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Each country that is shaded represents where a "land grab" has occurred. A "land grab" is defined as a large-scale land purchase or lease made by foreign investors. Since 2006, there have been 416 land grabs in 66 countries covering nearly 35 million hectares (86.5 million acres).
The different shades of the map show the intensity of the land grabs in each country, with dark red representing more hectares grabbed and cream representing less hectares grabbed.
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