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Investors should work with farmers, not grab their land

20th Sep 2013
Industrialised countries should do more to persuade companies that investing in, and working with, farmers makes more business sense than buying their land (The Guardian)

Indigenous rights affect a third of land in emerging-economy deals - study

19th Sep 2013
At least one out of every three hectares of land licensed for commercial exploitation in emerging economies overlaps with land to which indigenous communities have a claim, according to ercent RRI study. (Rowling / Thomson Reuters Foundation)

When bad development happens to good people

19th Sep 2013
The development of industrial-scale agriculture may be helping Cambodia to increase its exports and improve its economy, but the local villagers say it provides little benefit to them. (Lei Win / Thomson Reuters Foundation)

Honduras grants land to indigenous group, in bid to help it protect forests

13th Sep 2013
The Honduran government has granted more than 7 percent of its territory to the indigenous Miskito communities who live on the land, an initiative intended to help them protect their forests. (New York Times)

Palm cultivators sentenced for causing forced displacement in Curvaradó

5th Sep 2013
Due to the tireless work of the Inter-Church Commision for Justice and Peace and the courage of the communities that they represent, some of the palm cultivators who directly benefited from the human rights violations in the Chocó area, are now being brought to justice (ABColombia)

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