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---FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--- March 16, 2015 Contact: Anuradha Mittal, [email protected], +1 510-469-5228 Alnoor Ladha, [email protected], +1 917-971-7968 Civil Society Denounces World Bank's Conference on Land & Poverty Farmer organizations, indigenous groups, trade unions and other civil society organizations, under the umbrella of Our Land Our Business, call World Bank’s annual Conference on Land and Poverty a sham.

---FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE---Contacts: Anuradha Mittal, +1 510-469-5228, [email protected] Aldo Caliari, +1 202-635-2757, [email protected] Groups demand the U.S. Executive Director of the World Bank to Act to Phase Out Business Indicators Oakland, CA – Though it largely controls the institution, the US Government refuses to take action on World Bank programs that have adverse consequences on human rights, land rights, and social and environmental standards. Last November, 2014, eleven US-based organizations wrote to the US Alternate Executive Director of the World Bank, Ms.

---FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE---Media Contact:Frederic Mousseau, Policy [email protected], +1 510-512-5458 The US Government Must Implement Congress’ Stance Against Forced Evictions in Ethiopia Oakland, CA – The Oakland Institute applauds the US Congress for adopting language in the 2015 Omnibus Appropriations Bill that ensures US funding to Ethiopia will not be used to support forced evictions in the country.

Exposing the extent of western investment and engagement in Ukraine’s agricultural sector. It examines investments by agribusiness giants including Cargill, DuPont, Monsanto and more in all aspects of Ukraine’s agricultural supply chain since 2010.

Oakland, December 1, 2014World Bank, Enabling the Business of Agriculture (EBA) Project TeamCc.Federica Saliola, Program Manager, World Bank Global Indicators Group, Development EconomicsFarbod Youssefi, Program Coordinator, World Bank Enabling the Business of Agriculture ProjectGrahame Dixie, Advisor, World Bank Agriculture & Environmental ServicesSubject: Concern over the “Consultation” Process of the Enabling the Business of Agriculture (EBA) ProjectDear EBA Project Team,As a member of the Our Land Our Business campaign, we are writing to express our concern about the Civil Society consulta

---For Immediate Release--- Contact:Nyikaw Ochalla, Anywaa Survival Organization, [email protected], +44 (0)7939389796Anuradha Mittal, [email protected], +1-510-469-5228Group Calls for Independent Inquiry by the UN into the Treatment of Indigenous and Minority Peoples in Ethiopia; Including Displacement by Commercial AgricultureOakland, CA – The Anywaa Survival Organization (ASO) and the Oakland Institute (OI) are calling for a fact finding mission and full independent inquiry by the UN Human Rights Commission and related UN Special Rapporteurs on Ethiopia’s human rights situation

---For Immediate Release---ContactNyikaw Ochalla, Anywaa Survival Organization, [email protected], +44 (0)7939389796Anuradha Mittal, [email protected], +1-510-469-5228 Urgent Need for an Independent Inquiry on Ongoing Human Rights Abuses in Ethiopia Oakland, CA – The Anywaa Survival Organization (ASO) and the Oakland Institute (OI) are calling for a fact-finding mission and full independent inquiry by the UN Human Rights Commission and related UN Special Rapporteurs on Ethiopia’s human rights situation and the treatment of indigenous and minority peoples in Ethiopia.Since the 2007

--For Immediate Release--A Statement from the Oakland Institute on the Conference on Land Policy in AfricaContact:Anuradha Mittal, [email protected], +1-510-469-5228 The Conference on Land Policy in Africa starts today, November 12, 2014, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

---For Immediate Release---Contacts:Anuradha Mittal, The Oakland [email protected], +1-510-469-5228Nyikaw Ochalla, Anywaa Survival [email protected], +44 (0)7939389796 Ethnic Conflict Engineered by Ethiopia’s Plantation Schemes Access the Full ReportAccess the Photo Gallery Oakland, CA – Today, the Oakland Institute (OI), in collaboration with the Anywaa Survival Organisation (ASO), released Engineering Ethnic Conflict: The Toll of Ethiopia’s Plantation Development on the Suri People, the latest in its series of comprehensive investigative reports about land g

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACTAnuradha Mittal, 510-469-5228; [email protected] the FAQ on Carbon Violence: The Darker Side of Green here Oakland, CA: New research uncovers the “darker side” of the global green economy, revealing brutal consequences of much-lauded carbon offset schemes.A new report released today by the Oakland Institute, The Darker Side of Green: Plantation Forestry and Carbon Violence in Uganda, debunks popular claims that carbon trading represents a “win-win” for rural communities and the environment.