Webin our introductory essay, we draw upon the articles in this issue, the existing land grab literature, and our own insights to discuss four clusters of key themes:

Webthe deals (view the dataset below) add up to a massive new form of land grabbing that will only increase conflicts and pressures over land that are still simmering.

Webbut our guest, journalist stephanie mccrummen, writes that in many parts of the world, indigenous people are being evicted from their lands to make way for.

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Websince the year 2000, foreign investors have acquired 26. 7 million hectares of land around the globe for agriculture, according to a land matrix report that covers 1,004 concluded.

Public policy plays a key role in promoting fairer investment.

Webthere are new challenges to confront when addressing land grabs.

Webour research shows how land grabs are tied to accelerating deforestation spearheaded by wealthy interests, and how brazil’s national congress, by changing.

Webrather than just focusing on direct seizures of land, going beyond the land grab means focusing on the wider set of strategies used by transnational capital to.

Webrather than just focusing on direct seizures of land, going beyond the land grab means focusing on the wider set of strategies used by transnational capital to.

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