Internal watchdog finds link between World Bank financing and Ethiopian government's mass resettlement of indigenous group

Palawan, in spite of its unique recognition as a UNESCO Man & Biosphere Reserve, has not been spared from massive investments in extractive resources and industrial agriculture, especially oil palm development.

"My particular case is not just to intimidate me, but to silence all further reports on [Karuturi] and his company's operations in Africa," Acharya told CPJ.

US government reviews efforts to implement voluntary guidelines and go further in legitimising or building consensus around largescale farmland deals

Ethiopia’s effort to resettle local farmers into main villages while also leasing land to foreign corporations or wealthy Ethiopians has put Gambella under scrutiny for charges of violent forced relocations.

Risk analysts show that operational cost increases can approach 2,800 percent; Myanmar is latest flashpoint in alarming trend

A two-decade slump in Japan’s real estate prices, an incomplete land registry and lax rules on buying forest with water rights are attracting investors led by China.

We are witnessing a second scramble for Africa and other poor countries by rich nations and agribusinesses to acquire land for agricultural and biofuel purposes.

Land and water grabs spell disaster for rural people and rivers

SMNE independent commentary on report regarding political impact and recommendations.

Fears foreign interests have been mounting a major land grab in New Zealand, have been shot down by global accountancy firm KPMG.

China's agricultural investments strategies in Africa are not as self-serving as some critics argue.

There is growing interest in agricultural land, which Bramdean Asset Management is looking at and believes has huge potential

Landkom has leased 165,000 acres from thousands of landowners in Ukraine and will reap its first big harvest this year.