Publication: Press Release: Studies Suggest Weak Land Rights Worldwide Promote Land Rush

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Press Release: Studies Suggest Weak Land Rights Worldwide Promote Land Rush

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LONDON (1 February 2012)—New studies released in London today suggest that the frenzied sell-off of forests and other prime lands to buyers hungry for the developing world’s natural resources risk sparking widespread civil unrest—unless national leaders and investors recognize the customary rights of millions of poor people who have lived on and worked these lands for centuries.

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Release Date:	February 2012
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