{"query_echo":{"q":"","filters":{"climate_tags":["land grabbing"]},"warnings":[]},"total":{"value":326,"relation":"eq"},"page":1,"page_size":20,"self":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?climate_tags=land+grabbing","next":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?climate_tags=land+grabbing&page=2","stability":"beta","ai_marking":{"digital_source_type":{"uri":"http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/digitalsourcetype/trainedAlgorithmicMedia","name":"Created using Generative AI"},"notice":"Summary and key insights are generated using artificial intelligence."},"results":[{"id":"mearth-000029","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/mearth-000029","title":"CEO Note: Breakthrough for Colombia’s forests","publisher":{"name":"Mighty Earth","organization":"mighty-earth"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":"2026-06-18","source_url":"https://mightyearth.org/article/ceo-note-breakthrough-for-colombias-forests/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"Colombia has become the first rainforest nation to mandate nationwide cattle traceability, requiring meat companies to trace cattle to their origin to prevent deforestation. 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The note highlights JBS's history of deforestation in the Amazon and Cerrado, labor abuses, and pollution, while noting a legal challenge by Greenpeace Netherlands to force disclosure of the company's climate and human rights policies. Mighty Earth is targeting JBS's global retail customers, such as Ahold Delhaize and Stop & Shop, to pressure the company into changing its practices.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"mearth-000133#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"JBS has secured a commitment from Nigerian state and federal governments for 4,600 square miles of land to support the construction of six industrial meat-processing plants, representing half of the company's planned global expansion.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"mearth-000133#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The company's environmental and social record includes deforestation in the Amazon and Cerrado, water pollution fines in the United States, and allegations of \"slavery-like\" labor conditions in its supply chain, for which Brazilian authorities are seeking nearly $24 million in damages.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"mearth-000133#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Greenpeace Netherlands has initiated legal action against JBS at its new headquarters to demand the disclosure of policies regarding climate, nature, and human rights, which will be used to challenge the company's $6 billion global expansion plan in court.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"mearth-000133#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"JBS's total climate emissions are described as being equivalent in size to the entire country of Spain.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"mearth-000133#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["deforestation","land grabbing","greenhouse gas emissions","human rights","water pollution","clean energy"],"geography_discussed":["Brazil","United States","Netherlands","Indonesia","Australia","Qatar","Spain"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["corporate accountability","environmental impact assessment"]},{"id":"natjust-000384","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/natjust-000384","title":"DECLARATION DES ORGANISATIONS DE LA SOCIETE CIVILE OEUVRANT DANS LE DOMAINE DU FONCIER ET DES SECTEURS CONNEXES À MADAGASCAR","publisher":{"name":"Natural Justice","organization":"natural-justice"},"document_type":"statement","language":"fr","date_published":"2026-04-28","source_url":"https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Declaration_Assises_version_FR.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"Civil society organisations in Madagascar are advocating for urgent land governance reforms to combat corruption, land grabbing, and fragile tenure security. 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In Mataloko, East Nusa Tenggara, a 1998 blowout created mudflows that continue to damage agricultural land.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"trendas-000068#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The transition to geothermal energy causes significant economic losses for farmers and exacerbates gender inequality. In East Nusa Tenggara (Wae Sano, Sakoria, and Ulumbu), geothermal development is projected to reduce farmer income by Rp470 billion (USD 27.56 million), with total economic losses potentially reaching Rp1.1 trillion (USD 64.5 million) in the first two years of operation. Women bear the heaviest burden as water and land scarcity force them to travel further for resources or migrate for work.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"trendas-000068#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Geothermal expansion threatens indigenous cultural heritage and is often enforced through legal intimidation and violence. Projects in Atadei (East Nusa Tenggara) and Gunung Rajabasa (Lampung) threaten traditional rituals and ancestral sites. Furthermore, Law No. 21 of 2014 allows for criminal charges and fines up to Rp70 billion for those obstructing exploration, as seen with residents of 15 villages at Gunung Gede. In Poco Leok, PLN teams used armed police and military escorts, leading to brutal clashes and arbitrary arrests.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"trendas-000068#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report concludes that current funding models prioritize financial and geological risks over social and environmental ones, effectively subsidizing corporations while communities suffer. 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Workers are subjected to 12-hour shifts without breaks, are denied written contracts, sick leave, health insurance, and annual leave, and face immediate dismissal for discussing the formation of a union.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gga-000136#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Workers at Avatar New Energy Materials Company Limited have reported severe health complications and inadequate nutrition. One former employee developed acute health issues, including bloody stool, after working in pits, while others reported stomach aches and bloating from poor-quality bread provided by the company; the subsequent monthly meal allowance of ₦4,000 is deemed insufficient to cover basic food costs.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gga-000136#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Hong Tai Quarry Company Limited has systematically failed to fulfill the substantive obligations of its 2021 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Gurku chiefdom. While it provided celebratory grants, it has not implemented promised road rehabilitation, annual bursaries for five students, water borehole construction, or the 30% community employment quota.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gga-000136#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Operations at Hong Tai Quarry Company Limited have caused significant environmental degradation and public health issues in the Gurku community. Blasting conducted two to three times weekly causes buildings to crack and creates dust and chemical smells that lead to respiratory issues such as catarrh.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gga-000136#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Land lease agreements used by Hong Tai Quarry result in economic dispossession. 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Despite facing severe pressures from agricultural expansion, land grabbing, and massive forest fires in 2024, the territory serves as a critical barrier to deforestation in the Chiquitanía region. Conservation is driven by cultural identity, the need for water security, and the goal of preserving resources for future generations. 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While this is an advancement, the rule allows borrowers to present technical reports based on remote sensing to contest official data, which may create loopholes for irregular properties to obtain credit.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000024#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Socio-environmental restrictions on native vegetation suppression and illegal deforestation apply only to operations using controlled or directed resources. This excludes 'free resources' (recursos livres), which still benefit from public fiscal incentives such as a zero IOF tax rate, limiting the overall impact of the policy.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000024#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The resolution introduces flexibility for properties with environmental embargos, allowing credit if funds are used for native vegetation recovery or if the borrower is in a regularization process (until 2027). 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Research indicates that nearly 30% of unallocated public forests are covered by illegal CAR registrations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"client-001000#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Illegal deforestation is widespread in the Amazon and Cerrado biomes. A study found that 91% of forest clearing in the Amazon and 51% in the Cerrado lacked legal authorisation between August 2023 and July 2024.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"client-001000#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Cattle ranching is the primary driver of Amazon deforestation, with over 90% of deforestation in that region attributed to opening pastureland. 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