1.0Deep Green Resistance News Servicehttps://dgrnewsservice.orgDeep Green Resistance News Servicehttps://dgrnewsservice.org/author/dgrnews/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://dgrnewsservice.org/civilization/colonialism/173-million-acres-grabbed-by-investors-for-agriculture-mining-biofuels-and-timber-industry/">173 million acres grabbed by investors for agriculture, mining, biofuels, and timber industry</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(d.addEventListener)e=!0;if(d.wp=d.wp||{},!d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){var r,a,i,s,n,o=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]');for(r=0;r<c.length;r++)c[r].style.display="none";for(r=0;r<o.length;r++)if(a=o[r],e.source===a.contentWindow){if(a.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;a.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),n=l.createElement("a"),s.href=a.getAttribute("src"),n.href=t.value,n.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===a)d.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),d.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!o){o=!0;var e,t,r,a,i=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),s=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),n=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content");for(t=0;t<n.length;t++){if(!(r=n[t]).getAttribute("data-secret"))a=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),r.src+="#?secret="+a,r.setAttribute("data-secret",a);if(i||s)(e=r.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),r.parentNode.replaceChild(e,r)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://dgrnewsservice.org/civilization/colonialism/173-million-acres-grabbed-by-investors-for-agriculture-mining-biofuels-and-timber-industry/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“173 million acres grabbed by investors for agriculture, mining, biofuels, and timber industry” — Deep Green Resistance News Service" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>https://i2.wp.com/dgrnewsservice.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/18/2012/06/3093657372_26946d7c5d.jpg?fit=425%2C282&ssl=1425282By the Worldwatch Institute An estimated 70.2 million hectares of agricultural land worldwide have been sold or leased to private and public investors since 2000, according to new research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute (www.worldwatch.org) for its Vital Signs Onlineservice. The bulk of these acquisitions, which are called “land grabs” by some observers, took place … Continue reading →