Former World Bank rural advisor Derek Byerlee to tell conference that fears of a foreign farm land grab in Australia are unfounded.
- Fraser Coast Chronicle
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08 October 2012
This article is part of a series of feature stories on land grabbing in selected countries in Asia, as part of an awareness-raising campaign on how land grabs worsen hunger, in commemoration of 'World Foodless Day' on October 16 by PAN AP and its partner organisations. (http://www.panap.net/wfd)
The credibility of the international Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has been called into question over its failure to act against a company bulldozing ancestral forests and perpetrating human rights abuses in Indonesia.
Les membres du Parlement panafricain, du Comité interparlementaire de l'Union économique et monétaire ouest-africaine (UEMOA) et ceux du parlement béninois, ont invité ce vendredi à Cotonou les chefs d'Etats africains à réagir de toute urgence au phénomène d'accaparement des terres sur le continent africain.
Une soixantaine de députés du Parlement panafricain ont entamé jeudi à Cotonou un atelier régional sur "Tirer profit des investissements: la réponse parlementaire à la ruée vers les terres", en vue de prendre des mesures nécessaires pour lutter contre le phénomène de l'accaparement des terres sur le continent africain.
Land rights advocates are hoping ASEAN will come up with a regulatory framework to check private sector investment in land, particularly for agriculture, as land grabs and land-related conflicts soar in the region.
Kristin Davis, Gael Garcia Bernal and Angelique Kidjo join call on World Bank to freeze land deals
We share the concerns Oxfam raised, however we disagree with their call for a moratorium on World Bank Group investments in land intensive large-scale agricultural enterprises, especially during a time of rapidly rising global food prices.
- World Bank
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04 October 2012
Los datos del relevamiento oficial incomodaron al ministro de Justicia, Julio Alak, quien llamó a seguir "avanzando y redoblar el esfuerzo para que la tierra de los argentinos sea de los argentinos".
- Los Andes
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04 October 2012
Since 2000, 27 million hectares of land were bought by foreign and domestic companies throughout Asia, making it the second most targeted region for land deals after Africa.
Oxfam report says international land investors and biofuel producers have taken over land around the world that could feed nearly 1 billion people.
The World Bank rejected a call by aid group Oxfam International to freeze the lender’s investment in land-intensive agricultural projects, saying such a move would not help prevent abusive practices in the purchase of acreage
- Bloomberg
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04 October 2012
The Kiel Institute suggests that if such investments are governed more effectively, land acquisitions can provide the developing world with positive opportunities.
- ISN Security Watch
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04 October 2012
Alors même que les prix alimentaires flambent pour la troisième fois en quatre ans, Oxfam publie un rapport sur la croissance de l'accaparement des terres dans les pays en développement par des investisseurs étrangers.
Les superficies acquises depuis dix ans par des investissements étrangers dans les pays du sud permettraient de nourrir un milliard d'humains, autant que de personnes souffrant de la faim dans le monde, selon l'organisation Oxfam.