The Global Land Grab Beyond The Hype Annelies Zoomers Zed Books Our network has compiled a series of regionally adaptable tools to prevent land grabbing and land grabs: from evidence based advocacy and legal actions to the development of community land registries through participatory mapping. This paper reflects on these issues through the contributions of movement leaders and allies to the grassroots voices special forum on land grabbing.
Governing The Global Land Grab Transnational Institute He is one of 500 activists, academics, and policymakers from 69 countries converging in bogotá this week to take stock of the state of global land grabbing and define tactics for the way forward. A central driver behind many of today’s wider global conflicts, land grabbing is also undertaken by states. russia’s invasion of ukraine, for instance, can be understood as a land grab, as can israeli settlers’ seizure of palestinian territory in the west bank. He is one of 500 activists, academics, and policymakers from 69 countries converging in bogotá this week to take stock of the state of global land grabbing and define tactics for the way. “resisting the global land grab,” is a virtual event exploring how histories of colonialism, apartheid and uneven development have set the terms for today’s “solutions” to ecological crisis, engaging not only the common conditions of oppression faced by indigenous communities across the world, but also the solidarities they are.
Opinion How To Resist The Expanding Global Land Grab Common Dreams He is one of 500 activists, academics, and policymakers from 69 countries converging in bogotá this week to take stock of the state of global land grabbing and define tactics for the way. “resisting the global land grab,” is a virtual event exploring how histories of colonialism, apartheid and uneven development have set the terms for today’s “solutions” to ecological crisis, engaging not only the common conditions of oppression faced by indigenous communities across the world, but also the solidarities they are. In the fifteen years since the ‘land rush’, global land prices have doubled, and land inequality has surged in all world regions – with 1% of farms now controlling 70% of global farmland. We examined geographic distribution and commonly referenced topics in existing research and the clarified environmental and socioeconomic outcomes of land grabbing, presenting the most current knowledge on the topic to date. Find out how the global land grab is justified, what is driving it, why transparency and guidelines won't stop it, and learn about alternatives that could enable people and communities to regain control of their land and territories. Check out the video recording and highlights from "resisting the global land grab," a roundtable with krystal two bulls, nnimmo bassey, and ashley dawson.
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