IL EST TEMPS DE PROSCRIRE L’ACCAPAREMENT DES TERRES, PAS QUESTION DE LE RENDRE “RESPONSABLE” !

A 2011 statement by Friends of the Earth International and partners rejecting the 'Principles for Responsible Agricultural Investment' (RAI). The authors argue that large-scale land acquisitions are driven by financial speculation, violate human rights, and threaten food security, calling instead for the prohibition of land grabbing and the promotion of food sovereignty and peasant-led agriculture.

• The document claims that large-scale land grabbing is occurring rapidly, with at least 50 million hectares of fertile land transferred from peasants to large corporations in recent years. It notes that some countries, such as Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, and China, present these acquisitions as a means to satisfy food security needs, while others are purely business contracts for profit.
• The 'Principles for Responsible Agricultural Investment' (RAI) are a set of seven voluntary principles launched by the World Bank, IFAD, UNCTAD, and the FAO. These principles cover land and resource rights, food security, transparency, consultation, economic viability, social sustainability, and environmental sustainability. The document asserts these principles were never submitted for approval to the administrative bodies of the four institutions.

APA

Friends of the Earth International (n.d.). IL EST TEMPS DE PROSCRIRE L’ACCAPAREMENT DES TERRES, PAS QUESTION DE LE RENDRE “RESPONSABLE” ! https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/RAI-FR.pdf

Chicago

Friends of the Earth International. IL EST TEMPS DE PROSCRIRE L’ACCAPAREMENT DES TERRES, PAS QUESTION DE LE RENDRE “RESPONSABLE” ! n.d. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/RAI-FR.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{friendsoftheearthinternationalndest, author = {{Friends of the Earth International}}, title = {{IL EST TEMPS DE PROSCRIRE L’ACCAPAREMENT DES TERRES, PAS QUESTION DE LE RENDRE “RESPONSABLE” !}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/RAI-FR.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }