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09/02/2010 11:02 PM
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New Zealand Farmers Seek Reciprocal Rights for China Land Buys
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New Zealanders should have the right to buy land in China if investors in the Asian country want to purchase agricultural properties in the world’s largest dairy exporter, according to a farm group leader.
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09/02/2010 03:54 PM
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Land acquisition draft could factor in NAC view
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The draft Bill for amending the 115-year-old Land Acquisition Act could undergo few changes, thanks to the intervention from the National Advisory Council headed by Sonia Gandhi. There are chances that some of the proposals in an earlier draft drawn up by NAC and presented to the Prime Minister on January 2006 will get included in the draft Bill.
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09/02/2010 05:03 AM
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Land grabs, biofuel demand raise global food-security risk
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A new report says Europe's growing demand for biofuels increases the risk of conflict over land and impairs food security. The authors even warn of a potential global crisis.
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08/30/2010 04:42 PM
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Land, Mineral Rights in Conflict in Zambia
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MANSA, Aug 30 (IRIN) - Mining prospectors in Luapula Province, northern Zambia, have forced small-scale farmers from their land at gun point, according to villagers in the region.
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09/02/2010 10:23 AM
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Voting Rights for the District of Columbia
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The argument over voting rights for residents of the District of Columbia has been going on since 1790. For and against marshall strong, often emotional - but ultimately empty - arguments. It won't be settled any time soon. Contributor: Charles Ray Published: Aug 23, 2010
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09/02/2010 04:11 PM
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Venezuela VP: Hunger striker's rights not violated
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CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela never violated the rights of a farmer who died after lengthy hunger strikes, the country's vice-president said Thursday.
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09/02/2010 09:39 AM
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Property owners fear land grabs in Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge expansion plan (with slide show, video)
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A proposal to vastly expand the acquisition boundary of the Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge has provoked passionate objections from landowners who feel they haven't been adequately notified about the plan and fear the expansion proposal could force them into giving up their land.
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09/02/2010 10:37 PM
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James City hears calls for urban, not rural building
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Groups tell county planners a transfer of building rights program should be explored JAMES CITY — James City County residents voiced support for a development rights transfer program as a way to preserve rural lands without depriving farmers of the value of their land.
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09/02/2010 03:09 AM
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Nigeria: ERA Frowns At Africa's Land Grabbing for Bio Fuels
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Environmental Rights Action, Friends of the Earth Nigeria ERA/FoEN have condemned the amount of farmlands taken in Africa to meet Europe's increasing demand for bio fuels.
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09/02/2010 05:58 AM
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Soured land deal leaves Ocala family fuming
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A South Florida man indicted on more than a dozen counts of bank fraud involving $7.5 million in phony land sales apparently left his mark in Marion County, as well.
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