farming communities from across Latin America to Suriname with the plan of starting a series of agriculture projects.

the story of a women group in Kalimantan called “Hurung Hapakat”, which means “Working Together”. Collectively, and against serious repression, they have reclaimed some land from oil palm plantations in order to also reclaim their food sovereignty, dignity and wisdom. And they are not alone.

The CSOs call for reforms to include a compulsory conflict conciliation procedure and the recognition of customary and legitimate land rights in their diversity.

The new law gives foreign investors equal rights to land as ordinary Malagasy, some who are still demanding the return of ancestral lands seized by the French in the 19th century.

Palm oil giant Socapalm has finally handed over three sacred sites on 3 hectares of land but this is far short of the 30 hectares that the Mbonjo community is demanding.

In the face of increased land grabbing and speculation, the European Commission must put a common land governance framework on the political agenda in coming months to ensure a future for farmers and protect the well-being of citizens.

Dans le sud du Tchad, citoyens, éleveurs et paysans se battent contre les méthodes de cette multinationale présente dans onze pays africains. L'Humanité a enquêté.

The UN counted 355 SLAPPs from the business community between 2015 and 2022. Individuals and organisations that expose human rights violations, abuses in mining, agriculture and forestry and on palm oil plantations are most often affected.

Ten years after the signing of their first lease, we interviewed 30 inhabitants about their experiences and opinions concerning the activities of the Italian JTF-Tozzi Green in Madagascar.

The Honduras Solidarity Network in North America strongly condemns the wave of murders of land and water defenders in the Bajo Aguan region of Colon, Honduras in recent weeks.

NFFC says that a new “land grab” is underway in the US, with Wall Street investors, pension funds, and other financiers looking for a safe place to park their money and turning to farmlands as their preferred investment.

On the ground and in the courts, members of the Moi indigenous group are resisting oil palm expansion in West Papua, Indonesia

We depend on land for food, shelter and work, it’s a cultural marker and a source of identity – but also a site of violence and anguish. It’s time for a reckoning.

The insatiable thirst for carbon credit schemes has left many smallholder farmer communities in Uganda grappling with the life-threatening effects of violent land grabs

Le Collectif contre l’accaparement des Terres du Walo a fait face à la presse ce samedi pour décrier un « harcèlement » de la part de l’administration locale « avec à sa tête leur maire« .

Many studies on SEZs focus on their economic performance. Less attention has been paid to how they affect land rights, or broader questions they raise about territorial governance, legislation and economic development models.

As the Ukraine war sparks shortages, China looks to invest abroad to secure food supplies

Lake Agro and Gulf Adventures are accused of ignoring a court action and advancing with their activities including planting wheat and collecting water from the Luombwa river.

AIDESEP calls on Ocho Sur's international buyers to reiterate that they have an obligation to exercise due diligence before purchasing palm oil from this company.

The Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest strongly rejects the "divide and rule" campaign promoted by the palm oil business group Ocho Sur.

Le Président Rajoelina veut développer l’agribusiness à Madagascar pour l'autosuffisance et les marchés internationaux, en commençant par l’extension des surfaces cultivées de 100 000 hectares

Government finally lifts suspension of NGO working with land grab affected communities, but over 300,000 people were evicted and couldn’t access specialized and prompt legal assistance during the period of suspension.

Dans cette interview, Léon Koama, inspecteur des impôts, aborde les raisons et l’impact de l'accaparement des terres sur la vie des populations.

Le Cadre de réflexion et d’action sur le foncier au Sénégal (CRAFS) refuse de rester silencieux face à l’accaparement des terres à usage agricole.

Faced with multiple challenges Brazil's landless workers' movement (MST) has adopted new political lines and more occupations to fight the current crisis are now planned.

Nearly 150 murders and disappearances in connection with land conflicts have convulsed the Aguan Valley since 2008, when violence first intensified there.

Greenpeace Afrique et Green Development Advocates mettent en lumière l’implication de la France dans Camvert, un projet de palmeraie susceptible de détruire 60 000 hectares de forêt équatoriale au sud du Cameroun.

New food security alliances discussed during H.E Mariam Almheiri's visit to Ukraine following updates to legislation on foreign agricultural investment

Bipartisan pressure is building to stop foreign nationals from purchasing American farm operations and receiving taxpayer subsidies.

Evaluating the biodiversity impact of the Camvert project on the Campo Ma’an technical operations unit