Land acquisitions and rights

Using legal tools and participatory approaches, we work to strengthen land rights for local people to improve their livelihoods and get a better deal from incoming investors

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Improving women's land rights in Tanzania

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Lobbying for land then and now: reflections on what changed in Karachi

Arif Hasan
13 March 2024

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Investment treaty law and climate change

02 November 2023

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The push for clean energy: how nickel mining expansion is impacting agrarian economies in Indonesia

Mutmainnah Adenan and Imran Tumora
12 September 2023

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A homegrown vision of commercial agriculture in Nepal that puts small-scale farmers at its heart

Jagat Deuja
04 May 2023

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New blog series explores ways to navigate law, economies and justice in times of transition

04 May 2023

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Law, economies and justice

A collaborative programme of work on renegotiating the law to promote fairer, more sustainable economies

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What works for women’s land rights?

A series of insights looking at ways to strengthen women’s access to and control over land in Africa

Publications

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21956g.pdf

Investment treaty law and climate change

21561iied.pdf

Bringing coherence and a rights-based approach to Indonesia’s climate and investment governance

21486G.pdf

Assessing the implementation and impacts of gender-sensitive by-laws in Kisarawe

21366iied.pdf

Women and land in Senegal: promoting inclusive and participatory governance

21416g.pdf

A guide on best practices in developing and adopting gender-sensitive village bylaws in Tanzania

21356iied.pdf

Using dialogue to address land-related conflicts

21296iied.pdf

Strengthening Indigenous land rights in Cameroon

21051IIED.pdf

Supporting small-scale farmer agency in commercial agriculture

21016IIED.pdf

(Re)claiming power in value chains: A guide for small-scale farmers and their advocates

20926G.pdf

ALIGN - Technical support on land-based investments for governments in low- and middle-income countries

A canopy above the entrance to a mine. Written on the canopy is 'Bienvenidos a Marmato" - welcome to Marmato

Mining reforms have left Colombia’s artisanal miners behind

Insight, 15 April 2020

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Land rights and investments: why business standards are not enough

Insight, 16 March 2020

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Q&A: Successful social mobilisation for land rights in Nepal

Article, 28 February 2020

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Q&A: helping communities protect their land rights

Article, 27 January 2020

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Assisting communities to seek legal redress for land rights violations

Article

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Resettlement from large dams – what have we learned?

Insight, 30 October 2019

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Making their voices count

Long read, 10 September 2019

Four women farmers bend over to work their land

Climate justice and the IPCC special report on land

Insight, 13 August 2019

A road through deforested land

Investor-state dispute settlement: IIED and partners contribute to reform working group

News, 22 July 2019

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Local solutions to strengthen women’s voices in land governance

Article, 13 May 2019