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Month: June 2013

‘Land grab’ draws attention in g8 and media

Land is on the agenda of the current G8 summit, and the topic of ‘global land grabs’ therefore draws renewed attention. LANDac chair Annelies Zoomers was interviewed for the Dutch newspaper Volkskrant (see article here) and for the… Read More

Protective laws don’t prevent ‘land grab’ in Africa

A new World Development article co-authored by LANDac PhD George Schoneveld explores the relationship between policy and practice associated with customary rights protections in the context of large-scale land acquisitions in Sub-Saharan Africa. Findings point to the difficulty… Read More

LANDac annual report 2012

LANDac has published its 2012 annual report, which can be accessed here.  In this annual report LANDac looks back at its achievements, results and lessons learned, while also focusing on new challenges for the coming years. The report… Read More

New publications

Various new publications on the global land grab have been issued recently: Biofuels – Economy, Environment and Sustainability Africa for sale? Positioning the state, land and society in foreign large-scale land acquisitions in Africa Special issue Development &… Read More