Burning land in Brazilian Cerrado

Financial Speculation Drives Massive Land Grabbing, Deforestation in Brazil’s Cerrado

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WASHINGTON — International speculation in farmland is contributing to a land grabbing crisis in Brazil’s Cerrado savannah, fueling record deforestation and displacing indigenous and traditional agrarian communities, according to a new report released November 19 as COP30, the United Nations Convention on Climate Change draws to a close in the Brazilian city of Belem.    The …

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Powerful webinar highlights TIAA’s abusive land speculation in Brazil

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On Tuesday, April 15th, over 110 people gathered for a powerful webinar  focusing on the costs of TIAA’s massive agribusiness operations in Brazil. The event was organized by a coalition that includes TIAA-Divest!, Rede Social de Justiça e Direitos Humanos, ActionAid USA, Grassroots International, and the Stop Land Grabs coalition. Streamed live from Johns Hopkins University, this coalition brought together cutting-edge research …

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Webinar: How TIAA purchased a legacy of racism & murder

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In 1919, Elaine, Arkansas Black landowners and sharecroppers rose up in protest against white buyers, who refused to pay a fair price for their crops. What followed the protest was the largest massacre of Black farmers, and one of the largest massacres of Black people, in US history.    The white farmers took over the land and for over …

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