Land grabbing occurs when land that was previously used by local communities is leased or sold to outside investors, including corporations and governments.
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Life, Land and Justice in Uganda
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John Muyisa and his community in Kalangala, Uganda, have lost their land. One day a company arrived and told him that the land was now theirs. Bulldozers came that flattened the ancient forest and John's coffee plants to make room for oil palms. John and his community are now fighting for the right to their land.
Stop land grabbing in Uganda!
Stop land grabbing in Uganda!
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- Land grabs and human rights violations exposed in Liberia ahead of global development summit
- MONROVIA, LIBERIA, February 1st, 2013 – Palm oil companies are grabbing more than 1.5 million acres of land in Liberia and are violating the human rights of local communities, warn Liberian NGOs including Friends of the Earth Liberia (SDI - Sustainable Development Institute), Save My Future Foundation (SAMFU) and Social Entrepreneurs for Sustainable Development (SESDev).
- Investors must stop land grabbing, say civil society groups
- LONDON (UK), November 30, 2012 – Major farmland investors such as banks and pension funds must stop facilitating land grabs, say civil society groups [1] on the eve of a global farmland investment conference in London on 3-5 December. [2]
- Land Rights and the World Bank Group: Setting the Record Straight
- 3 May 2012 - Responding to concerns raised by Friends of the Earth International and others about the impacts of land grabbing, The World Bank claims that land lease deals in developing countries can reduce hunger and poverty, and build sustainable agriculture. The facts tell otherwise.
