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[21/05/2013] Discussion en ligne sur le pluralisme juridique à Madagascar (bientôt en ligne!)
Madagascar et le pluralisme juridique : peut-on concilier droit statutaire et droit coutumier pour promouvoir les droits fonciers des femmes ? Discussion en ligne, 3-14 juin 2013 ...
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[21/05/2013] Online Discussion on Legal Pluralism in Madagascar (coming soon!)
Legal pluralism in Madagascar: can customary and statutory law be reconciled to promote women’s land rights? Online discussion, 3-14 June 2013  Introduction   Launched in...
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[25/02/2012] How can women’s land rights be secured? ILC-IFAD-FAO Side event at CSW56
Thursday, 1 March 2012, 11.30-12.45 pm, Conference Room A (NLB) United Nations Headquarters, New York (USA) The panel will share experiences on how to implement policies and...
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[22/05/2013] Open Access to Weather Data for International Development
Farming communities in Africa and South Asia are becoming increasingly vulnerable to shock as the effects of climate change become a reality. This increased vulnerability, however, comes at a time...
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[22/05/2013] Upheaval in Chinese Villages A Case Study of Rural Land Expropriation for “Large- Scale” Commercial Farming in Rural China
“Tens of millions of Chinese peasants are in the process of being uprooted from their agricultural land and farmhouses, leaving them in the short run with few means to sustain their families....
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[22/05/2013] Land Grabbing for Palm Oil in Uganda
“Wilmar International, one of the largest oilseeds corporations in the world is developing palm oil plantations in biodiverse islands off the coast of Lake Victoria, Uganda. The project is a...
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[21/05/2013] Brasil: carta pública cuestiona legitimidad de ‘consulta’ sobre REDD+ en California
“Grupos e individuos del estado de Acre y de otros estados de Brasil enviaron este mes una carta-denuncia abierta al gobernador de California y también a un Grupo de Trabajo sobre REDD+ de...
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[21/05/2013] Herakles Farms releases public statement: Operations suspended
“Herakles Farms (also known as SG‐SOC in Cameroon) (“Company”), a United States‐based agriculture company with operations in Ghana and Cameroon, today, announced that it has suspended work...
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[21/05/2013] Wilmar International and its financiers -
“Wilmar International1 (“Wilmar”), listed on the Singapore stock exchange, is in the businesses of oil palm cultivation, processing and merchandising of various types of edible oil, and...
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[21/05/2013] EMPLOYMENT: Senior Program Officer, Agriculture Policies (Seattle, USA)
Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving...
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