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Liberia: Cease governmental surveillance and harassment against human rights advocates defending land and natural resource rights. Send letter to President Sirleaf
 
 
Tell TIAA-CREF to go deforestation and land grab-free!
 
| 01 Mar 2017
Our endorsement of the Open Letter of the Mozambican civil society organisations to JICA

Our endorsement of the Open Letter of the Mozambican civil society organisations to JICA entitled "Protest against JICA’s action to the Mozambican society under the ProSAVANA programme"

No to ProSavana | 01 Mar 2017
Protest against JICA’s impacts on Mozambican society in relation to the ProSavana programme

This is the first letter that peasants and civil society organisations of Mozambique that are part of the “No to ProSavana Campaign” send to JICA.

Reuters | 28 Feb 2017
Congo plantation firm financed by UK aid accused of breaking promise to help workers

One of Africa's largest palm oil companies that is majority-owned by the British government through foreign aid funding has failed to meet a promise to improve housing for its Congolese workers or pay them on time, investigations have revealed.

Oakland Institute | 28 Feb 2017
Taking on the logging pirates: Land defenders in Papua New Guinea speak out!

A landmark report from the Oakland Institute elevates the voices of communities across the country who are opposing the theft of their land, made possible by the corrupt practices of local officials and foreign logging and palm oil companies.

ICJ | 27 Feb 2017
Myanmar: amend Special Economic Zones Law to protect human rights – new ICJ report

The Government of Myanmar should impose a moratorium on the development of SEZs until it can ensure SEZs can be developed inline with international human rights laws and standards, said the ICJ at a report launch held today in Yangon.

Sudan Vision | 27 Feb 2017
Convening of Arab Conference on Agricultural Investment in Khartoum

Sudan's Minister of Investment says the conference will be attended by ministers responsible of investment in the Arab world, organizations, financing institutions and businessmen and constitutes a solid base for promoting the agricultural investment in Sudan.

Reuters | 23 Feb 2017
Cambodia jails land rights activist for 2 1/2 years

A Cambodian court convicted and sentenced a prominent land rights activist to 2-1/2 years in jail for her role in a protest outside Prime Minister Hun Sen's residence.

The Age | 23 Feb 2017
Victims put pressure on ANZ over the loss of their land

The ramifications of the land grab seven years ago, and the role of ANZ in financing the Phnom Penh Sugar (PPS) refinery, are still being felt today. Representative of victims are traveling to Melbourne to lobby ANZ's institutional investors for investigating their complaint against ANZ.

The Straits Times | 23 Feb 2017
Olam will suspend Gabon forest clearing for a year

Olam, majority-owned by Temasek Holdings, will suspend clearing forest in the West African country of Gabon for a year, the company announced in a press release.

Geoforum | 16 Dec 2016
Host country governance and the African land rush

George Schoneveld of CIFOR provides 7 reasons why large-scale farmland investments fail to contribute to sustainable development

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Maghreb Emergent | 27 fev 2017
Pourquoi l’option des mégaprojets agricoles dans le sud de l’Algérie est néfaste

La nouvelle politique agricole en Algérie s’articule sur la création de méga-projets de plus de 10 000 ha dans le sud, entre des investisseurs nationaux et des partenaires étrangers, sur une surface totale de 600 000 ha

RFI | 24 fev 2017
Gabon: les promesses de la multinationale Olam pour l'environnement

La multinationale singapourienne Olam a signé un compromis avec l'ONG Mighty Earth. Olam suspend la déforestation et Mighty Earth suspend sa campagne contre l'entreprise ainsi que sa plainte devant le FSC

Jeune Afrique | 23 fev 2017
Stratégie : pourquoi Siat abandonne le palmier à huile

Après avoir cédé cette branche de sa filiale gabonaise à Olam, le groupe belge s’apprête à effectuer un retrait similaire avec son entité nigériane Presco. Objectif : s’engager davantage dans l’hévéa.

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| 01 Mar 2017
Nosso apoio à Carta Aberta das organizações sociais de Moçambique à JICA

Nosso apoio à Carta Aberta das organizações sociais de Moçambique à JICA intitulada “Protesto contra a actuação da JICA sobre a sociedade moçambicana no âmbito do programa ProSavana”

Pusaka | 25 Feb 2017
Korindo melanggar moratorium menghentikan deforestasi di Papua

Foto-foto satelit 13 Januari dan 10 Februari 2017 menunjukkan pembukaan lahan baru di kawasan konsesi PT Papua Agro Lestari (PT PAL) milik perusahaan kelapa sawit raksasa Korindo. Menunjukkan bahwa Korindo sedang mempersiapkan pembukaan hutan seluas 2.400 hektar di Papua.

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Action de Carême et Pain pour le Prochain | Berne | 06 Mar 2017
Pas d’accaparement des terres avec l’argent suisse

http://https://fastenopfer.ch/content/uploads/2016/01/Conf.-presse-6-mars_invitation_FR.pdf

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