Private equity firms — notorious for buying up private companies, often with the goal of selling them quickly — have lately accelerated their investments in California wineries, targeting famous Napa Valley estates.
West Papuans in Merauke claim the Indonesian government is stealing land to build its global "food barn" and feed its population of 280 million.
Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson says the government will acquire vast tracts of land to establish large-scale plantation farms and restore annual production to one million metric tonnes.
"These companies are in it for the short-term to make a lot of money from carbon credits then flick them before the plantations become a liability”
The agreement, one of the largest single buyer agreements to date, will see Microsoft receive carbon credits from a pipeline of individual Afforestation, Reforestation, and Revegetation (ARR) projects worldwide
A holding brasileira J&F paga US$ 2,64 bilhões para a indonésia Paper Excellence, recuperando o controle total da Eldorado Brasil Celulosa e pondo fim há 8 anos da maior briga empresarial do Brasil. Uma das alegações para anulação da compra foi a falta de autorizações do Incra e do Congresso Nacional para assumir terras no país, exigência da Lei de acesso à terras por estrangeiros.
- Consultor Jurídico
-
15 May 2025
Protest by community members opposed to a soil carbon project on Indigenous-owned grazing land prevented the signing of a 40-year lease on some 68,000 hectares of land as part of the much larger Kajiado Rangeland Carbon Project.
- Climate Home News
-
15 May 2025
Major Spanish bank Santander has helped fund one of South America’s worst deforesters by co-arranging $1.3 billion of financing for agribusiness giant Cresud since 2011, Global Witness can reveal.
- Global Witness
-
15 May 2025
PT Agrinas Pangan Nusantara (Persero) akan mengelola 425.000 hektare lahan untuk lumbung pangan (food estate).
Agrinas Pangan hanya akan mengelola 225.000 Ha lahan di Kalimantan Selatan, Kalimantan Tengah, Kalimantan Barat dan Sumatera Selatan, serta tambahan 200.000 Ha cetak sawah baru di Wanam, Merauke yang ditargetkan selesai tahun ini.
Enquête en trois parties sur le conflit autour de la Socapalm (filiale du groupe Socfin) à Edéa, au Cameroun.
El mercado de tierras en España y Portugal acumula más de 5.000 millones de euros, con subida de 41% en los precios en España, impulsado por la búsqueda de un refugio de las inversiones de la inflación y retabilidad de 5% y el 10%. Los principales inversores son fondos de pensiones o grandes corporaciones con atención a la agricultura regenerativa.
O memorando assinado às vésperas da COP30 tem o objetivo de compartilhar conhecimento, dados e tecnologias em restauração de pastagens e florestas, como metodologias de medição de sumidouros de carbono. A iniciativa integra os esforços do Brasil para cumprir as NDCs até 2030 com a restauração de 12 milhões de ha.
- Notícia in Foco
-
13 May 2025
Le président a souligné la valeur hautement symbolique de la loi de 1964, qui interdit la propriété des terres agricoles tunisiennes à toute personne ne disposant pas de la nationalité tunisienne.
- Tunisie Numérique
-
13 May 2025
Beneath the promises of food security and economic growth lie allegations of land grabbing, human rights violations, environmental damage, and financial mismanagement—particularly linked to the company’s operations in West and Central Africa.
- Geopolitics Africa TV
-
10 May 2025
Company's response to an inquiry from Business and Human Rights Research Centre