Links on biofuels, land rights in Africa and global land grabbing

* Would Cecil Rhodes have signed a Code of Conduct? Reflections on global land grabbing and land rights in Africa, past and present
Source: Robin Palmer (Mokoro)

Summary: This paper includes land grabbing in early colonial Zimbabwe and Mozambique, contemporary land grabbing, biofuels, investment involvement and a conclusion. 

Date: September 2010 (African Studies Association of the UK biennial conference, Oxford)

Download the full paper (PDF 333KB): http://bit.ly/cFEBgG

* An annotated guide to the bibliographies on biofuels, land rights in Africa and global land grabbing
Source: Robin Palmer (Mokoro)

Summary: An annotated guide to the two bibliographies, which includes some of the main highlights from reports, press cuttings, journal articles, books on biofuels and TV, video and radio clips. The last is included as they can be revealing of the attitudes of those engaged in the land-grabbing phenomenon. 

Date: September 2010

Download the full paper (PDF 403KB): http://bit.ly/bYauKt

* Select bibliography of reports on biofuels, land rights in Africa & global land grabbing
Source: Robin Palmer (Mokoro)

Summary: A new updated select bibliography of reports on biofuels, land rights in Africa and global land grabbing. Over 70 organisations are cited, with the majority of reports coming from FAO, Grain, Sci-Dev Net, Pambazuka News, IIED, and OHCHR.

Date: September 2010

Download the full paper (PDF 479KB): http://bit.ly/aaEDd7

* Select bibliography of press cuttings on biofuels, land rights in Africa & global land grabbing
Source: Robin Palmer (Mokoro)

Summary: A new updated select bibliography of press cuttings on biofuels, land rights in Africa and global land grabbing. It is organised geographically under the following headings: global, Africa general (33 African countries and regions), Middle East, Asia, Latin America. 

Date: September 2010 

Download the full paper (PDF 976KB): http://bit.ly/cKnsmM

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