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publications2012Politics Initiative (LDPI). The expansion of treeplantations and non-food crops is a crucialpart of the land grabbing picture frequentlyleft out of analysis on land grabbing. An up-todatereview of tree plantations worldwide thatsummarises the latest research and data ontheir impact.Land Grabbing in Dawei ElizabethLoewen, October 2012, Co-publishedwith Paung-ku, Myanmar. The Daweiregion of Burma/Myanmar is a highly populatedand prosperous region, significant because ofits ecological diversity and strategic positionalong the Andaman coast. Thai interest in theregion poses an environmental threat and risksmassive expulsion of people.A ‘Land Sovereignty’Alternative? Saturnino M Borras Jrand Jennifer C Franco, July 2012 (also inFrench and Spanish). Land sovereignty is theright of working people to have effectiveaccess to, use of, and control over land and thebenefits of its use and occupation, where landis understood as resource, territory,and landscape.The Global Water Grab: A PrimerJennifer C Franco and Sylvia Kay,March 2012. Water grabbing refers tosituations where powerful actors take controlof valuable water resources for their ownbenefit, depriving local communities whoselivelihoods often depend on these resourcesand ecosystems.Hands Off the Land seriesHuman Rights in Niassa ProvincePhilip Seufert (ed) FIAN International,September 2012. How do the treeplantations in Mozambique’s Niassa provinceimpair the rights of peasant communities?What can the different actors involved do?Banacol implicated in paramilitarismand landgrabbing inColombia Interchurch Justice andPeace Commission, FDCL, September 2012(also in Spanish). Evidence shows thattransnational tropical fruit producer Banacolprovided support to paramilitary groups andpredatory businessmen involved in landinvasionsin Colombia.Secure Peoples’ Access to LandClaire Guffens and Florence Kroff,September 2012. An exploration ofthe potential and challenges in implementingthe new FAO “Voluntary Guidelines on theresponsible governance of tenure of land,fisheries and forests in the context ofnational food security”.Positive Land InvestmentAlternatives Sylvia Kay,July 2012 (also in French and Spanish).Much touted “land investment” involvesappropriation or land grabbing. Positivealternative investments are outlined,which would strengthen the right to food,re-valorise agricultural work, and build upecological capital.10 tni Annual Report 2012 Publications