Land grabs: LifeMosaic’s second video in the series Territories of Life
Grains, meat, sugar, palm oil, pulp and paper, coal, aluminium, copper, gold, oil. Just some of the commodities that corporations take from the lands of indigenous peoples to ship around the world in...
View ArticleCompany tactics: How corporations take community lands
This new video from LifeMosaic describes the tactics that companies use to convince communities to accept and support their projects. It’s the third in LifeMosaic’s series “Territories of Life“. The...
View ArticleOpen letter from Amnesty International to Brazil’s President about violations...
At the end of September 2015, Brazil submitted its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution to the UNFCCC. The introduction to the INDC states that Brazil is committed respecting human rights,...
View ArticleHow Maasai women are fighting against a United Arab Emirates corporate...
In 1992, Ali Hassan Mwinyi, then Tanzania’s president, agreed a deal with Brigadier Mohamed Abdul Rahim Al Ali, deputy minister of defense of the United Arab Emirates. But this wasn’t only a military...
View ArticleLand Grabbing: “Big, big problem”
“It’s very attractive. The earnings are very high and we’ve got hybrid material now. You harvest in the 24th month, and the repayment period is about seven years at the most… For the next 20 years...
View ArticleThe Transition Movement, climate change, commons and REDD
“What if the world’s leaders have decided not to tackle climate change? What if they’ve decided it’s easier to deal with the impacts rather than tackle the underlying causes?” Nick Buxton started to...
View ArticleLand grabs: LifeMosaic’s second video in the series Territories of Life
Grains, meat, sugar, palm oil, pulp and paper, coal, aluminium, copper, gold, oil. Just some of the commodities that corporations take from the lands of indigenous peoples to ship around the world in...
View ArticleCompany tactics: How corporations take community lands
This new video from LifeMosaic describes the tactics that companies use to convince communities to accept and support their projects. It’s the third in LifeMosaic’s series “Territories of Life”. The...
View ArticleOpen letter from Amnesty International to Brazil’s President about violations...
At the end of September 2015, Brazil submitted its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution to the UNFCCC. The introduction to the INDC states that Brazil is committed respecting human rights,...
View ArticleHow Maasai women are fighting against a United Arab Emirates corporate...
In 1992, Ali Hassan Mwinyi, then Tanzania’s president, agreed a deal with Brigadier Mohamed Abdul Rahim Al Ali, deputy minister of defense of the United Arab Emirates. But this wasn’t only a military...
View ArticleLand Grabbing: “Big, big problem”
“It’s very attractive. The earnings are very high and we’ve got hybrid material now. You harvest in the 24th month, and the repayment period is about seven years at the most… For the next 20 years...
View ArticleThe Transition Movement, climate change, commons and REDD
“What if the world’s leaders have decided not to tackle climate change? What if they’ve decided it’s easier to deal with the impacts rather than tackle the underlying causes?” Nick Buxton started to...
View ArticleOil company Eni plans 8.1 million hectare land grab in Africa for carbon...
Italian oil and gas company Eni has announced plans to establish plantations over an area of 8.1 million hectares in Africa. The proposal is part of the company’s plans for greenhouse gas emissions...
View ArticleGreen grabs are not the solution to land grabs
Green grabs: How REDD supports the return of fortress conservation - a piece I wrote for Forum Umwelt und Entwicklung. The post Green grabs are not the solution to land grabs first appeared on...
View ArticleAby L. Sène on “Land Grabs and Conservation Propaganda” in Africa
Aby L. Sène's recent article about the conservation industry and propaganda in Africa is a must read. The post Aby L. Sène on “Land Grabs and Conservation Propaganda” in Africa first appeared on...
View ArticleNIHT Inc: Two more letters from communities complaining about the company’s...
NIHT Inc: Maililngan ILG and the Baining people have written letters of complaint about NIHT Inc's REDD operations in PNG The post NIHT Inc: Two more letters from communities complaining about the...
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