May 10, 2012
As written by Stephen Leahy for IPS on May 10, 2012.
UXBRIDGE, Canada, May 10, 2012 (IPS) - Land is the missing element at next month's big U.N. sustainable development summit known as Rio+20, where nations of the world will meet Jun. 20-22 with the goal of setting a new course to ensure the survival and flourishing of humanity.
However, governments are apparently unaware...
March 25, 2012
As posted on News24.com on March 25, 2012
Replace this text with the contents of your blog.Countries are snapping up land abroad to secure their food supplies.
Within a few years, acquisition of foreign farmland has become an issue with plenty of explosive potential for the environment and security.
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March 2, 2012
As written by RRI Fellow Liz Alden Wily on March 2, 2012
Up to 90% of sub-Saharan Africa's land area is currently untitled. Without legal owners, this land falls to the state, which makes it easy to lease to foreign investors
Delegates at an international conference against ‘...
February 29, 2012
As written by Patrick Mugo Mugo on February 29, 2012
A new phenomenon is taking shape across the developing world, threatening to heighten resource-related conflict, particularly in Africa. Referred to as land leasing, land selling or land grabbing, it affects Africa more than any other region, where land is more than a factor of production, but a lifeline...