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No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Priscila Péclat Gonçalves Teixeira - 2018.pdf: 866897 bytes, checksum: e51753b240271f2f951ddb0198692015 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-07-25 / The conceptions of land and territory have undergone a reconfiguration of meaning in Contemporary Agrarian Law. Within a new context, the emergence of land grabbing has been observed that, in an international perspective, has preoccupied the society and has taken an interest in studies to attain its knowledge. Its existence is visible in the world, because of globalization and the principle of free movement of capital that is inherent. It occurs in countries of Africa, South America and Asia, but also, in particular, in the countries of the European Union. It is emphasized that its concept is still indeterminate and perhaps justified by the fact that researchers have not clearly achieved their forms of manifestation, causes and consequences, given that it is a recent phenomenon. It is a vertiginous race for acquisition and concentration of land, which have been intensified after a world food crisis and the subprime crisis. A central hypothesis that was sought to prove is the land grabbing is a fundamentally economic phenomenon, characterized by the accentuated accumulation, appropriation and exploitation of land, diverging from the dominant thesis that consists of a neocolonial, ideological and geographical view. A philosophical and historical examination of neocolonialism will be made, as well as a Weberian Analysis, through the relation between the law and the capitalist economy, regarding the restrictions and concessions that the legal system provides to the economic agents practicing land grabbing. Firstly, it was sought to understand it, by analyzing its emergence and its places of occurrence, with the score of its characteristics, and then to reach what is the basis of its manifestation. In a second moment, a reconstruction of the vision of the phenomenon is created, starting from its realization in the European States, through the demonstration of concrete cases, by means of bibliographical research, in which it is pointed out, in this way, the main causes, which are directly related to an economic substrate of financial interests of public or private agents, internal or external to the countries in which they occur. / As concepções de terra e território passaram por uma reconfiguração de significado no Direito Agrário Contemporâneo. Dentro deste novo contexto observa-se o surgimento do land grabbing, que em uma perspectiva internacional, tem preocupado a sociedade e ensejado em estudos para almejar seu conhecimento. Sua existência é visível no mundo, em razão da globalização e do princípio de livre circulação de capitais que lhe é inerente. Ocorre nos países da África, América do Sul e Ásia, mas também, com destaque, em países membros da União Europeia. Ressalta-se que seu conceito ainda é indeterminado e, talvez, se justifica pelo fato de os estudiosos não terem alcançado, com clareza, suas formas de manifestação, causas e consequências, tendo em vista que é um fenômeno recente. Trata-se de uma vertiginosa corrida por aquisição e concentração de terras, que se intensificou após a crise mundial de alimentos e a crise do subprime. A hipótese central que se buscou comprovar, é que o land grabbing é um fenômeno fundamentalmente econômico, caracterizado pela acentuada acumulação, apropriação e exploração de terras, divergindo da tese dominante que consiste em uma visão neocolonial, ideológica e geográfica. Far-se-á um exame filosófico e histórico do neocolonialismo, bem como uma análise weberiana, por meio da relação entre direito e economia capitalista, no que tange às restrições e concessões que o sistema jurídico proporciona aos agentes econômicos praticantes do land grabbing. Primeiramente, busca-se entendê-lo, mediante análise de seu surgimento e de seus lugares de ocorrência, com pontuação de suas características, para então alcançar o que fundamenta sua manifestação. Em um segundo momento, cria-se uma reconstrução da visão do fenômeno, tendo como ponto de partida sua realização nos Estados Europeus, por meio da demonstração de casos concretos, por meio de pesquisa bibliográfica, em que se assinala, desta forma, as principais causas, as quais estão diretamente relacionadas a um substrato econômico, de interesses financeiros de agentes públicos ou privados, internos ou externos aos países em que ocorrem.

Na Amazônia, as políticas de destinação de terras públicas constroem-se a partir de aparelhamentos jurídicos que, comumente, sinalizam a situações bastante alheias aos camponeses e outras populações que ocupam a região. Historicamente, tais políticas tendem a se delinear em favor da construção das condições formais para a apropriação privada da terra pelo grande capital. Por outro lado, apresentam pouca e algumas vezes nenhuma vocação para dar conta da diversidade social e cultural das ocupações camponesas. O atuar desse aparelho jurídico e político, entretanto, não é linear, mas produtor de movimentos contraditórios, abrindo condições para recriação e reprodução das possibilidades de acesso à terra a posseiros, quilombolas, ribeirinhos, varjeiros, beiradeiros e diversos outros grupos da floresta. Esta pesquisa trata essencialmente dos caminhos e descaminhos das políticas de destinação de terras públicas na Amazônia, em especial, no oeste paraense. Pretende entender os processos que as engendram, suas diversas modalidades e suas contradições inerentes. Especial atenção é dada à prática ainda em voga de se entregar terra e recursos ao capital sob discursos sociais. Mais precisamente, ao estudo de como, pela implementação abrupta de uma gigantesca área de assentamentos de reforma agrária, serviuse, não aos clientes da reforma agrária, mas a madeireiros, grileiros e à fabricação de números fictícios para os índices de famílias assentadas. / Policies related to the destination of public lands in Amazonia are built upon judicial instruments that often derive from situations far removed from those lived by peasants and other populations who occupy the region. Historically such policies have tended to be shaped in favour of the construction of formal conditions that enable private appropriation of land by large-scale capital. On the other hand, these policies offer little and in some cases, no inclination to do justice to the social and cultural diversity of peasant occupations. Nonetheless, the actions by this judicial and political apparatus are not linear; rather they have produced contradictory movements, creating conditions which foster the re-creation and reproduction of possibilities of access to land by occupants who do not hold titles, descendants of runaway slaves, riverine dwellers, floodplain dwellers, riverbank dwellers and several other forest groups. This research essentially considers the ebbs and flows involved in the politics of public land destination in Amazonia, with a focus on the western portion of the state of Pará in the Brazilian Amazon. It aims to understand the processes that engendered them, their diverse modalities and inherent contradictions. Particular attention is paid to the still current practice of handing over land and resources to large-scale capital under the guise of social discourse. Specifically, a study has been conducted on how the abrupt establishment of an immense area destined for land reform settlements benefitted loggers and land grabbers and produced falsified lists of settled families, instead of real land reform clients.

Doctor Legum - LLD / Many African states are in dire need of economic development to alleviate poverty, enhance the quality of life of peoples and bring development home. To meet this aim, land investments have been the preferred mode of development for a long time on the African continent with particular reference to Ethiopia and Madagascar as selected case studies of this study. Hectares of land are being given away to foreign investors involved in agricultural investments through investments treaties and contracts. The aim is primarily to attract foreign direct investments to boost the economy. Unfortunately, this seems to be a skewed vision of development, focusing exclusively on economic development without any consideration to social, cultural and political development of people, especially local communities. Such a narrow mode of development is not in line with human rights principles and considerations with thousands of people of the two countries having their basic human rights being constantly and irreparably violated by the actions of foreign investors involved in land investments. Their lands are being grabbed and this is entailing a series of other major infringements of civil and political as well as socio-economic rights intrinsically linked to land. Ethiopia and Madagascar are both parties to major legal instruments on human rights at the UN and the African level. They have legal obligations to respect, protect and fulfil human rights that are being violated on a daily basis by land grabbing. In addition, their domestic legal frameworks are supposed to confer adequate and effective protection to those human rights and protect them from the negative impacts of land grabbing. When such a mode of economic development is resulting in basic human rights violations, it is clear that such development is not aligned with an all-inclusive and encompassing mode of development. To this end, this study adopts Sen’s Capability Approach to development which advocates that development should render people free and capable. Individuals have capabilities which must be enhanced and protected. In the context of land grabbing, land, water, food, culture and political participation have been identified as the human capabilities which require the utmost form of protection and respect. The thesis investigates the ways in which international and domestic legal frameworks on human rights can be used to protect the selected capabilities. While economic development in the form of investments and FDI is necessary in any country, there is a pressing need for such national economic interests to be balanced with human rights of local communities who are the main victims of land grabbing. Accordingly, in terms of the central research question, the study, with references to the two selected jurisdictions, investigates how African states should take appropriate measures and steps to ensure that land investments are compliant with their obligations under international human rights normative framework in a way that renders local communities “capable” in line with Sen’s Capability Approach. In terms of methodology, desk research is used based on reports and data that international research institutions have presented on land grabbing. The common capabilities that are violated in the two jurisdictions are singled out and eventually analysed in line with international human rights framework including the right to development, the right to land, the right to food, the right to water, the right to culture and the right to political participation. The main aim is to examine how a balanced mode of development as proposed by Sen can be achieved using the international framework on human rights, the right to development specifically and the domestic legal framework of the countries. The study concludes that the human rights framework protecting the identified capabilities is not being effectively complied with by the two selected states. In addition, their domestic legislative framework on human rights is not in conformity and harmony with international standards set by treaties and treaties bodies. Accordingly, the study proposes a number of measures that could be taken by states to achieve the balance between national development interests and human rights.

Orientador: Samuel Frederico / Resumo: Nos momentos de forte expansão financeira da geografia histórica do capitalismo, como no atual período da globalização, a lógica financeira, ao se autonomizar diante das sociedades e da economia real, impõe suas normas de rentabilidade às empresas e ao território. Desse modo, para a compreensão da relação entre o atual fenômeno de financeirização da economia e o uso agrícola do território brasileiro, analisamos como as técnicas da informação permitem a captura da renda fundiária a partir da atuação da empresa SLC Agrícola. Portanto, a partir dos trabalhos de campo realizados no Piauí, no Maranhão e na Bahia, nos quais realizamos entrevistas semiestruturadas, com camponeses, representantes do Estado e visitas às fazendas de empresa agrícolas, e a realização de uma revisão bibliográfica sobre a temática, além de levantamento e análise de dados secundários, esta dissertação buscou responder a algumas questões: como o IPO das empresas agrícolas, em particular, da SLC Agrícola resultou em novos usos do território pela empresa? De que forma uma empresa agrícola de capital aberto busca transformar a terra em ativo financeiro? Como as técnicas da informação são utilizadas para a captura de renda da terra? Como a SLC Agrícola gera valor aos acionistas por meio da precificação do seu portfólio de terras? Quais são os impactos territoriais do atual fenômeno de land grabbing? Por meio dessas questões, revelou-se que a articulação das empresas agrícolas com o capital financeiro, aliado ao... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: In the moments of strong financial expansion of the historical geography of capitalism, as in the current period of globalization, the financial logic, by becoming autonomous in relation to societies and the real economy, imposes its norms of profitability on companies and territory. Thus, to understand the relationship between the current phenomenon of financialization of the economy and the agricultural use of the Brazilian territory, we analyze how information techniques allow the capture of land income from the activities of the company SLC Agrícola. Therefore, from the field work carried out in Piauí, Maranhão and Bahia, in which we conducted semi-structured interviews with peasants, state representatives and visits to farms of agricultural companies, and a literature review on the subject, as well as From the survey and analysis of secondary data, this dissertation sought to answer some questions: How did the IPO of agricultural companies, in particular, of SLC Agrícola result in new uses of the territory by the company? How does a publicly traded agricultural company seek to make land a financial asset? How are information techniques used to capture land income? How does SLC Agrícola generate shareholder value by pricing its land portfolio? What are the territorial impacts of the current land grabbing phenomenon? Through these questions, it was revealed that the articulation of agricultural companies with financial capital, combined with the use of information techniqu... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

A global land rush developed during the last decade, spared primiarly by the sharp rise inglobal food prices between 2007 and 2008. The inceased international food prices resulted inincreased interest from foreign actors to invest in agricultural land in developing countries inthe global south. The “global land rush” or “land grabs” is driven by the increased demandfor primarily food and biofuels. The phenomenon refers to foreign direct investment inagricultural land in developing countries that has escalated in recent years, with Sub-SaharanAfrica as the most targeted. This study examines foreign land investment in Ghana focusingon the regions of Brong-Ahafo, Ashanti and Volta through a qualitative literature study. Thepurpose of the study is to analyze to what extent these investments can be explained asneo-colonial or as development opportunities. Based on analyzing economic, political,cultural and power relations, the study concludes that all cases are in line with neo-colonialtheory according to Nkrumah. The economic effects show temporary job creation and loss oflivelihood, which indicates economic exploitation. The cultural effects include disruption oftraditional practices and loss of cultural identity, suggesting cultural imperialism. The aspectof political power shows the marginalization of local interests and political dominance. Noneof the three cases fulfills the principles of a win-win situation and therefore can't beconsidered development opportunities either. The legal frameworks in the regions prioritizeforeign actors over the rights and welfare of affected communities, leading to an unbalanceddistribution of power. The job opportunities that the projects bring often hide the long-termeffects and loss of livelihoods for the local population. In conclusion, this study contributes tothe understanding of Land Grabbing in Ghana as a neo-colonial phenomenon rather than adevelopment opportunity.

There has been a surge in demand for arable land as a resource for agricultural production for food and energy purposes. This surge can be attributed to increases in global food prices, climate change, population pressure, and escalating energy prices. The search for land has given rise to the practice of large-scale land acquisitions (LSLA). Due to misconceptions and old colonial views of land in Africa, the continent has become the most targeted region for these land acquisitions. The establishment of these projects in Africa is justified in the name of development. Paradoxically, LSLA has left local communities, especially women, in a more disadvantageous position than before. This qualitative study explores and relates LSLA to the right to food and participation. The thesis also critically engages with SDG – 2 to examine if large-scale projects comply with the goal’s purpose. This thesis aims to investigate the phenomenon of LSLA and how they impact women’s right to food and participation. The author has used qualitative content analysis as a method and relied on peer-reviewed studies on women and land-grabbing in three different countries. Compared to the previous research, the thesis results showed that the impacts of LSLA are gendered and have had severe consequences on women and their access and right to food. The support for business interests that are permeated in SDG – 2 has, based on the cases examined, also exacerbated rather than alleviated hunger which does not comply with the purpose of the goal.

The complexities of issues existing in Kenya create a domino effect directly affecting not only the effective management and economic growth of Kenya, but also social and legislative constraints to the lower socioeconomic classes. Land dispossession, proof of ownership to property and nationality are ongoing troubling issues affecting increased orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in Kenya, most noticeably within predominantly poverty stricken rural enclaves. This research focuses on the bold move of stakeholders of Trinity United Methodist Church in Naivasha, Kenya partnering with First United Methodist Church of Winter Park, Orlando, United States of America. In 2010, they conceptualized Panua Partners in Hope, a transformational ministerial assisted non-profit organization program. These churches recently established support to orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in Naivasha, Kenya. Decisively apply all their available resources to stem the varying issues these orphaned and vulnerable children (OVC) are facing. Whereby, the program is designed to teach self-sufficiency, wealth creation through sustainable income generation and entrepreneurship, and religious relationship development. Continued education is a key component of which Panua mandates. Ongoing (learning) education ensures each child remain in school – (basic, primary and secondary school levels). In addition to ensuring orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) are legally aware of their civil, human and property rights. Conversely, these issues being perpetual worldwide challenges, however, the aim of this research is to specifically address its impactive progression on orphans and vulnerable children (OVC). Thus, outlining their local conditions, the provisions of governmental policies, and assistance, or lack thereof to remedy such current challenges. Additionally, the research will outline reformed constitutional statutes despite being ratified, have not addressed the major issues currently impinging on the freedom and rights of rural communities in Naivasha, Kenya.

Background: In today’s world, human attention has become a valuable resource that every entity wants to utilize and compete for. Attention together with funding have become two essential factors that start-ups are trying to acquire. Recently, crowdfunding has become a popular way for start-ups to obtain funding from investors, more specifically backers. However, crowdfunding can be utilized not only for gaining capital but also for interacting with backers, presenting an idea and as a marketing tool. Therefore, it is important to understand how start-ups can effectively grab and retain attention through crowdfunding.    Purpose: Only a certain number of studies researched the relationship between crowdfunding and the marketing aspect that it possesses. Additionally, there is a lack of studies that delved into the project presentations and communications aspects of reward-based crowdfunding platforms utilized for Generation Z and the attention span. Consequently, the purpose of this study is to discuss the role of project presentation and types of communication in grabbing and retaining Gen Z backers' attention on Kickstarter.    Method: To achieve the purpose of this study, qualitative research methods have been selected as preferred. Mainly deductive reasoning was followed, with some inductive elements adding precision to this angle from already established theories. Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with backers of a Kickstarter campaign who belong to the Generation Z cohort. Thematic analysis was further employed to structure the data which involves coding, analyzing, and interpreting it.    Conclusion: Project & founder characteristics, as well as project presentation and its quality, are the main elements that need to be communicated through one of the communication types. Whether forms of visual content, copywriting or verbal and nonverbal communication, they all have their role and an impact on the attention being either grabbed, retained or both. Through these communication types, trust and credibility factors need to be gained, both visually and in the details of the campaign presentation. Additionally, the mediating and engagement factors have an impact on the grabbed and retained attention. Finally, signs of caught and retained attention of Generation Z backers on a Kickstarter campaign, do not necessarily translate into their donations.

Le Brésil a connu une augmentation importante de la production de canne à sucre à partir des années 2000. Le secteur sucro-énergétique la cultive afin de produire du sucre, de l’éthanol et de l’énergie électrique. L’accélération de sa production vient répondre à de nouvelles injonctions globales, comme la recherche d’alternatives aux combustibles fossiles, ou la demande alimentaire mondiale. Cette conjoncture encourage alors l’arrivée de nouveaux investisseurs sur le marché du sucre et des agrocarburants. La commode « convergence des crises » (écologique, énergétique et alimentaire) serait-elle une tentative de dissimuler une forme de renouvellement de l’image de l’agrobusiness, basée sur un « verdissement » de ses pratiques et sur la production des discours, recherchant l’acceptation sociale ainsi que la poursuite de son expansion ? Des conflits surgissent en effet depuis l’implantation du secteur dans ces territoires de frontière agricole de la canne à sucre, en l’occurrence dans la région de Dourados située au sud de l’État du Mato Grosso do Sul, et viennent soulever des contradictions. Ces conflits opposent les usines nouvellement installées aux acteurs locaux, autour de différents thèmes et impliquent une variété de groupes d’acteurs. Interroger les locaux permet également de saisir les revendications sociales des acteurs et les conséquences sur les luttes pour le territoire. L’étude des processus conflictuels permet ainsi de révéler les rapports de pouvoir et les enjeux de contrôle de l’espace à l’origine de la transformation des territoires soulevés par l’établissement d’une activité nouvelle. / Brazil registered an important increase in production of sugar cane from the years 2000. The sugar ethanol sector performs such cultivation in order to produce sugar, alcohol and electric power. The increase in production comes in response to the new global order, as the search for alternatives to fossil fuels, or the global demand for food. This situation encourages the arrival of new investors in the sugar market and the agrofuel production. So, it would be appropriate to "crises convergence" (environmental, food and energy) an attempt to conceal a way of renewing the agribusiness image, based on "greening" their practices and speeches production, seeking social acceptance and continuance of its expansion? In fact, conflict since the implementation of the sugar cane border territories agricultural sector, as occurs in the Dourados region, located in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, West-Central Brazil. These conflicts there are relation with the recently plants installed close to local actors, with different objects and involving a variety of agent’s groups. To question the local actors understand the actor’s social claims and their effect on the fight for territory. The conflicting processes study allows to reveal the relations of power and control issues of space resulting in the transformation of the territories affected by an activity establishment. / O Brasil registrou um importante aumento da produção de cana-de-açúcar a partir dos anos 2000. O setor sucroenergético realiza tal cultivo a fim de produzir açúcar, álcool e energia elétrica. A elevação da produção vem em resposta à novas injunções globais, como a busca de alternativas aos combustiveis fósseis, ou a demanda mundial por alimentos. Essa conjuntura incentiva a chegada de novos investidores no mercado do açúcar e dos agrocombustiveís. Do mesmo modo que esses investimentos, impulsionados pelo fenômeno de “corridas pelas terras” na escala mundial, provocaram expressões de preocupação de parte da sociedade civil, associações e pesquisadores em ciências sociais, a expansão da cana-de-açúcar tambem levanta questionamentos sobre os objetivos seguidos pelas empresas e as repercusões locais. Assim, seria a conveniente “convergência das crises” (ecolôgica, energética e alimentar) uma tentativa de dissimular uma forma de renovação da imagem do agronegócio, baseada na “ecologização” de suas práticas e na produção dos discursos, buscando aceitação social e continuidade de sua expansão? De fato, surgem conflito desde a implementação do setor nos territórios de fronteira agrícola da cana-de-açúcar, como ocorre na região de Dourados, localizada no Estado do Mato Grosso do Sul. Esses conflitos confrontam as usinas recentes instaladas aos atores locais, com diferentes objetos e envolvendo uma variedade de grupos de atores. Questionar os atores locais, testemunhando as transformações que vivem os territórios, e os atores ligados ao desenvolvimento do setor, permite revelar os problemas causados pela implementação das usinas. Permite ainda, entender as reivindicações sociais dos atores e suas consequëncias sobre as lutas pelo território. O estudo dos processos conflituosos permitem revelar as relações de poder e as questões de controle do espaço originando a transformação dos territórios influenciados pelo estabelecimento de uma atividade.

Le 25 juin 2011, Kofi Annan, déclare « avec le problème du changement climatique, la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle mondiale est l’enjeu de notre époque ». En effet, les prévisions estiment que la population mondiale atteindra neuf milliards en 2050. Ces propos alarmants placent sur la sellette le phénomène en émergence de transactions internationales agricoles à grande échelle. Alors que la Banque mondiale encourage l’agrobusiness dans les pays en voie de développement, les mouvements sociaux crient à « l’accaparement des terres », avec une superficie totale de terres ayant changé de main, estimée entre 48,9 et 63,1 millions d’hectares. Le monde agricole est en crise, et le sujet de l’accaparement des terres est devenu incontournable dans les médias. Cette recherche interdisciplinaire se veut exploratoire. Elle a pour ambition de dégager comment pourrait s’amorcer la construction de l’acceptabilité sociale de l’industrie agricole à l’échelle internationale, en se basant sur les représentations des acteurs de « l’inacceptabilité de la situation ». Après avoir dégagé les grands enjeux du monde agricole, la question centrale de la légitimité des décisions publiques, c’est-à-dire des décisions ayant une portée publique, qu’elles soient prises par des acteurs privés ou publics, sera abordée. Par la suite, un parallèle sera établi avec le secteur minier, qui est confronté depuis plusieurs années à la notion de « risque social », en se concentrant plus particulièrement sur les instruments de régulation hybride, qui ont émergé en réponse à la crise de légitimité du secteur. La recherche se concentrera donc sur le processus d’homogénéisation du jugement d’acceptabilité sociale, au sein de l’industrie agricole, en analysant la couverture médiatique du phénomène, et en renforçant l’analyse par des entretiens semi-structurés avec différents acteurs oeuvrant dans des ONG internationales, des organisations internationales (comme la Banque mondiale ou la Société financière internationale), une multinationale d’envergure impliquée dans l’exploitation minière, ou des groupes d’investissement responsable. / June 25, 2011, Kofi Annan, said « the problem of climate change, global food and nutrition security is the challenge of our time. » As forecasts estimate the world population will achieve nine billion in 2050, the question of how the world is to be fed is thrust into startling focus. In this context, the emerging phenomenon of international agricultural transactions is on the spot. While the World Bank encourages agribusiness in developing countries, social movements denounce "land grabbing", with a total area of land that changed hands, estimated between 48.9 and 63.1 million hectares. The agricultural world is in crisis, and the subject of land grabbing has become a must in the media. This interdisciplinary research is intended to be exploratory and aims at identifying how the construction of the social acceptability of the agricultural industry at international level could be started, based on the representations of the actors of what is “unacceptable”. Having identified the main issues of the agricultural world, the central question of the legitimacy of public decisions, that is to say decisions having a public scope, whether taken by private or public actors, will be addressed. Subsequently, a parallel will be drawn with the mining sector, which has been confronted for several years with the notion of "social risk", focusing in particular on hybrid regulatory instruments, which emerged in response to the crisis of legitimacy of the sector. The research will therefore concentrate on the process of homogenization of the judgment of social acceptability within the agricultural industry, analyzing the media coverage of the phenomenon, and reinforcing the analysis by semistructured interviews with different actors working in international NGOs, international organizations (such as the World Bank or the International Finance Corporation), a large multinational involved in mining, or responsible investment groups.