Indian, Ethiopian Activists Against Land Grabbing Meet in New Delhi
January 31, 2013Source: AfriqueJetView OriginalLagos, Nigeria - The Indian Social Action Forum (INSAF) and the Oakland Institute in the US will convene a day-long summit on 6 February at the India...
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India-Ethiopia Summit
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Omo: Local Tribes Under Threat
A field report from the Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia The Lower Omo Valley in Southern Ethiopia is internationally renowned for its unique cultural and ecological landscape. A UNESCO World Heritage Site,...
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Unheard Voices
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View ArticleIndian Companies Involved in Ethiopia Land Grab: Activists
February 5, 2013Source: Hindustan TimesView OriginalIndian investors eying Ethiopia should ensure that the local population is consulted before they are displaced for projects that involve the transfer...
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Ethiopia Dam Project is Devastating the Lives of Remote Indigenous Groups
February 6, 2013Source: GuardianView OriginalPastoralists living in the Omo valley are being forcibly relocated, imprisoned and killed due to plans to build a massive dam that will turn the region into...
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Indian Investors are Forcing Ethiopians Off their Land
February 6, 2013Source: GuardianView OriginalThousands of Ethiopians are being relocated or have already fled as their land is sold off to foreign investors without their consentFarm workers remove...
View ArticleVanderbilt University Divests from "Land Grab" in Africa
Wednesday, February 13, 2013February 13, 2013PRESS RELEASEFor Immediate Release Contact: Zach Blume, Student Organizer, Vanderbilt Responsible Endowment Campaignzach.blume@vanderbilt.edu / (401)...
View ArticleHow Ethiopians are Being Pushed Off Their Land
February 19, 2013Source: The HinduView OriginalIndian companies are among the biggest land holders in the African country through deals concluded in dubious circumstances“It is not a land-grab, it is a...
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Indian Land Grabs in Ethiopia Show Dark Side of South-South Co-operation
February 25, 2013Source: GuardianView OriginalThe takeover of peoples' land and water by corporations – even if they are from the global south – is a new form of colonisationWomen pick pigeon pea in...
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Eco-Skies: The Global Rush for Aviation Biofuel
Press release The aviation industry has high hopes for biofuels. As its profits are increasingly threatened by erratic fossil fuel prices, and as consumers are more and more concerned with the role of...
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Press Release: Eco-Skies: The Global Rush for Aviation Biofuel
Monday, March 18, 2013Date: 8:00 am PST, March 18, 2013 Contact: Anuradha Mittalamittal@oaklandinstitute.org; +1 510 469-5228 A New Report, Eco-Skies, Sounds Alarm on Aviation Emissions...
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Eco-Skies
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Obang Metho’s Statement at the U.S. Congressional Briefing on Land Grabs in...
Thursday, April 18, 2013Mr. Obang Metho, from the Solidarity Movement for a New Ethiopia (SMNE), gives warning of the impacts on the people at the U.S. Congressional Briefing on Land Grabs in AfricaI...
View ArticleIndian, Ethiopian Activists Against Land Grabbing Meet in New Delhi
January 31, 2013Source: AfriqueJetView OriginalLagos, Nigeria - The Indian Social Action Forum (INSAF) and the Oakland Institute in the US will convene a day-long summit on 6 February at the India...
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Herakles Exposed
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View ArticleHerakles Exposed, Press Statement by Anuradha Mittal, Executive Director of...
Wednesday, May 22, 2013The Oakland Institute is a policy think tank that has been studying land investment deals in Africa over the last 5 years to assess the development potential of agricultural...
View ArticleUproar in Cameroon Halts Palm-Oil Deal
May 22, 2013Source: Wall Street JournalView OriginalBy Drew Hinshaw in Accra, Ghana and Emmanuel Tumanjong in Talangaye, CameroonA New York company halted its palm-oil operations in Cameroon amid an...
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