Cameroon Land Grab by New York-based Investor Exposed
The Oakland Institute and Greenpeace released a report attacking agro-industrial concessions in Cameroon and calling for a moratorium on new concessions until the country has developed new standards....
View ArticleForeign Farmers Undermine Food Security in Zambia
Reposted from Inter Press Service By Nebert Mulenga Increased agricultural development in Zambia will actually compromise the country’s food security as peasant farmers continue to be driven off their...
View ArticleAviation BioFuel Threatens Food Security
Read the press release from the Oakland Institute on the connection between aviation biofuel and food security. “A new report from the Oakland Institute, Eco-Skies: The Global Rush for Aviation...
View ArticleNew Report about Ethiopia
Press Release: US Congress Takes a Historic Stance Against Land Grabs-Related Forced Evictions in Ethiopia Oakland, CA – In a historic move, the US Congress has taken a stance on land grabs-related...
View ArticleNew Release from Oakland Institute
180 Organizations from around the World Demand that the World Bank Shut Down Its Business Rankings & Benchmarking OAKLAND, CA (April 10) – As the spring meetings of the World Bank get underway in...
View ArticleOur Land, Our Business
Swift grantee, The Oakland Institute, was involved with the launch of Our Land Our Business, a campaign designed to hold the World Bank accountable for its role in the rampant theft of land and...
View ArticleThe Toll of Ethiopia’s Plantation Development on Suri People
Instigated by alarming reports and disturbing photos of violent incidents near the 30,000-hectare Koka plantation in Ethiopia, this report shares findings from The Oakland Institute’s field research in...
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