Burma ‘Latest Flashpoint’ in Global Land Grabbing Epidemic
▻http://www.globalpolicy.org/component/content/article/217-hunger/52258-burma-latest-flashpoint-in-global-land-grabbing-epidemic.html
International firms are turning to Burma to acquire land and invest in its vast natural resources, displacing large numbers of people and increasing national poverty. The rise in foreign investment comes as the Burmese government has announced its policy to allow foreign companies to obtain 100% shares in oil and gas projects along with plans to liberalize mining laws in the country. Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) and the Munden Project have recently released reports that express concern over the rapid deforestation of the country and warn of the economic detriments to both investors and local communities.
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