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Climatewash: The World Bank’s Fresh Offensive on Land Rights

This Oakland Institute report reveals how the Bank is appropriating climate commitments made at the Conference of the Parties (COP) to justify…

Under Guise of Climate Action, the World Bank Launches Fresh Offensive on Land Rights

—FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE— April 30, 2025; 9:00 AM PDT Media Contact: Frederic Mousseau, fmousseau@oaklandinstitute.org, +1 510-512-5458 A new report exposes the exploitation…

International Statement: World Bank Out of Land!

On the opening day of the World Bank’s 2024 Land Conference, organizations of small-scale food producers, Indigenous Peoples, workers, grassroots communities, and civil…