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India: Gujarat government to expedite conversion of new tenure land
By: Express News Service
Date: October 5th 2016
Source: The Indian Express
Gujarat government has asked the revenue department to expedite the conversion of new tenure land to old tenure after the completion of the mandatory 15-year period.
Malaysian palm oil giant IOI suspended from RSPO
By: Philip Jacobson
Date: March 5th 2016
Source: Mongabay
Strict action from the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil.
The green image of one of Malaysia’s largest conglomerates suffered a major blow on Friday with its suspension from the world’s largest association for ethical palm oil production, the RSPO.
AFRICA TO LOSE HERITAGE CROPS TO MULTINATIONALS ‘DONATING’ GM TECHNOLOGY…
Source: ACBio, 3 April 2016
Posted in Seed Freedom on April 4, 2016
Image source: https://acbio.org.za/corporate-expansion/africa-lose-heritage-crops-multinationals-donating-gm-technology/
AFRICA TO LOSE HERITAGE CROPS TO MULTINATIONALS ‘DONATING’ GM TECHNOLOGY…
Amazonians call on leaders to heed link between land rights and climate change
By: Dan Collyns
Source: The Guardian
Date: 4 November 2016
As Paris climate agreement comes into force, inhabitants of Amazon rainforest demand recognition of key role their communities play in conservation
HRCP demands probe into land grabbing in Karachi
By: Web Desk
Date: April 19th 2016
Source: The News Tribe
LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has demanded an urgent and thorough investigation into the land acquisition practices in Karachi by the largest real estate developers in the country and expressed concerns over reports of use of the state’s coercive powers to deprive rightful owners of their land.
Brazil land activists facing 'increased intimidation' with six killings in 2016
By: Chris Arsenault
Date: April 29th 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Land rights campaigners and environmentalists are facing growing violence and intimidation in Brazil, with at least six activists killed so far this year, a human rights group said.