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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!
 
The Namibian | 06 Feb 2017
Groups join forces over ancestral land

Swapo parliamentarian expresses concern over what he called land grabbing by 'corrupt' politicians and their powerful and international business partners in various northern regions of Namibia.

Phnom Penh Post | 06 Feb 2017
Sugar giant has sweet dreams

A colossal sugar mill in Preah Vihear province will roar to life again next week. Rui Feng (Cambodia) International’s sugar mill and refinery, Chinese-owned firm and its four sister companies collectively hold five separate ELC licences covering a total 40,000 hectares.

Oxfam | 05 Feb 2017
Whose crops, at what price? Agricultural investment in Myanmar

Oxfam looks at the current level and types of agribusiness investment in Myanmar, outlines some of the risks to communities, and explores state regulation of outbound investments as a potential way to promote responsible business practices in the sector.

Khmer Times | 03 Feb 2017
Aquaculture plan gets the nod

Cambodia has agreed for a China-based firm to invest $100 million in freshwater and seawater aquaculture projects to supply fish for local demand and export, beginning with a pilot zone to grow tilapia fish in 200 hectares of ponds before investing in 2,000 hectares.

Astana Times | 03 Feb 2017
Saudi Company allocates more than $90 million to South Kazakhstan poultry farm

Saudi Arabian Al Ramez International Group will finance a poultry farm in the South Kazakhstan region and is willing to invest in other agricultural areas, such as cultivating sheep and cattle.

Khmer Times | 03 Feb 2017
More protests at Land Ministry

Representative from nearly 200 families protested at the Ministry of Land Management in Phnom Penh, demanding the ministry expedite a solution to their land disputes with three sugarcane plantation companies in Koh Kong province.

ILEIA | 02 Feb 2017
Interview: “Pastoralist women have the capacity to lead”

In Tanzania, large scale investment is increasing and this has a huge impact on pastoralists’ access to land.

ABC | 02 Feb 2017
New Hope group backs australian agriculture, plans to invest $1b by 2020

Chinese investment in Australian agriculture is usually a magnet for controversy, but one Chinese company has remained immune from criticism, with plans to invest $1 billion by the end of the decade.

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Sénat.fr | 08 fev 2017
Deux propositions de loi pour lutter contre l’accaparement des terres agricoles

Mardi 7 février 2017, les sénateurs français ont adopté, à l'unanimité et avec modifications, la proposition de loi relative à la lutte contre l'accaparement des terres agricoles et au développement du biocontrôle.

WADR | 23 aout 2016
Niger : Accaparement des terres à Diffa

La sociéte saoudienne Al-Horaish veut mettre en valeur 120 000 ha au Niger

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Nuestras Voces | 05 feb 2017
Argentina: Las joyas de la abuela

Salta aprobó por decreto pasar de 1.000 a 35.000 las hectáreas que pueden estar en manos extranjeras en la Puna y los Valles Calchaquíes.

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Brasil de Fato | 06 Feb 2017
Brasil: Terras na região do Cerrado viram alvo de especuladores

Fundos estrangeiros sabotam legislação brasileira e usam mecanismos do mercado para comprar terras no Cerrado.

Pusaka | 05 Feb 2017
RSPO: Perusahaan Wilmar Melanggar Hak Masyarakat Kapa

Setelah menanti keputusan selama lebih dari dua tahun, pada tanggal 1 Februari 2017, masyarakat Kapa menerima keputusan RSPO yang menyatakan bahwa Wilmar telah melanggar standar keberlanjutan RSPO, dan tidak memenuhi persyaratan hukum Indonesia.

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