With rich, resource-poor nations increasingly outsourcing their food production to less developed nations, a new website aims to expose the extent of the agricultural land-grab epidemic
… Extent of agricultural land-grab revealed on new website Eifion Rees … to buy a third of all Madagascar's arable land led to the fall of the country's … aims to expose the extent of the agricultural land-grab epidemic South Korea’s biggest is …
Forest communities are fighting increasing incursions onto their land by US oil companies. Now the Belizean government is seeking to reverse a court ruling preventing them allowing oil exploration, logging or mining. Robin Llewellyn reports from Belize
… are fighting increasing incursions onto their land by US oil companies. Now the Belizean … concerns about the denial of rights to our land. The Inter-American Commission found the … ranchers who deprived them of most of their land and cleared the forests in their parents’ …
Land seizures, rampant logging and oil palm expansion have decimated Sarawak's forests. But now an invigorated reform movement is fighting back - accusing the government and its chief minister Abdul Taib Mahmud of duplicity. Alex Joseph reports
… Deforestation Palm Oil penan-in-ba-jawi-2.jpg Land seizures, rampant logging and oil palm … to 'Last White Rajah'. Situated on the island of Borneo, 1000km from Malaysia's capital … a simple formula: as gate-keeper of Sarawak's land and another of its natural bounties, …
The Jewish National Fund UK has always denied a swirl of claims over its history and activities in the Middle East, including allegations of land grabbing Palestinian villages. But campaigners want the organisation stripped of its charitable status
… in the Middle East, including allegations of land grabbing Palestinian villages. But … particularly through the afforestation of land they allege was stolen from Arab villages … 1901 at the fifth Zionist Congress to obtain land in Palestine for the settlement of Jews, …
Despite being an economic success, prawn farms built in Brazil's mangroves have displaced natural ecosystems and the coastal communities which rely on them, says Kennedy Warne in an exclusive extract from 'Let Them Eat Shrimp'
… again when the fresh water runs out.' Ruined land, runied lives Along the coast, in the … vegetable garden. He has grown crops on this land since 1958—sweet potatoes, melons, … had to buy from the market,' he says. The land was so productive he had to tie up his …
Already hit by rows over radioactive waste and airport expansion, the London 2012 Olympic Games are accused of degrading green land vital to local communities and wildlife. Tom Antebi reports
… Olympic Games are accused of degrading green land vital to local communities and wildlife. … - and its impact on local wildlife and green land - have been made, raising questions about … contrast to the rotting, disused industrial landscape where the stadium itself has been …
An unreported war over natural resources in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories has led students from Bangor University to set up a radical eco-movement, Bustan al Qaraaqa, to address the issue. William Parry reports from Bethlehem
… a war over natural resources in the mythical land of milk and honey. Palestinians and … restricting Palestinian access to Palestinian land and water resources. It’s a calculated … being pushed to increasingly marginal land, especially with Israel’s strategy to …
Brazil’s cattle sector has become the largest driver for deforestation globally, overtaking palm oil plantations in Asia. With the UK sourcing 40 per cent of its processed beef from Brazil, campaigners are now calling for a consumer boycott. Chris Pala investigates
… that eating a kilo of beef raised in pastureland carved out of Brazil’s Amazon forest … these areas were turned into low-yield pastureland for Zebu beef originally imported from … to create one of the most inefficient uses of land in agriculture.' The study was …
A new report has revealed that a change in the way we manage agricultural land could help sequester a quarter of the world's carbon dioxide emissions every year
… a change in the way we manage agricultural land could help sequester a quarter of the … emissions annually, a new report reveals. Land use accounts for more than 30 per cent of … Mitigating Climate Change Through Food and Land Use , a report by the Worldwatch …
Increasing demand for meat in the land of the Pyramids is leading to more intensive farming, with serious consequences for food prices, the environment and animal welfare, reports Joseph Mayton in Cairo
… Increasing demand for meat in the land of the Pyramids is leading to more … a number of individuals who say one piece of land to rear chickens costs in the US$300,000 … across the country, acre after acre of arable land is being used for the production of feed …
Conservation is a huge industry in Africa but wildlife populations across the continent are declining. So why isn't it working?
… Wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, hartebeest, eland and giraffe - they are all there too. … areas, which encompass any category of land given some form of official protection, … any financial benefits accruing to the new landowners. Alienated and marginalised, …
While the proposed sell off of UK forests attracted a chorus of criticism, the destruction of peat bogs continues almost unnoticed. Sam Campbell reports from current flashpoint Chat Moss, near Manchester
… flashpoint Chat Moss, near Manchester 'Lowland raised bogs are an internationally and … and threatened species', David Crawshaw, Mossland Campaign Manager at the Lancashire … or destroyed over 90 per cent of the UK’s lowland bogs, according to environmentalists, who …
Green leader Caroline Lucas will today use a Campaign to Protect Rural England lecture to call for urgent action to resolve conflicting land use issues
… Emissions Renewables Technology Planning Land Tesco Heathrow BAA Energy farm.jpg Green … will today use a Campaign to Protect Rural England lecture to call for urgent action to resolve conflicting land use issues Caroline Lucas MEP, leader of …
Competition for land, water and energy are increasing, exacerbated by climate change and a growing population. But why does the Food and Agriculture Organisation now believe indigenous people could provide a solution? Peter Giovannini investigates
… Investigations 1gaia.jpg Competition for land, water and energy are increasing, … January 2011, stresses that competition for land, water and energy will increase in future … of the many challenges they face regarding land rights, acculturation – the loss of …
The unprecedented Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement will, if all goes to plan, preserve vast swathes of the country's pristine wilderness. But as environmentalists and the logging industry begin to roll the initiative out, there are claims that not everything is as it should be, reports Christopher Pala
… to safeguard unprecedented amounts of forest land, the deal's real contours are starting to … nature, which is home to Canada’s iconic woodland caribou – and all by the end of 2012. Shy and reclusive, the woodland caribou requires large areas of intact …
You can turn it into everything from fuel to plastics. But will the surge in demand for sugar end up having a serious environmental impact?
… to post-consumption recycling.' Doubts about land use While there are high hopes for … damaging vital ecosystems and exacerbating land conflicts. To sustain both the biofuels … areas such as the Pantanal Wetland in Mato Grosso do Sul and the Cerrado in …
The practical evidence suggests agroforestry in the UK has got something to offer both commercial farmers and smallholders alike. The challenge now, says Ed Hamer, is how to encourage sceptical farmers that planting trees across farmland is a good idea
… farmers that planting trees across farmland is a good idea Agroforestry - growing … are testament to the fact that our farmed landscape was actually carved out of the woods … miles of hedgerows and thousands of farmland trees we’ve seen scrubbed up within the …
The revolution in remote monitoring should help solve environmental problems, but might it also increase our distance from the natural world?
… tread of a man who knows every inch of this land – as did his ancestors before him. He’s … forest tribes have fished and hunted these lands since time began and now they’re logging … They’re compiling a digital map of their homeland, marking trees and other landscape …
The country's forests are at the centre of a new global scramble to 'buy up' carbon, but as Thembi Mutch reports, is the process really going to benefit the environment or people?
… Maliasili Inititatives in Tanzania says: ‘Land tenure security is a key factor in … incentives for conservation measures.’ Secure land tenure ensures that the carbon owners – … of indigenous forest – 40 per cent of the landmass. In fact it is recognised globally as …
A web of environmental, economic and social forces have shaped UK landscapes for years. Environmental awareness has slowed encroachment on natural areas, but serious threats persist. Is it time for a fresh approach?
… livestock grazing can protect UK's natural landscape Sam Campbell | 9th December 2011 … economic and social forces have shaped UK landscapes for years. Environmental awareness … Lusby, Senior Press Officer at Natural England, told the Ecologist that some …
US researchers behind a study that showed links between gas drilling and sickness in livestock say a moratorium should be imposed on fracking in the UK until its impact on food safety can be assessed. Andrew Wasley reports
… a green field, lies a sizeable clump of woodland. There's oak, ash and yew trees, amongst … steep banks. Sheep graze on the nearby grassland, adjacent to a field of smaller, … said: 'My family has been farming adjoining land since the early 1960's, and has …
A unique winery in Western Maharashtra is utilising water recycling, solar power and waste reduction in an effort to avoid the environmental damage linked to wine production in California
… Each side of the road is an expanse of land unlike any other in India. Here is wine … years. 'If you look at our grapes and this land, it is not the most ideal for growing … quo of large companies, who often see India’s land as one large rubbish disposal zone. Tour …
The illegal wildlife trade threatens Zimbabwe's black rhinos with decimation. Ruth Styles reports on the Malilangwe Trust and safari company Singita's attempts to reverse the decline
… population. On the other is a barren patch of land, once home to a thriving game reserve, … crew of goats, donkeys and cows. Where the land beyond Malilangwe’s border is green and … fires and then we start looking at issues of land and their surroundings - soil erosion, …
The discovery of oil in Uganda was a blessing to the impoverished East African country. But before the oil has even started pumping, disputes over tax, accusations of corruption and fears for the environment plague the sector. Alice Klein reports from Hoima
… occur which would devastate their 'motherland' from which 'everyone gets food.' Tullow … but we make sure drilling is buried and the landscape is maintained so that not much … fearing because we're going to lose our farmland because it will be destroyed,' says …