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		<title>Sir Richard Branson’s Plan for the most Ecologically Friendly Island For Lemurs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:41:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mayuri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sir Richard Branson has the knack of staying in the news by acquiring something extravagant and unique or by doing something unexpected and unusual. His underwater plane is something that can excite anybody almost as much as his concept of Space tourism. His latest action or commitment that has been picked up by the media all over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Neocolonialists’ Landgrabbing: new trend, new reason for upheaval (the lessons of Madagascar)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:06:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GSerrano</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[agricultural lands]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[biofuel production of rich countries]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The current trend is for rich nations to purchase the natural resources of developing countries that, in turn, should not be selling those lands lest their domestic economy and food security be adversely affected. This landgrabbing trend has seen some staggering deals. The extent of the new trend in colonialism across the word is vast. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Illegal logging in Madagascar: raised to international attention</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:44:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GSerrano</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[deforestation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Madagascar owns one of the world&#8217;s richest biodiversity hotspots. In some of the country’s protected areas, organized groups engaged in illegal logging have been felling ‘valuable rosewood trees and extracting other resources’ mostly from the Marojejy National Park and Masoala National Park. To prove that illegal logging, a major cause of deforestation of the world’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Hoarding of African Lands: agricultural investment and international land deals in Africa</title>
		<link>http://trendsupdates.com/the-hoarding-of-african-lands-agricultural-investment-and-international-land-deals-in-africa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 20:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GSerrano</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[tenants]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Through a subsidiary of the conglomerate Daewoo, South Korea concluded in 2008 with Madagascar an agreement to lease 1.3 million hectares for 99 years. Land leases in Africa are not only prevalent; they are dirt cheap. Land rights are very low in northern Sudan, for instance, where a hectare can be leased from 2 to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>African poor farmers: victims of arable land purchases and leases by other countries</title>
		<link>http://trendsupdates.com/african-poor-farmers-victims-of-arable-land-purchases-and-leases-by-other-countries/</link>
		<comments>http://trendsupdates.com/african-poor-farmers-victims-of-arable-land-purchases-and-leases-by-other-countries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 20:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GSerrano</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[International investors continue to cast their sights on farmlands, especially the best ones, in the African continent. These arable lands constitute the livelihood of local people who are likely to lose access, but African governments pay little attention to them. This phenomenon was analyzed in detail for the first time by experts from the International [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Madagascar: Opposition Leader Appoints Himself President After Coup</title>
		<link>http://trendsupdates.com/madagascar-opposition-leader-appoints-himself-president-after-coup/</link>
		<comments>http://trendsupdates.com/madagascar-opposition-leader-appoints-himself-president-after-coup/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:55:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GSerrano</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News + Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[African Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andry Rajoelina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Antananarivo]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a period of violence, Madagascar’s opposition leader Andry Rajoelina proudly entered into the palace of fallen President Marc Ravalomanana on Monday after the army troops took the building. Rajoelina, former mayor of Antananarivo, said during a rally before thousands of supporters that “the struggle for democracy is almost complete.” On February 7, presidential guards [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Madagascar protests leave at least 25 dead</title>
		<link>http://trendsupdates.com/madagascar-protests-leave-at-least-25-dead/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 02:14:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GSerrano</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Madagascar]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The protest ended in a bloody tragedy. Police opened fire against supporters of the opposition. On Saturday, the security forces killed at least 25 people during a protest against the government of President Marc Ravalomanana. The carnage happened in front of the presidential palace, reported an official of the force. Eighty other people were injured. [...]]]></description>
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