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    Con la Soja al Cuello 2023

    Informe sobre agronegocios en Paraguay

    Reports & Research
    October, 2023
    Latin America and the Caribbean, South America, Paraguay

    Este año el informe presta especial atención al impacto del agronegocio en cuatro dimensiones: la alimentación, la salud, el cambio climático y la criminalización. Respecto al primero, se analiza en uno de los artículos el continuo aumen- to de la importación de productos frutihortícolas, propios de la agricultura campesina, ante la inexistencia de una política siquiera de seguridad alimentaria. Los datos del Censo 2022, evidencian que las políticas agrícolas y económicas del país provocan el declive de la producción y economía campesinas.

  2. Library Resource
    Conflicts over land
    Reports & Research
    January, 2014
    Asia

    This briefing paper makes the case for proactive business engagement in respecting land rights and ensuring legal, fair and inclusive practices on land use, access to natural resources and equitable development opportunities. It outlines key challenges, provides an overview of existing instruments that can help companies address issues related to land, and points to practical entry points for improved business practices.

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    UK pension funds and asset managers found to be investing at least £37.3bn in companies involved in, or associated with, large-scale land acquisitions, according to a new report commissioned by Friends of the Earth.

    Reports & Research
    January, 2014
    Global

    Friends of the Earth’s report, ‘What’s your pension funding? How UK institutional investors finance the global land grab’, highlights the investments of UK institutional investors, such as British Airways Pension Fund, Legal & General and Standard Life, in companies accused of grabbing land, destroying the environment, and undermining sustainable livelihoods.


  4. Library Resource

    GRAIN and La Vía Campesina

    Reports & Research
    May, 2014
    Global
  5. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    January, 2014
    Global

    "For millions of people living in the world’s poorest countries, access to land is a matter not of wealth, but of survival, identity and belonging. Most of the 1.4 billion people earning less than US$1.25 a day live in rural areas and depend largely on agriculture for their livelihoods, while an estimated 2.5 billion people are involved in full- or part-time smallholder agriculture.

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    THE DRAMATIC RISE IN KILLINGS OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND LAND DEFENDERS

    Reports & Research
    January, 2014
    Global

    Urgent action required to challenge impunity of perpetrators, protect citizens and address root causes of environmental crisis

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    26 June 2013 - launch of the 2013 reports

    Reports & Research
    January, 2013
    Global

    The High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE) was established in 2010 as the science-policy interface of the UN Committee on World Food Security (CFS). The HLPE aims to improve the robustness of policy making by providing independent, evidence-based analysis and advice at the request of CFS.

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    26 Juin 2013 - lancement des rapports 2013 HLPE

    Reports & Research
    January, 2013
    Global

    Le Groupe d’experts de haut niveau (en anglais: High Level Panel of Experts/HLPE) sur la sécurité alimentaire et la nutrition a été étabili en 2010 en tant que interface science-politique du Comité sur la Sécurité Alimentaire Mondiale (CSA). Le HLPE vise à améliorer la robustesse de l'élaboration des politiques, en fournissant des analyses indépendantes fondées sur des preuves et des conseils à la demande du CSA.

  9. Library Resource

    Case studies and some legal aspects on the palm oil sector

    Reports & Research
    January, 2013
    Africa

    The "Bread for All-Protestant Development Service" recently released a document based on three case studies on the palm oil sector in Liberia.

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    LDPI Working Paper 31 by Martina Locher , Emmanuel Sulle

    Reports & Research
    January, 2013
    Africa

    "In the absence of an easily available source of reliable up-to-date data on foreign land deals in Tanzania, many reports have been published that attempt to provide an overview of these deals. While providing this overview is challenging due to the dynamic and non-transparent nature of the 'land grab' phenomenon itself, it has become even more debatable due to certain questionable methods of using and quoting existing data. This leads to several flaws including the ‘virtual survival’ of cancelled land deals ‘on paper’.

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