Sentences with phrase «of land grabs»

Putting a financial value on trees that could otherwise be cut down is viewed with deep suspicion by campaigners, who warn of land grabs and fraudulent accounting in host countries.

The second, bigger, problem is their conversion of land grabs into water grabs.

A new report exposes the devastating consequences of land grabs for indigenous communities in Preah Vihear province, in northern Cambodia.

This winter is going to see something of a land grab — or rather, snow grab — as a wave of Canadian startups strive to become the Uber of snowplowing.

The Coordinator, Lagos State Taskforce on Land Grabbing, Jide Bakare, said it was stated in the law that any traditional ruler who engaged in illegal activities of land grabbing would be dethroned.

«That's probably the biggest problem — people could have gathered timber from the woods or lived downstream of the land grabbed,» Wolford said.

Some of the land grabbed was savannahs and forests, suggesting that the grabbing also may contribute to deforestation in developing countries, D'Odorico's said.

By their count, at that moment, the number of people killed because of their stance against mining, agribusiness and other forms of land grabbing, had reached 150.

In the legal community, there's a bit of a land grab going on right now.

We initiate speedy legal proceedings against the offenders of Land Grabbing, Illegal Possession of property and Transfer of property by fraudulent manner.

Not exact matches

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«The measure will accelerate the arrival of infrastructure and people for mining activities in areas of native forest, reproducing in the region the same lack of governance that permits the advance of deforestation and land grabs (elsewhere) in the Amazon,» Greenpeace said in a report by Reuters.

It too emerged as the victor of its respective land grab (social networks), yet it seems to be annoying and alienating users at every turn.

Reports suggest Ethiopia, Ghana, Madagascar and other African countries are in the midst of a colonial - style land grab by foreign investors.

From utilitarian processes to the final appearance of designed objects ranging from jewelry to spare machine parts, get ready for a patent land grab of 3 - D intellectual property.

With the successful launch and landing of New Shepard, Blue Origin has not only grabbed the attention of space enthusiasts and the entire world, it has also finally made a mark in the space industry.

Factom is using the blockchain to build a permanent and secure land title record in Honduras, one of the poorest countries in Latin America, where land - grabbing and corruption are rife.

A race to grab land in the Permian has been the main driver of a surge of deals in the energy patch and the industry's main source of good news.

A «Lord of the Rings» reference in several crypto projects illustrates a coming land grab on the finite amount of «cool» names.

With a selection of simple yet elegant designs, SquareSpace focuses on the visual side of things, incorporating large, stand - out images into many templates so that your work is the first thing that grabs the attention of anybody landing on the page.

Without a body to call its «government» — the Lebanon war reduced the Palestine Liberation Organization from a leadership entity to a merely symbolic force — the Palestinians are deprived of any real hope that the land grab by Israel will be halted.

With peace, the land grab is expected to intensify, straining even further Colombia's delicate environment, one of the world's most biodiverse, with more bird species than any other country.

I kid, but Abraham Lincoln, one of the originators of Paul's party, became «Spotty Lincoln» due to his opposition to this American land grab of Mexico.

So wait you aren't going to blame what was obviously Politics on Religious Wars lets not forget that there were a few things involved in these «Wars of Religion» and I am sure most historians will agree with me, firstly the Crusades weren't thought up as some ideological crusade to protect Christians from some horde of Muslims coming from the east, they were in - fact land grabbing and trying to stave off the eventual fall of what is now known as Istanbul, secondly I highly doubt that most of the average religious person had any idea just how politicized the church became during this time period or up until probably John Paul the II took over, I mean the Thirty Years War could have been called a Religious war under this Videos silly assumptions.

President of Berom Youth Movement, Choji Chuwang, told a local newspaper: «As we gleefully wallow in the false sense of peace on the Plateau, know it today that a deliberate economic terrorism and land - grabbing strategy is being launched on Christians of Riyom and Barkin Ladi on a daily basis with the sole aim of making them poor, weak and destitute in their own land.»

Wars are and were, caused by religions and «land grabs» since the evolution of the human race.

It's a narrative rejected by the 2.5 million Palestinians who live in the West Bank and who say that the scores of settlements like Shilo deny the viability of a future Palestinian state and constitute an Israeli land grab.

And his nephew took advantage of it, and made a land grab.

not to mention the ongoing land grab and the attendant turmoil and upheaval in the Middle East because of the Chosen People belief, that's all for nothing / a misconception too?

A Brazilian businessman involved in the acquisition of farmland by US, Canadian, German and Swedish pension funds could face criminal charges for land grabbing.

And when I grabbed a tea towel to let the dough rise under it, an entire stack of towels landed on my head.

Reports of displaced communities and illegal land grabs are not uncommon.

As an integral part of the AFi team, the Communications Specialist will contribute to the team's overall mission of accelerating progress and enhancing accountability and transparency of agricultural and forestry supply chains with an aim towards curtailing deforestation, ecosystem destruction, land grabbing, and human rights violations.

Still, signing Kournikova is a coup for Advantage, which not only grabbed a property of seemingly boundless potential as a player and endorser but also landed a package deal: When, on Aug. 10, she told IMG of her decision to bolt, Fedorov did likewise, and is also now with Advantage.

All of these squads are still capable of grabbing a top seed come Playoff time, but they must be careful as a couple losses down the stretch could land them in dicey territory.

Open murder of political dissidents and opposition both at home and abroad, ww2 style land grabs, purposely bombing syrian hospitals, censorship of the entire populace with intelligence services meting out punishments, having a sham of a judiciary and media while telling more lies than truth to its populace thereby eroding their confidence in any information to enlighten them (much like what the authoritarian right is trying to do here).

In Massachusetts, about 25 percent of land is protected and 22 percent is developed, which means the other 53 percent is still up for grabs or will be at some point in the future.

A group of Cary residents, incensed by what they call a land grab by neighboring Lake in the Hills, say they will ask the Cary Park District to condemn property for a park to prevent the land from becoming a gravel pit.

The publication gives a multitude of examples of the severe violations of the right to food and nutrition that the current food system is provoking: from forced evictions and land grabbing by companies or corrupted members of governments, as illustrated by the articles on Mexico and on the Arab Spring, to inappropriate food supply programs or speculative investments in agrofuels, described in the articles on Bangladesh, Paraguay and the Philippines.

While you may not always have a choice, try to travel at off - peak times or days so you'll have more space (and fewer other passengers to worry about); arrive early enough to get through check - in and security screening without sprinting to the gate (remember, you'll have to take your baby out of her stroller and carry her through the checkpoint) but not so early that she gets restless even before boarding; always preboard if you can so you can grab premium space in the overhead compartment and get your baby situated without a crowd waiting impatiently in the aisle behind you; time feedings to coincide with takeoffs and landings (If you're still nursing, offer the breast; if not, offer a pacifier or sippy cup to minimize baby's ear pressure); and bring plenty of drinks, snacks, and entertainment.

And what if new forms of mass occupations develop — around corporate «land grabs» for example — where thousands of poor people stay in protracted protest and a political standoff without sufficient health care and food.

Slamming what he called «a massive federal land grab,» Trump signed an executive order directing his interior secretary to review the designation of dozens of national monuments on federal lands.

That's a problem, considering that most of us who click on an ad only stay the landing page for a few seconds unless it really grabs us (on that note, I'd be very interested to see the analytics on how many people hit the page, how many start the video, and how long the average «view» is).

The DEC's complicity in mineral lease fraud is well known to us rural dwellers who have experienced the DEC / Chesapeake Energy land grab of 2006 - 2008.

Remember when Uncle Ira tried to find out which developer was behind the eminent domain land grab of the farm?

«I want to use this opportunity to restate the commitment of our administration to stamp out land grabbing.

INWOOD — A group of Uptown organizations want to stop the «real estate land grab» they say is taking place in upper Manhattan, following the announcement of two high - rise projects in the neighborhood.

«To ensure the effectiveness of the law, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode set up the task force on land grabbing to handle individuals or groups that may be on the wrong side of the law,» he said.

You need a LOT of help from Dem «friends» all across this great land — to grab the brass ring of the presidency.

Ten open seats on the City Council will be up for grabs come November, and new leadership, including a council speaker and a chair of the powerful Land Use Committee, will take over.