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Bolloré : le groupe se lance dans l'huile d'olive
- Bourse Direct
- 18 July 2018
Le groupe Bolloré va transformer ses fermes de coton et soja aux Etats-Unis, gérées par le groupe Socfin, en oliveraies.
As indigenous peoples wait decades for land titles, companies are acquiring their territories
- WRI
- 17 July 2018
Governments should recognize indigenous and community land rights, engage in better monitoring of company misconduct during land acquisitions, and ensure that businesses secure the free, prior and informed consent of the people who live on the land before they begin operations.
Dutch company indicates interest in building cattle ranches in Nigeria
- 17 July 2018
Cownexxion indicates its interest in building cattle ranches in Nigeria on sidelines of meeting between NIgeria's President and CEOs of Dutch companies at The Hague.
Reckoning with human rights violations in Thailand's extraterritorial investments
- The Diplomat
- 17 July 2018
Thai investments in ASEAN have intensified at a breakneck pace. But without mechanisms to ensure compliance with international human rights standards, they have resulted in land conflicts and a wide array of human rights infringements.
One Tree Agriculture lists Kinbeachie aggregation at Toobeah
- Grain Central
- 17 July 2018
One Tree Agriculture is owned by private equity fund manager, Proterra Investment Partners, which was spun off in 2016 as an investment advisory and private equity fund manager by Cargill’s Black River Asset Management.
Perú: Autoridades facilitan acumulación de tierras
- Comunicaciones Aliadas
- 17 July 2018
En el año 2014, en Ucayali el gobierno regional consesionó lotes para cultivos de palma aceitera dentro del territorio indígena a la empresa Plantaciones de Pucallpa, del Grupo Melka, de propiedad del empresario checo-estadounidense Dennis Melka.
Myanmar must provide justice in decades-old land grab cases: HRW
- Radio Free Asia
- 17 July 2018
Myanmar should move quickly to settle decades-old claims by farmers forced from their land by the country’s military, said Human Rights Watch in new report,adding that the government should also put new laws in place to protect farmers and other small landholders from further land grabs in the future.
Myanmar : Des fermiers réclament la restitution de leurs terres
- HRW
- 17 July 2018
Les lois devraient être amendées pour protéger les droits des petits propriétaires terriens
Commerce massif de terres: le nouveau monopoly
- AllNews.ch
- 17 July 2018
L’étude porte principalement sur deux pays, le Kenya et l’Ethiopie
The Rural Women’s Movement held a feminist school, mobilizes collective power to demand climate justice
- NAPE
- 16 July 2018
During the first ever feminist school in Uganda, the Rural Women’s Movement underlined that land is central to people’s identity, livelihoods and food security.
Gabon: l'impact économique du groupe singapourien Olam
- RFI
- 13 July 2018
Une étude réalisée par l’économiste Mays Mouissi et le défenseur de l’environnement Marc Ona Essangui analyse l’impact économique, social et environnemental des projets d’Olam au Gabon
Agropole de Ziguinchor : 56 milliards de FCfa d’intentions d’investissements identifiés
- Le Soleil
- 13 July 2018
Le premier agropole intégré du Sénégal sera lancé en janvier 2019. La mairie d’Adéane a déjà affecté 500 hectares au projet qui produira des mangues et des noix de cajou.
Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Cambodia - Land Grabbing
- Human Rights Watch
- 13 July 2018
Human Rights Watch submission to the Universial Periodic Review of Cambodia, assessment since Cambodia’s previous UPR in 2014 in various sector including land grabbing.
Accord “tout sauf les armes” : la mission de l’UE touche à sa fin
- LPJ Cambodge
- 12 July 2018
La délégation chargée d’évaluer l’accord « tout sauf les armes » au Cambodge s'est notamment penchée sur la question des conflits fonciers liés aux compagnies qui cultivent la canne à sucre, conflits fonciers à l'origine de nombreux déplacements de populations.
Farm land deals in Romania to remain on increasing trend
- Business Review
- 12 July 2018
Authorities are trying to harden the conditions for foreign land purchases after a study by the European Parliament found that around 40 percent of the Romanian agricultural land is owned by foreign citizens.