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Large scale oil palm plantations in Borneo. It is estimated that two thirds of Indonesia’s palm oil production is managed by multinational companies (Photo: Rainforest Action Network via Creative Commons)

Project

Accountability in agricultural investment chains

A community in the Philippines protesting against a mining project in their area holds up their resolutions against the plans, developed through the support of paralegals who provided them with legal advice

Project

Helping communities push back by making better use of the law

San peoples from the Kalahari have lived in harmony with nature, but their contribution to the conservation and sustainable uses of biodiversity lacks appropriate recognition, particularly in Botswana and South Africa (Photo: Harry Jonas)

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Human rights standards for conservation: rights, responsibilities and redress

Farm labourers in Mozambique working to clear land for planting crops. Land purchases by foreign investment companies for agribusinesses are pushing farmers off their land. Using legal rights effectively can help local people get a better deal for themselves and their communities (Photo: Mike Goldwater/IIED)

Article

Introduction to legal tools for citizen empowerment

Kalimantan, Indonesia: A community leader discusses resistance to a logging company building a large oil palm plantation. The banner in the background demands that the company return the community’s rights (Photo: Rainforest Action Network via Flickr)

Article

Legal tools for citizen empowerment: sharing lessons from innovation

Agriculture is crucial to Senegal's economy, employing more than 60% of the population (Photo: Jelle Goossens/vredeseilanden, Creative Commons via Flickr)

Blog

Using legal tools to make agribusiness investments more accountable

Legal tools for citizen empowerment

Using the law to protect environments and livelihoods

Agriculture is crucial to Senegal's economy, employing more than 60% of the population (Photo: Jelle Goossens/vredeseilanden, Creative Commons via Flickr)

Blog

Using legal tools to make agribusiness investments more accountable

A farmers’ house in Bandevouri, South Region, Cameroon. Bandevouri is one of several locations where the Centre for Environment and Development seconded a law graduate to assist rural people in legal matters (Photo: Thierry Berger)

News

IIED webinar: improving accountability in agribusiness investments

A water connection project built to link the Lobé river to the Kribi harbour, South Region, Cameroon (Photo: Thierry Berger)

Project

LandCam: securing land and resource rights and improving governance in Cameroon

Publications

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Advancing indigenous peoples’ rights through regional human rights systems: The case of Paraguay

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Mejorando los derechos de los pueblos indígenas a través de sistemas regionales de derechos humanos: el caso de Paraguay

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Community perspectives in investor-state arbitration

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Improving accountability in agricultural investments: Reflections from legal empowerment initiatives in West Africa

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Legal empowerment in agribusiness investments: harnessing political economy analysis

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Democracy and International Investment Law

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Agriculture is crucial to Senegal's economy, employing more than 60% of the population (Photo: Jelle Goossens/vredeseilanden, Creative Commons via Flickr)

Using legal tools to make agribusiness investments more accountable

Blog, Jun 2017

A farmers’ house in Bandevouri, South Region, Cameroon. Bandevouri is one of several locations where the Centre for Environment and Development seconded a law graduate to assist rural people in legal matters (Photo: Thierry Berger)

IIED webinar: improving accountability in agribusiness investments

News, May 2017

A water connection project built to link the Lobé river to the Kribi harbour, South Region, Cameroon (Photo: Thierry Berger)

LandCam: securing land and resource rights and improving governance in Cameroon

Project, May 2017

Cover: Yearbook on International Investment Law & Policy 2014-2015

Book summary: 'Land grabbing' and international investment law: towards a global reconfiguration of property?

Article, Feb 2017

The January 2017 edition of the Legal Tools newsletter (Image: IIED)

IIED's latest legal tools newsletter is out now

News, Jan 2017

Land cleared for palm oil in Riau Province, Indonesia. Only half of Riau's palm oil plantations have official permits (Photo: Wakx, Creative Commons via Flickr)

Law in the natural resource squeeze: 'land grabbing', investment treaties and human rights

Article, Oct 2016

Heads of delegations at the 2015 UN climate talks (Photo: Office of the President of Mexico, Creative Commons via Flickr)

Steps to enforcing the Paris Agreement

Article, Sep 2016

Coming in for lunch in the rice fields near Inle Lake, Myanmar. Online databases can provide verified data on land conflicts and help resolve disputes and improve governance (Eric Brochu, Creative Commons via Flickr)

Using online technology to empower communities facing land deals

Blog, Aug 2016

An audience gathers to listen to a presentation as information on land is shared by Open Data Myanmar (Photo: Open Data Myanmar)

IIED webinar: using web platforms to promote transparency and strengthen land rights

News, Jun 2016

Participatory community mapping and community land protection can yield tangible results for poor and vulnerable populations (Photo: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko)

Next steps to strengthen global land governance

Blog, May 2016

Policymakers at a UN meeting in New York discuss how to end the legal 'no man's land' on 50 per cent of the Earth's surface (Photo by IISD/Francis Dejon)

Governing the ungoverned 50% of the planet

Blog, Apr 2016

A woman farming in Tanzania. Efforts are being made to ensure women are less negatively affected by decisions on large-scale agricultural investments than men (Photo: Dirk Musschoot/vredeseilanden, Creative Commons via Flickr)

Enhancing women's role in land management decisions

Blog, Mar 2016