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An abundant future where empowered communities maintain the mosaic of biological and cultural diversity.
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We help to build the capacity of communities and movements to protect their rights, cultures and territories and to determine their own futures in this rapidly changing world.
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In 17 out of 18 cases of large-scale African land acquisitions in the agriculture sector, Richards concluded that local communities would have said no to the land transfers, if they had been given the information needed to make an informed decision.
Michael Richards, author of report 'Social and Environmental Impacts of Agricultural Large-Scale Land Acquisitions in Africa'