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Intergovernmental negotiations on Voluntary Guidelines finalized
Liberia: Concessions Violate Women's Rights
Date: October 12th 2016
Source: AllAfrica.com / Daily Observer
A research report released in Monrovia over the weekend by Natural Resources Women's Platform (NRWP), the Alliance for Rural Democracy (ARD), and Green Advocates International (GAI) with support from US based Rights and Resources Initiatives (RRI), unearthed how foreign direct investment deprives local women of the land rights that form the basis for their livelihoods and cultures despite promises of shared economic development.
Nigeria: Ogun Police Read Riot Act On Land Grabbing Activities
By: Channels Television
Date: February 16th 2016
Source: Channels Tv.com
It may not be business as usual for land grabbers in Ogun State, South West Nigeria whose activities have been responsible for many deaths and breakdown of law and order.
The Police authority in that state has reiterated its commitment to move against the practice by those popularly referred to as “omo onile”.
Thirst for coltan, gold threatens Venezuelan forests, indigenous lands
By: Jeanfreddy Gutiérrez Torres
Date: October 31st 2016
Source: Mongabay
- Venezuela has invited foreign companies to play a leading role in developing the Orinoco Mining Arc, potentially opening 12 percent of the country to mining interests, and endangering forests, rivers, national parks and indigenous lands in the remote southeastern part of the nation.
Building capacities around women's land rights
An article describing a program soon to take place in Seattle with women activists and professionnals from around the world to learn about women's land rights and advocacy. Read more on the link below...
Namibia: Proposed law bans foreign landlords
By: Shinovene Immanuel
Date: November 14th 2016
Source: The Namibian
FOREIGN nationals will no longer be allowed to own agricultural, commercial and communal land if a proposed law tabled last week by lands minister Utoni Nujoma is passed in parliament.
Details on how government plans to ban foreign land ownership are contained in the Land Bill of 2016 tabled by Nujoma in the National Assembly last Thursday.
Press release: As Jan Satyagraha continues its way to Delhi, the government wants to revive negotiations
Mining projects, big plantations mean Bolivia's drought hurts more - campaigners
By:Anastasia Moloney
Date: November 28, 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
BOGOTA, Nov 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Water shortages caused by Bolivia's worst drought in 25 years have been exacerbated by booming population growth in cities, poor infrastructure and the impact of big agricultural plantations and mining projects, campaigners say.
Zimbabwe sets up $10 bn fund to compensate white farmers
By: Janet Shoko
Date: March 9th 2016
Source: The Africa Report
Zimbabwe has set up a fund to compensate white commercial farmers who were dispossessed of their land during an often violent land reform programme that began in 2000.