Activists call
these acquisitions land grabs that violate human rights.
Not exact matches
A Brazilian businessman involved in the
acquisition of farmland by US, Canadian, German and Swedish pension funds could face criminal charges for
land grabbing.
Most property companies are now enthusiastically back in
acquisition mode — in fact, recent news & developments suggests the makings of a real
land grab... [You know prices look set to rise when multiple buyers are bulking up, jumping into portfolio auctions, and generally appear terrified they'll miss out on sealing a deal or two!]
The International
Land Coalition, a group that includes Oxfam International and the United Nations Environment Program, defines land grabs as acquisitions completed «without prior consent of the preexisting land users, and with no consideration of the social and environmental impacts.&ra
Land Coalition, a group that includes Oxfam International and the United Nations Environment Program, defines
land grabs as acquisitions completed «without prior consent of the preexisting land users, and with no consideration of the social and environmental impacts.&ra
land grabs as
acquisitions completed «without prior consent of the preexisting
land users, and with no consideration of the social and environmental impacts.&ra
land users, and with no consideration of the social and environmental impacts.»
These
land acquisitions of the last several years, or «
land grabs» as they are sometimes called, represent a new stage in the emerging geopolitics of food scarcity.
Federal Capital Partners
grabs a Virginia asset; Orion
lands a management gig in Houston; and Centerline Capital facilitates a $ 18.5 million funding of an
acquisition.