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BREAKING! The European Commission just confirmed that it promotes "like for like or better" #biodiversity #offsetting, as part of #NatureBasedSolutions!
Why is it major news? Thread 1/11
europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document…
Under this approach, the destruction of a habitat for flamingos in Spain could be considered to be offset by the restoration of a habitat for bats in Greece, as long as you claim that it is "better." 2/11
Beyond its obvious lack of environmental integrity, this approach will also enable the financialisation of biodiversity destruction through the creation of a related #offset market, and shift the conversation away from the need to curb destruction: 3/11
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Article 1 by @esulle46 .

Land Grabbing and Agricultural Commercialization Duality: Insights from Tanzania’s Transformation Agenda.

Afriche e Orienti (Italian Journal on African and Middle Eastern Studies), 17 (3): 109-128. Permanent link: aiepeditore.com/portfolio-arti…
“Farmers and pastoralists at the grassroots level are keen to see an increase in investments in the agricultural sector, but they are not willing to give up their land to investors”.

This article addresses diverse responses to and local politics of contested commercialisation.
Article 2 by @esulle46

Social Differentiation and the Politics of Land: Sugar Cane Outgrowing in Kilombero, Tanzania, Journal of Southern African Studies, 43 (3): 517-533. Permanent link: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
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Here's a long thread with evidence about why the @RSPOtweets has failed to make any difference with key sustainability promises incl. stopping #deforestation #indigenous #landgrabbing #ecocide #slavery #humanrights abuses for supermarket brands. 1/7 palmoildetectives.com/2021/08/23/why…
Source: @EIA_News @RSPOtweets members using so-called "sustainable" #palmoil continue with #deforestation #ecocide #illegal #landgrabbing from #Indigenous peoples.
Thus the certification is a #greenwashing con. @EIA_News #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife eia-international.org/news/palm-oil-…
The certification of #palmoil is considered to be a con by @GreenpeaceUK as it doesn't stop #ecocide #deforestation. Certified "sustainable" #palmoil doesn't exist #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife
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Attempt to acquire 40 acres of land in Mirusuvil for army camp foiled! The land survey attempt to survey land (to use it in the future for an army camp) in Mirusuvil foiled: Protesters blockading the A9 road.

#landgrabbing #illegalcolonization #militarisation #sinhalisation
There was an attempt to survey 40 acres of public land in Mirusuvil, Asaipillai (which falls under the grama sevakar division of Thenmaradchi-Eluthumattuval) starting at 9 am today in order to seize the land later and establish a training camp for the 52nd Army Brigade.
The land surveying process was initiated by the Land Survey Department.

The landowners, politicians and social activists who went to the area earlier than 9 am expected this acquisition attempted to protest against this.
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@BlrCityPolice @DCPEASTBCP @AddlCPEast We have filed a FIR and have taken Injunction order from the court. Yet the circle inspector (Vasan Kumar) of @Hennurps Is being numb on the situation
@BlrCityPolice @DCPEASTBCP @AddlCPEast @Hennurps Property Video as on 25.11.2020 when we reached @Hennurps taking up the issue.
@BlrCityPolice @DCPEASTBCP @AddlCPEast @Hennurps @Hennurps refused to file an FIR on the culprit and made us to take rounds of police station unnecessarily.
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