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03 Dec 2020
Stop Nigeria's lawless palm oil juggernaut! Sign the petition to support communities in their fight to protect their lands and forests from SOCFIN's subsidiary, Okomu Oil Palm Plantation Plc |
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'Turning fear into strength’: One woman’s struggle for justice and land rights in Sulawesi Mongabay | 01 Dec 2020
Eva Bande was jailed for her role as a community organizer against land grab by extractive industries on the Indonesian island, Sulawesi. Ten years on, her fight continues.
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African Peoples Tribunal faults transnationals operating in Africa The Sun | 29 Nov 2020
The African Peoples Tribunal demands that African governments ensure that the human rights of freedom of speech, expression, and association of citizens and persons who brought cases of abuses before the tribunal are respected and protected
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“A door opener for clean, fair procedures” Bread for all | 26 Nov 2020
In Liberia, human rights have allegedly been violated on rubber plantations managed from Switzerland. Instead of taking up mediation offers, the Socfin group prefers to act against its critics.
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Podcast: Indigenous land rights and the global push for land privatization Mongabay | 25 Nov 2020
Taking a look at the importance of securing Indigenous communities’ land rights and the global push for privatization that can deprive those communities of access to their land.
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Why Africa is the next destination for food and ag investment, and why it will be driven by domestic investors GAI | 17 Nov 2020
Sahel Capital’s portfolio companies in Africa have cumulative 16,000 hectares of commercial farmland and aggregate additional crop from over 9,000 smallholder farmers.
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L'augmentation des inégalités foncières au niveau mondial s'accélère Terre-Net | 30 nov 2020
1 % des exploitations agricoles concentrent 70 % des terres agricoles du monde, indique la Coalition internationale pour l'accès à la terre (ILC) dans un nouveau rapport
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Une dizaine de bâtiments souillés par Extinction Rebellion à Fribourg La Liberté | 27 nov 2020
«Un groupe de militants liés à XR a coloré les bâtiments du McDonald’s, de H&M, de Burger King, de Nespresso, du Crédit Agricole, de Starbucks, de Crédit Suisse, d’UBS et de Socfin afin de dénoncer leurs agissements écocides, meurtriers, esclavagistes et immoraux»
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Gabon: Olam Palm dévoile le site de son usine de production de biocarburant Agence Ecofin | 25 nov 2020
Olam se présente comme « le plus grand producteur durable d’huile de palme sur une concession d’une superficie totale de 202 000 ha au Gabon. »
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RDCongo: l’inspection des impôts dénonce la disparition de 205 millions de dollars à Bukanga Lonzo La Libre | 19 nov 2020
L’inspecteur général des Finances a annoncé, lors d’une conférence de presse à Kinshasa, mercredi, la disparition de 205 millions de dollars qui avaient été décaissés par l’Etat pour le parc agro-industriel de Bukanga Lonzo (Kwango), sous Joseph Kabila.
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Firma hoy para apoyar a las comunidades resistiendo contra la palma por sus derechos afectados por la empresa Okomu Oil Palm Plantation Plc del grupo Socfin en Nigeria |
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