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Résumé: L’accaparement des terres (en anglais, land grabbing) désigne de manière péjorative l'acquisition légale, et parfois controversée, de grandes étendues de terrains. Il s'agit souvent de terres agricoles dans des pays en développement, par des entreprises transnationales et gouvernementales. (fr), Land grabbing is the contentious issue of large-scale land acquisitions: the buying or leasing of large pieces of land by domestic and transnational companies, governments, and individuals. While used broadly throughout history, land grabbing as used in the 21st century primarily refers to large-scale land acquisitions following the 2007–08 world food price crisis. Obtaining water resources is usually critical to the land acquisitions, so it has also led to an associated trend of water grabbing. By prompting food security fears within the developed world and newfound economic opportunities for agricultural investors, the food price crisis caused a dramatic spike in large-scale agricultural investments, primarily foreign, in the Global South for the purpose of industrial food and biofuels production. Although hailed by investors, economists and some developing countries as a new pathway towards agricultural development, investment in land in the 21st century has been criticized by some non-governmental organizations and commentators as having a negative impact on local communities. International law is implicated when attempting to regulate these transactions. (en), El Acaparamiento de Tierras es la expresión en español para referirse al término en inglés Land Grabbing. El acaparamiento de tierras se refiere al nuevo ciclo mundial de apropiación de tierras que se inició en el año 2008 a partir de la crisis alimentaria que se desató durante ese año. (es)