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Where and why land conflicts occur in Africa, by study

Sixty-three percent of disputes related to private sector land and natural resource investments in Africa began when communities were forced to leave their lands,...

Indigenous people win centuries-old land battle in Colombia

The Colombian Constitutional Court has ruled in favour of an indigenous peoples’ centuries-old fight for their territory, granting the petition for the protection of...

Controversial Peruvian amazon palm plantation up for sale

The Melka group has unveiled plans to sell off controversial oil palm plantations in the Peruvian amazon. Public auctions will be held in Lima,...

Rights groups demand end to land grab in the Philippines

A recent fact-finding mission by regional human rights groups in the south-western island of Palawan, the last ecological frontier of the Philippines, has revealed...

ERA/FoEN, groups accuse Wilmar of land grab in Cross River

The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), civil society groups and communities impacted by oil palm companies in Cross River State have...

Land grab escalates as agricultural resources dwindle

As global agricultural resources shrink or shift, countries are crossing borders to obtain new farmlands Since 2000, more than 36 million hectares – an area about...

‘Land grabbing prevalent in food insecure countries’

The increasing trend of international land grabbing – when governments and private firms invest in or purchase large tracts of land in other countries...

Greenpeace: Agribusiness firms destroying apes’ rainforest habitat

Endangered great ape species are having their rainforest habitat destroyed and threatened by the expansion of agribusiness projects in central Africa, according to new...

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NiMet urges private sector investment in weather, climate services

Director-General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof. Charles Anosike, has urged the private sector to increase investment in...
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Why I’m contesting for senatorial seat – Onuigbo

A chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State, Chief Sam Onuigbo, says he wants to become senator...

Brazil launches pilot project to replace diesel with renewable biofuel

Brazil has launched an ambitious pilot project to replace diesel with a renewable biofuel across its municipal vehicle fleet,...

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NiMet urges private sector investment in weather, climate services

Director-General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof. Charles...

Why I’m contesting for senatorial seat – Onuigbo

A chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia...