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US Supreme Court dims a light in corporate accountability
Lorenzo Cotula
1 May 2013
Global land rush: Contract transparency is crucial, but not enough
Lorenzo Cotula
17 April 2013
The knowns and unknowns of the global land rush
Lorenzo Cotula
24 October 2012
Latest news
Gaining Ground? Report sheds light on demand for accountability amid resistance to land deals in Africa
5 April 2013
Biggest study of large land deals to date warns of threats to poor
14 December 2011
African governments signing away water rights for decades
24 November 2011
Rising demand for renewable energy could drive more land grabs
30 August 2011
Open letter to Bill Gates on African land acquisitions
11 February 2011
Highlights
Niger: Tough questions posed by the Kandadji dam development
A new dam in Niger could generate electricity, create thousands of hectares of irrigated land and guarantee drinking water. But making sure the dam benefits everyone is a complicated business.
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Q&A with Fadzilah Majid-Cooke: land rights and agricultural investments in Southeast Asia
What legal strategies are different groups using in southeast Asia to give citizens and farmers a stronger voice in agricultural investments?
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Uganda: Breaking the links between the land and the people
Land tenure relations are changing fast, but no one is asking how these drastic changes will transform the lives of Ugandans who depend on land for their identity, social status and livelihoods.
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Publications
Accountability in Africa's land rush: what role for legal empowerment
The global land rush: securing a better deal for women
Reconfiguring investment contracts to promote sustainable development
Chinese agriculture goes global: food security for all?
Long-term outcomes of agricultural investments: Lessons from Zambia
Projects and articles
Q&A with Fadzilah Majid-Cooke: land rights and agricultural investments in Southeast Asia
Securing land rights in West Africa
Land grab or development opportunity?
Legal empowerment in investment projects
Making the law give the poor greater control over natural resources
