" when measured on a dollar-value basis, according to a new report by agribusiness lender Rabobank.
Craigmore to convert Northland dairy land to kiwifruit production
- NZ Herald
- 22 July 2019
Craigmore Sustainables, a New Zealand-owned company that draws its funds from overseas, with over 50 per cent now coming from Germany, is going to convert 137ha of Northland dairy country to kiwifruit production.
Soutenez les expulsé·e·s contre Neumann Kaffee Gruppe et le Gouvernement ougandais
- FIAN
- 19 July 2019
En 2001, l'armée ougandaise a expulsé de force les habitants de 4 villages du district de Mubende en Ouganda au profit de l’allemand Neumann Kaffee Gruppe. Dix huit ans après, le tribunal a ordonné la médiation.
Livestock Wealth becomes multimillion-rand enterprise
- ITWeb
- 19 July 2019
Livestock Wealth started with 26 cows in 2015 and currently manages a herd of around 2000 cattle at four farms across South Africa on behalf of 800 investors from South Africa, Germany, the US, Canada, the UK and China.
Crece la extranjerización de las tierras argentinas desde la gestión macrista
- Análisis Digital
- 19 July 2019
Existen hoy 13.378.912,63 hectáreas que están registradas en manos de extranjeros. En consecuencia, hay recursos naturales estratégicos que quedan dentro de las propiedades privadas sin establecerse un acceso público.
In Madagascar, villagers oppose plans for a dam that would inundate their land
- Mongabay
- 19 July 2019
Italian company that built a 7,000 ha maize plantation is now behind a dam project that would submerge several villages, forcing hundreds or thousands of people out of their ancestral homes.
Online discussion: Land and corruption in Africa in 3 topics
- Land Portal
- 18 July 2019
The discussion will address the role of traditional leaders in customary land administration, forced evictions as a form of land corruption and its impact on women's land rights and an analysis of alternative dispute resolution systems in addressing land corruption.
How the women of Indonesia rose up against land grabbing
- Forest People Programme
- 17 July 2019
Indonesia indigenous women’s movement has undoubtedly made a significant contribution to the fight against land grabbing. However, much more work is required to protect the rights of these women, and more importantly to ensure that they do not have to fight these battles in the first place.