“En una oscura sala del Archivo Nacional, donde se encuentran documentos oficiales de la Corona Española, los abogados de cuatro mil diaguitas han estado rastreando títulos de dominio para...

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[18/05/2013] Declaración Foro Global de la Tierra/ Déclaration Forum Foncier Mondial/Global Land Forum Declaration

“Los derechos a la tierra son fundamentales para ocuparse de los retos comunes de la humanidad, incluyendo la superación de la pobreza y el hambre, el reconocimiento de los derechos de los...

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[18/05/2013] Shifting the debate about ‘responsible soy’ production in Paraguay -

“Certification initiatives are an increasingly prominent means of quelling public concern about the wider socio‐political, economic and environmental consequences of commodity production (...

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[18/05/2013] Les Peuples Autochtones et le Consentement, Libre, Informé et Préalable

“Indigenous Peoples and Free, Prior and Informed Consent contains contributions from 12 international authors (Congolese, French, American, Belgian, Cameroonian, Madagascan, amongst others)...

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[17/05/2013] Matières premières : l'appétit de la Chine est annonciateur de tensions

“L’impact de la Chine sur les marchés est au cœur du rapport Cyclope, présenté le 14 mai à Paris. Alors que la demande alimentaire de l’Afrique va exploser ces prochaines années, la...

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[17/05/2013] Sustainable alternatives for land-based biofuels in EU

“In order to meet obligations under EU objectives to decarbonise energy in the transport sector determined by Renewable Energy Directive (RED) and Fuel Quality Directive (FQD), EU Countries are...

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[17/05/2013] Marché foncier et concentration foncière: la configuration de "tenure renversée" (reverse tenancy)

“Ce texte propose une première analyse des configurations de “tenure inversée” (reverse tenancy). Par “tenure inversée”, on entend des situations dans lesquelles des...

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[17/05/2013] Large Farming Developments: reviewing the evidence

What are the impacts of different types of large farming developments in Africa? On her blog, Rebecca Smalley explains the highlights from a literature review from the project Land and...

Events

[17/05/2013] Appropriations foncières à grande échelle et recompositions des territoires -

“Journée d’animation thématique Dans le cadre du programme MSH « Gouvernance foncière et développement durable au Sud ». Appropriations foncières à grande échelle et recompositions...

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[17/05/2013] WHO IS DOING WHAT: G8 should implement the CFS Tenure Guidelines rathe r than launch a new initiative aimed at increased transparency in land transactions

“The G8 is currently discussing an “initiative to increase transparency of land transactions and tenure”, which could be launched at the upcoming G8 summit in June 2013. FIAN, together...

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[16/05/2013] Complaint by affected communities (Jambi, Indonesia)

“This complaint is directed to Wilmar Group regarding its sale agreement of PT Asiatic Persada (Jambi, Indonesia) to Prima Fortune International Ltd and PT Agro Mandiri Semesta. read...

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[16/05/2013] Minería en Colombia - Fundamentos para superar el modelo extractivista

“La implementación del modelo extractivista de los recursos naturales no renovables, impulsado por los últimos gobiernos, se ha concretado en gran medida en la proliferación de títulos mineros...

Events

[16/05/2013] CALL FOR PAPERS (15th June) “Natural resources grabbing: erosion or legitimate ex ercise of State sovereignty?”

“We welcome submissions that describe new (previously unpublished), cutting-edge research in the following focus areas: The international legal framework: relevant customary...

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[16/05/2013] Exclusive-Brazil's Rousseff sides with farmers in Indian land fight

“BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has ordered her government to stop confiscating farmland to create new Indian reservations, government officials say, a policy...

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[16/05/2013] Paysans SANS terres

“Entre 2000 et 2010, des transactions concernant 203 millions d’hectares ont été répertoriées. Parmi celles-ci, 78% concerne la production agricole. Cette ruée des terres se concentre...

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[16/05/2013] Argentina: La soja transgénica es la forma en que se expresó el Neoliberalismo en el campo

“La revista de las ideas entrevistó en Buenos Aires a Tamara Perelmuter militante de Marea Popular y docente de la facultad de Ciencias Sociales de la Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), quien...

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[16/05/2013] VIDEO: Land Rush

“75% of Mali’s population are farmers, but rich, land-hungry nations like China and Saudi Arabia are leasing Mali’s land in order to turn large areas into agribusiness farms. Many...

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[15/05/2013] VIDEO: Bill Oddie's Bank Watch - HSBC in Malaysia

“This film takes a light-hearted look at a very serious issue. The UK’s biggest bank has so far made around £100 million by providing loans and services to some of the most destructive logging...