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To stop destruction of Liberia’s rainforest, he put his life on the line
- e360
- 18 June 2019
Alfred Brownell had to flee Liberia after challenging the powerful palm oil and other extractive industries that were clearing its forests.
Australia: CPC property selldown continues, with Ucharonidge divestment
- Beef Central
- 18 June 2019
The sell-down of northern grazing assets continues for Terra Firma’s Consolidated Pastoral Co, with a deal announced today to sell its Ucharonidge station in the Northern Territory to Malcolm Harris’s Cleveland Agriculture.
Wealthy families are adding forests to their portfolios
- Bloomberg
- 18 June 2019
Bank of America’s Specialty Asset Management group manages more than 94,000 assets with a value of $13.6 billion for individuals and institutions looking for timberland, farms, ranches, energy interests, or real estate.
President Bio hails Sunbird Bio-energy
- Global Times
- 18 June 2019
Sunbird Bioenergy, after the recent change of management, is set to produce sugar for the local market in Sierra Leone and for export to neighboring countries
Sénégal : La fraude et les terres menacent l’emploi
- Le Quotidien
- 17 June 2019
Les agro-industriels de la Vallée souhaiteraient avoir la possibilité de développer encore plus leurs activités. Et pour ce faire, ils demandent des terres.
State projects leave tens of thousands of lives in the balance in Ethiopia – study
- Guardian
- 14 June 2019
Giant dam and irrigated sugar plantations mean people in lower Omo valley face starvation and conflict, says US thinktank
Le nouvel accord foncier de Karuturi Global en Ethiopie doit être abandonné
- ASO et al
- 13 June 2019
En avril 2019, Karuturi Global a informé ses actionnaires qu'on lui avait "accordé 15 000 hectares de terrain pour des activités agricoles" à Gambella, mais le contrat de bail n'a toujours pas été délivré par les autorités compétentes
Karuturi Global's new land deal in Ethiopia must be scrapped
- ASO et al
- 13 June 2019
A diplomatic intervention by the Indian government and law suits filed by the company appear to have pushed Ethiopian authorities to backtrack and offer a new lease in the Gambella region, this time for 15,000 hectares.
Formation sur les litiges fonciers au Cameroun
- VoA Afrique
- 13 June 2019
Une vingtaine de jeunes chercheurs, francophones et anglophones, viennent d’achever une session spéciale de formation et de renforcement de leurs capacités sur défis du foncier
Estrangeirização de terras e segurança alimentar e nutricional: Brasil e China em perspectiva
- Biodiversidad en América Latina y el Caribe
- 12 June 2019
O presente livro é resultado dos debates do I Seminário sobre Estrangeirização de Terras e Segurança Alimentar e Nutricional
Investment companies on notice for selling water to struggling farmers in Australia
- 9news
- 12 June 2019
Investment companies, such as major farmland investor Duxton, that are making “ridiculous” profits from selling water to farmers struggling with drought are on notice, as the Federal Government considers shutting them down.
Australia: Super fund reinforces savings with timber, agriculture
- Financial Standard
- 12 June 2019
LGIAsuper will diversify its investment strategy and invest in the agriculture and timber funds of Folium Capital, run by former managers of Harvard's endowment funds.
Touted as 'development,' land grabs hurt local communities, and women most of all
- Phys.org
- 12 June 2019
Large-scale land transactions in which nations sell huge, publicly owned parcels to foreign and domestic corporations negatively affect local women more than men, a new study by Oregon State University shows.
Cambodian farmers take Thai sugar giant to court
- Al Jazeera
- 12 June 2019
Two Cambodian sugar farmers are bringing a case against Thai firm Mitr Phol claiming its subsidiary illegally cleared their land.
Au Brésil, les monocultures grignotent la savane et menacent les communautés
- AFP
- 12 June 2019
121 familles dénoncent l'accaparement de leur territoire par une grande exploitation agricole, Estrondo