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UN Under Fire Over Choice of 'Corporate Puppet' as Envoy at Key Food Summit

The Guardian

March 12, 2020

A global summit on food security is at risk of being dominated by big business at the expense of farmers and social movements, according to the UN's former food expert.

As Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed Collects the Nobel Peace Prize, Abuses in the Lower Omo Valley Must Be Addressed

LifeGate

December 10, 2019

Abiy Ahmed was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for achieving peace with Eritrea. Yet Indigenous groups in Ethiopia's Lower Omo Valley have been abused by government forces, a fact the prime minister must address, says the Oakland Institute.

Ukraine, the Land of Quid Pro Quos

Common Dreams

November 13, 2019

If we are to take the matter of quid pro quos seriously, we should take the measure of over US$20 billion of aid forcing Ukraine to privatize its land and its economy for the profit of a few Western interests.

Dam in Ethiopia has wiped out indigenous livelihoods, report finds

Mongabay

June 11, 2019

A dam in southern Ethiopia built to supply electricity to cities and control the flow of water for irrigating industrial agriculture has led to the displacement and loss of livelihoods of indigenous groups, the Oakland Institute has found.

Farmers' March: The Artists, Activists And Students Behind The Scenes In Delhi

HuffPost

NEW DELHI: The mobile phone of 28-year-old Janhavi, a Ph.D scholar at Delhi University, is constantly ringing on Wednesday. She rarely leaves the table at the corner of a library-cum-office in Katwariya Sarai in New Delhi, where she is making a chart and working on a laptop along with her friend Agneya.
Green Resources' Forestry Projects are Negatively Impacting On Local Communities – Donor

Witness Radio

The Finnish Development Finance Iinstitution (FINNFUND) is concerned about effects from its own financed carbon offset projects in Uganda that have negatively impacted on the local communities. FINNFUND is an investment arm of the Finnish Government, with financial support of up to US$ 25 million to the Green Resources Forestry project.
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China Can Help PNG Defend its Ecological Redline

China Daily

This summer, my country, Papua New Guinea (PNG), became the newest member of China's Belt and Road Initiative. This global program already spans dozens of countries and represents over a trillion dollars of planned investments in infrastructure development. Meanwhile, China's aid to PNG is surging: only recently, it committed over AU$4 billion ($2...
How China Can Help Save Papua New Guinea’s Forests

The Diplomat

This summer, my country, Papua New Guinea (PNG), became the newest member of China’s Belt and Road Initiative. This global program already spans dozens of countries and represents over a trillion dollars of planned investments in infrastructure development. Meanwhile, China’s aid to PNG is surging: only recently, it committed around $4 billion to...
The Great Timber Heist, Illegal Logging and Tax Evasion in Papua New Guinea

Lifegate

Papua New Guinea's rainforest, the third largest in the world, is being plundered by illegal logging. Frederic Mousseau of the Oakland Institute presents the findings of a report that exposes the industry's systematic tax evasion, depriving the country of revenue while destroying its natural resources.
Think Tank: Illegal Logging in Papua New Guinea Getting Much Worse

Wood Floor Business Magazine

Despite a report that shed light on rampant illegal logging in Papua New Guinea two years ago, which was followed by government promises to crack down on the practice, the situation is worse than ever, according to the Oakland Institute, an American think tank.