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ActionAid new report on a land grab in Tanzania under the G8 New Alliance
In the Bagamoyo District, a lease of over 20.000 hectares of land is being secured for the next 99 years to a Swedish-owned company called EcoEnergy, for a sugar-cane plantation project supported by the African Development Bank, the International Fund for Agriculture and Development, and the Swedish International Development Agency.
A Time for Change? Comments on Chad's draft Land Code
Written by Thierry Berger and Lorenzo Cotula from IIED, this short report summarises comments and recommendations on the draft land Code in Chad (January 2014 version). In addition to an analysis of the draft Code in light of international trends, this note draws on earlier reports concerning the draft Code prepared by Tearfund partner Entente des Eglises et Missions Evangéliques au Tchad (EEMET) (2014) and by Tearfund (2015).
Large food firms back voluntary plan to stop land grabbing
Via Reuters
Markets | Mon Aug 17, 2015 4:01pm EDT
Large food firms back voluntary plan to stop land grabbing
BY CHRIS ARSENAULT
TORONTO, Aug 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Global food giants and international NGOs have drafted a framework to prevent land grabs just as hedge funds, companies and plantation owners race to acquire new territory.
South African indigenous community win environmental rights case over mining company
A court has ruled that companies must first seek permission from local communities if they plan to mine on their ancestral land. This represents a new achievement in land and mining rights for South Africa.