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farmlandgrab.org WEEKLY 17 Feb 2016

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Green Scenery in Sierra Leone have initiated a petition calling on the President of the Republic to release Shiaka Sama and five other MALOA land rights activists from prison immediately. Please support their effort!

Call for mobilisation: West African caravan for land, water and seeds

IIED | 17 Feb 2016 How investment treaties protect 'land grab' deals New research examining the geographical coverage of international investment treaties raises concern about how they might affect public action to address 'land grabbing'. SMH | 16 Feb 2016 Ex-Macquarie director Tim Hornibrook cops ASIC ban for fake email ploy Mr Hornibrook, who was a former head of Macquarie Agricultural Funds Management, along with some members of his sales team, were found to have extracted sensitive commercial information from a rival fund. Phnom Penh Post | 16 Feb 2016 ANZ still owes villagers over sugar loan: Oxfam Australian banking giant ANZ has come under fire for its response to a scandal over its financing of a sugar plantation previously linked to forced evictions and child labour in Kampong Speu province. Oxfam | 15 Feb 2016 Still banking on land grabs: Australia's big four banks and land grabs Follow up from 2014 Oxfam report "Banking on Shaky Ground – Australia's big four banks and land grabs", asserts that all four banks have failed to ensure the affected communities' rights to food, shelter and a sustainable livelihood were restored. Oxfam | 15 Feb 2016 Australian banks and land grabs ​ Almost two years ago Oxfam revealed that Australia’s Big 4 Banks — the ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, NAB and Westpac — are backing agriculture and timber companies linked to land grabs in developing countries. Cambodia Daily | 12 Feb 2016 Thai firm: Sugar farm damage assessment is almost finished A Thai environmental auditing firm has confirmed that it is assessing the fallout from a trio of plantations in Oddar Meanchey province that Thai sugar giant Mitr Phol abandoned in late 2014 amid mounting accusations of land grabbing. Bloomberg | 12 Feb 2016 Ex-Cargill buyout firm seeks farmland acquisitions in Brazil Proterra Investment Partners , the private-equity firm spun off from agricultural commodities producer and trader Cargill Inc., is looking at several opportunities to buy farmland in Brazil and elsewhere in Latin America. Business Standard | 11 Feb 2016 Companies must explore Africa for producing pulses, oilseed: Govt of India "We are willing to offer 10,000-15,000 hectare on lease for 99 years," Zambia Agriculture Minister Given Lubinda said. | 11 Feb 2016 Civil society organisations express unflinching support for jailed land rights activists, condemn unfair land deals in Pujehun District We, the undermentioned organisations working to promote land rights and rule of law in Sierra Leone, are gravely concerned about the conviction and imprisonment of these activists. Cambodia Daily | 04 Feb 2016 Cambodia: In frustration, Germany ends land rights work After Canada, Denmark, Finland and the World Bank, Germany is ending its work on land rights in Cambodia, a strong indictment of the government’s at­titude toward land grabbing.

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Green Scenery au Sierra Leone a redigé une pétition à l'attention du Président de la République pour demander la libération immédiate de Shiaka Sama et les cinq autres militants anti-landgrabbing de MALOA. Soutenons leur effort !

Appel à la mobilisation pour la Caravane ouest-africaine pour la terre, l’eau et les semences

TSA | 15 fev 2016 Algérie : déchéance des exploitants de terres non cultivées, les Français et les Américains arrivent De nombreux partenariats avec des investisseurs étrangers sont en cours dans le domaine agricole, se félicite le directeur de l’organisation foncière au ministère de l'Agriculture algérien Agence Ecofin | 15 fev 2016 Afrique du sud: Le groupe AfriBusiness combattra le projet de réforme foncière de Jacob Zuma Selon le groupe de défense des droits civils AfriBusiness, le plan d’accession à la propriété foncière du président Jacob Zuma pourrait provoquer un exode massif des investisseurs Ouestafnews | 15 fev 2016 Sierra Leone : les déboires judiciaires des militants anti-Socfin La vive dénonciation des attributions de terres en 2011 à Socfin a été le début d’un combat qui a porté devant les feux de l’actualité les militants anti-accaparement du Malen Affected Land Owners and Users Association (Maloa). Reporterre | 13 fev 2016 Vincent Bolloré désigné comme accapareur de terres et censeur d’internet au Palais de justice de Paris M. Bolloré, classé 9e fortune de France, attaque pour "diffamation publique envers un particulier" un article de synthèse publié par Bastamag consacré à la question de l’accaparement des terres AFP | 12 fev 2016 Afrique du Sud: chahuté au Parlement, Zuma reconnaît que le pays est en crise Jacob Zuma a annoncé une loi pour interdire aux étrangers de posséder des terres agricoles Helloasso | 12 fev 2016 Des terres et des territoires Récit cartographique tous publics de 23 volets réalisé en deux formats : un document web et une exposition. Il propose une lecture originale des grands thèmes qui sous tendent les agricultures industrielles et paysannes (l'accès à la terre, la réforme agraire, la révolution verte, les semences, l'eau, la forêt...), leurs implications sur les sociétés humaines et l'environnement.

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Umoya | 16 feb 2016 Sierra Leona condena a seis personas por la destrucción de los árboles de palma de aceite en un pleito sobre derechos de tierras Un tribunal de Sierra Leona ha condenado a seis personas que se oponen a un proyecto de palma aceitera en la que el conglomerado francés Bolloré posee una importante participación de la destrucción de árboles y de incitar a la población local para protestar sobre derechos de tierras. Radio Mundo Real | 03 feb 2016 Pueblo Garífuna enfrenta a corporaciones y al Estado de Honduras en defensa de sus tierras El Estado hondureño se rehúsa a reconocer su condición de pueblo indígena y le niega el derecho a la tierra. Corporaciones y terratenientes avanzan con el monocultivo de palma africana, amenazando la soberanía alimentaria.

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IHU | 12 Feb 2016 Brasil: Gigante dos investimentos é acusada de grilagem de terras Em um esforço gigantesco, o grupo financeiro americano e seus parceiros acumularam vastas áreas agrícolas, apesar de uma tentativa do governo brasileiro em 2010 para proibir que tais negócios se efetivassem em grande escala por parte de exploradores estrangeiros.

Events

Global AgInvesting | Dubai | 29 Feb 2016 GAI Middle East http://www.globalaginvesting.com/Conferences/Home?eventId=32

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