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, 10/2012, by Markus Kröger, giorgiamei
"This article reviews the recent global expansion of different types of tree plantations. The review collates accounts from recent academic publications and by international, regional and local NGOs...
, 04/2013, 23/04/2013, giorgiamei
"In November 2012, Chu Wenze, the chairman of Chinese logging company Bai Shan Lin, gave a presentation outlining his company’s plans for Guyana at the 2nd World Congress on Timber & Wood...
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23 Apr 2013 | The Water ChannelWith the large and sometimes overexposed attention for land grabbing in Africa, good examples tend to be forgotten
, 04/2013, giorgiamei
"Palm oil developments have had a positive impact on the incomes and living standards of nearly all involved. Oil palm plantations have high labour requirements and show high return to labour....
, 04/2013, 16/04/2013, giorgiamei
"The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has announced an extraordinary general assembly at the end of April to seek the adoption of its revised standard (known as the RSPO Principles &...
, 04/2013, 22/04/2013, giorgiamei
"Karuturi Global Limited, a publicly registered holding company headquartered in Bangalore, India, may be under fire from the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) for tax evasion, but the complaints...
, 04/2013, 22/04/2013, giorgiamei
"Hundreds of protesters blocked the entrance to Vale's biggest coal mine in Mozambique on Wednesday, saying the Brazilian mining giant had not paid them adequate compensation for relocating them five...
, 04/2013, 12/04/2013, giorgiamei
"The UN-REDD Programme is seeking consultants to carry out an investigation and mid-term evaluation of the UN-REDD Panama National Programme. The proposed investigation and evaluation are expected...
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22 Apr 2013 | Ghana WebThe Registrar of the Knutsford University College has filed a suit at the Supreme Court seeking to compel the government to take action to prevent foreigners from taking over...
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21 Apr 2013 | Sudan TribuneEthiopian prime minister Hailemariam Dessalegn has denied that the government is forcing tens of thousands of people off their land in order to lease it to foreign...