Legal Land Theft
In most countries with tropical forests, governments uphold the colonial legacy that declared the State to be the owner of forest lands. This has enabled governments to legally grant land to private investors, often violating communities' customary ownership of the land. As a result, corporate activities that destroy forests continue to expand.
Publications
13 April 2016
A field report by WRM and Re:Common. Available in Malagasy.
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21 March 2016
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11 December 2015
Publications
28 October 2015
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10 August 2015
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3 June 2015
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3 June 2015
Publications
1 June 2015
Report about how several prominent development finance institutions (DFIs) are funding Feronia Inc., a Canadian agribusiness company accused of land grabbing and human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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6 May 2015
