Les transactions commerciales sur les terres agricoles ne sont pas un phénomène nouveau, mais l’accélération de leur rythme et l’importance de la taille des terres louées ou vendues au cours de ces dernières années revêtent un caractère spécifique. Si ces transactions permettent l’accroissement des investissements et des innovations, elles suscitent une forte opposition de la part des organisations paysannes et présentent des risques de fragilisation des droits d’accès des populations rurales à la terre, et des menaces pour la durabilité environnementale.
Paris / Novembre 2011 / 70 pagesArchives annuelles: 2013
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Cambodia and Laos are in the grip of a land grabbing crisis, driven by Vietnamese ‘rubber barons’. This report reveals how two of Vietnam’s largest companies, Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) and the Vietnam Rubber Group (VRG), have leased vast tracts of land for plantations in Laos and Cambodia, with disastrous consequences for local communities and the environment. Close ties to corrupt political and business elites provide them with impunity, deals are cloaked in secrecy and they are bankrolled by international finance such as Deutsche Bank and the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
London (UK) / May 2013 / 10 pages
Land-grabbing is occurring at a significant extent and pace in Southeast Asia; some of the characteristics of this land grab differ from those in regions such as Africa. At a glance, Europe is not a high profile, major driver of land-grabbing in this region, but a closer examination reveals that it nonetheless is playing a significant role. This influence is both direct and indirect, through European corporate sector and public policies, as well as through multilateral agencies within which EU states are members. Looking at some of the cases of large-scale land acquisition in Southeast Asia, and the role played by the European Union, we put forward several observations and issues for discussion.
Amsterdam / January 2011 / 56 pages
The indigenous peoples of Koto Sepuluh have already lived in their ancestral land long before the existence of the Indonesian Republic. They have their own land laws that governed land tenure, management of agricultural lands, managed hunting, and ways to open the forest. The State has systematically abrogated the indigenous laws of the Tanjung Benuang Village by issuing law on village administration. Through the imposition of this law, the land of the people has been grabbed through the granting of HPH concession to the companies, creating untold misery to the village peoples.
Penang (Malaysia) / July 2012 / 10 pages
In 2012, land and natural resources emerged as a major issue for many developing countries. They faced a fork in the road. Would they embrace democratic rights to those resources, or try to trigger growth by handing them over to foreign investors and domestic elites? Taking the wrong path threatened social cohesion, food and environmental security, and economic progress. All face major decisions about what type of country they will become. As we look to 2013, we ask: will countries around the developing world choose to be societies of citizen landowners or landless laborers?
Washington DC (USA) / January 2013 / 36 pages
(Friends of the Earth International - April 2012 - 5:07)
In Kalangala, Uganda, John Muyisa woke up one day to find bulldozers clearing his land to plant oil palms. John and his community have preserved their forests and lands for generations. Now their way of life is at risk.
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Reiche Staaten und Unternehmen reissen sich um Ackerland in Afrika und Asien. Der weltweite Agrarmarkt entwickelt sich zu einem Milliarden-Monopoly. Land-Grabbing oder Neo-Kolonialismus nennen das die einen, landwirtschaftliche Investitionen und Entwicklungshilfe die anderen. «ECO» hat sich ein Beispiel in Sierra Leone angeschaut und ist auf wütende afrikanische Bauern gestossen. Sie stossen sich am Vorgehen der Genfer Firma Addax, die riesige Ackerflächen gepachtet hat -- für den Anbau von Bio-Treibstoffen.
Cette étude s’intéresse aux responsabilités belges dans la « ruée mondiale sur les terres ». La ruée en question y est définie au sens large comme l’ensemble des prises de possession ou de contrôle de superficies de terres par des acteurs puissants (étatiques ou non, y compris des élites locales), étrangers ou nationaux, à petite ou large échelle, privant généralement des collectivités ou des individus d’un accès adéquat et sécurisé à la terre et impliquant des dégradations des conditions de vie des populations locales et de l’environnement.
Bruxelles, juin 2013 / 44 pages
Despite the spate of media reports and some published research, international land deals and their impacts remain still little understood. This report is a step towards filling this gap. The report draws on a literature review; on qualitative interviews with key informants internationally; on national inventories of approved and proposed land acquisitions since 2004 in five African countries (Ethiopia, Ghana, Madagascar, Mali and Sudan), as well as qualitative case studies in Mozambique and Tanzania; and on legal analysis of applicable law and of a small sample of land deals.
Rome, London / June 2009 / 130 pages