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The establishment and collapse of the Bukanga Lonzo agro-industrial park pilot in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has resulted in numerous land rights violations and human rights abuses, pollution and health hazards, misspent funds, charges of embezzlement and corruption, and legal action, according to a new report, The Bukanga Lonzo Debacle by the Oakland Institute.

---POUR DIFFUSION IMMÉDIATE--- April 4, 2019 Contact medias:Anuradha Mittal [email protected] +1-510-469-5228 L'effondrement du projet pilote de Bukanga Lonzo montre que les parcs agro-industriels sont une fausse solution aux défis auxquels font face la RDC et l'Afrique en matière d'alimentation, d'agriculture et de réduction de la pauvreté. Le parc a été créé sur des terres prises illégalement aux communautés locales après les avoir trompées sur le projet et son impact.

---FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--- March 27, 2019 Media Contacts:Anuradha Mittal, The Oakland Institute [email protected] +1 510-469-5228 Nick Dearden—Director, Global Justice Now [email protected] +44-7932-335-464 Kilombero Plantation Ltd (KPL), the Tanzanian subsidiary of the Guernsey-registered Agrica Ltd., is up for sale after defaulting on loans from several financial institutions.

---FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--- January 24, 2019 Media Contact: Frédéric Mousseau [email protected] +1-510-512-5458 Oakland, CA — In advance of the release of the World Bank’s 2019 Enabling the Business of Agriculture (EBA) report, the Oakland Institute exposes the Bank’s new scheme to privatize land in the developing world.

POUR DIFFUSION IMMÉDIATE 24 janvier 2019 Contact média: Frédéric Mousseau [email protected] +1-510-512-5458 Oakland, CA — En avance de la publication du rapport 2019 Enabling the Business of Agriculture (EBA) de la Banque mondiale, un cinglant exposé de l’Oakland Institute révèle le nouveau plan mis en place par la Banque pour privatiser des terres dans les pays en développement.

---FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--- October 29, 2018 Media Contact: USA: Frederic Mousseau +1 510-512-5458 [email protected] PNG: Eddie Tanago + 675-7629 6570 [email protected] Oakland/Port Moresby — The international and national civil society groups today welcomed the announcement that international experts will support government authorities crack down on tax evasion by multinational companies in the forestry and fisheries sectors of Papua New Guinea (PNG).

---FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--- October 9, 2018 Media Contact: Anuradha Mittal [email protected] +1 510-469-5228 Oakland, CA — On the eve of the World Bank’s annual meetings, taking place from October 8-14, 2018, a new report, The Great Ventriloquist Act, exposes the devastation caused by the Bank’s growth-at-all-costs vision for India. India has historically been one of the World Bank’s largest recipients, having borrowed over US$100 billion over the last seven decades.

In the wake of last week's deadly earthquake and tsunami in Sulawesi and on the eve of the World Bank's annual meetings, held in Bali from October 8-14, 2018, a new report from the Oakland Institute exposes the devastation caused by the World Bank's growth-at-all-costs vision for Indonesia.

On September 25, 2018, the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) awarded a major victory to four Maasai villages fighting for their rights to their land in northern Tanzania.

---FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--- September 4, 2018, 12:00 PM PST Media Contact: Frederic Mousseau [email protected] +1 510-512-5458 Despite public outrage and government promises, the financial records of logging companies in PNG allege continued misreporting and widespread tax evasion. The 16 studied subsidiaries of the Malaysian Rimbunan Hijau Group have doubled their financial losses and accumulated a record amount of tax credit in just six years while increasing their exports of tropical timber by over 40 percent.