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Russian farmers furious about alleged illegal land grabs
By: CET
Date: March 30th 2016
Source: Euronews
All signs pointed to the European Union’s sanctions on Russia being a positive move for the country’s small domestic farmers.
'This is not empty forest’: Africa’s palm oil surge builds in Cameroon
By: John C. Cannon
Date: March 30th 2016
Source: Mongabay
Palm oil production is intensifying in Cameroon, leaving many worried about the country’s forests — and the wildlife and communities that depend on them.
- Industrial palm oil production is spreading out from Southeast Asia, with several African countries experiencing plantation booms in recent years.
Violence Between Landowners and Chile's Indigenous Is Only Getting Worse
By: Nicolás Ríos
Date: March 30th 2016
Source: Vice News
Sonia Navarrete, the owner of a small forestry business in Chile, was on her way home one day in June 2015 when she and her husband were ambushed by a group of five hooded men. The attackers tied them up and held them captive for an hour, after which they burned the couple's house to the ground.
Tanzania: Solution for Land Squabbles in Sight
By: Kelvin Matandiko
Date: March 30th 2016
Source: AllAfrica.com / The Citizen
OPINION
Kilombero — Curbing land conflicts is high on the agenda of the fifth phase government's leader, President John Magufuli.
No wonder he cautioned new regional commissioners he recently appointed that they would be measured by how much each of them addresses the ever growing challenge in his area of jurisdiction.
Brazil's landless movement vows to defeat 'coup' in the streets
By: EFE
Date: April 1st 2016
Source: Fox Latino News
Members of the MST Landless Workers Movement told Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Friday they would take to the streets to defeat a plan to oust her in a "coup," as they termed an ongoing impeachment effort in Congress.
Greenpeace reveals Indonesia's forests at risk as multiple companies claim rights to same land
By: Karl Mathiesen
Date: April 2nd 2016
Source: The Guardian
Collusion between private sector and government exacerbating problems, says corruption official
South Africa: Ownership limits will not reform land
By: Neil Gopal
Date: April 1st 2016
Source: Business Day Live
OPINION & ANALYSIS
THE controversial Regulation of Land Holdings Bill, which limits land ownership by foreigners and locals, was again referred to by President Jacob Zuma during his state of the nation address as the way forward for land reform in SA, but as debate continues on whether it will pass constitutional muster, land reform goes on.
Philippine rice farmer killed as drought protest turns violent - demo leader
By: Manuel Mogato and Enrico dela Cruz
Date: April 1st 2016
Source: Reuters
MANILA, April 1 (Reuters) - Philippine police opened fire as a protest by thousands of rice farmers who lost their crops turned violent on Friday, killing one and wounding about a dozen, a leader of a farming group said.