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A road going into the distance splits two fields
Stopping land and policy grabs in the shadow of COVID-19
… relations and settle old scores. A growing number of reports about land governance in the time of COVID-19 suggest that national elites in … are pressing on with local ‘consultations’ to secure approval for land-based projects during a public health and economic crisis that … rather than isolated incidents. The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, José Francisco Cali Tzay, recently …
Insight, 01 June 2020
Clearing forest for a palm oil plantation in Borneo (Photo: Rainforest Action Network, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Commodity cycles, economic treaties and pressures on land rights
… price hikes of 2007-08 and the ensuing wave of transnational land deals for agribusiness investments in low and middle-income countries placed land rights at the centre of international development discourses.  In many … Land acquisitions and rights … Commodity cycles, economic treaties and pressures on land rights …
Insight, 25 May 2016
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A time for change? Comments on Chad’s draft Land Code
… This report provides comments on Chad’s draft Land Code (January 2014 version). It draws on a review of the draft Code … the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security. … management and administration systems, the protection of customary rights, safeguards in compulsory land acquisition, the rights of …
Publication, 01 July 2015
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Indigenous peoples’ land rights in Cameroon: progress to date and possible futures
… and infrastructural developments are exerting increasing pressure on land and natural resources, which is in turn exacerbating the risks to the rights of indigenous peoples. Against this backdrop, the ongoing process of revising Cameroon’s land legislation provides an opportunity to secure aspects of indigenous …
Publication, 01 December 2017
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Assessing and addressing the impact of large-scale land acquisitions on ape conservation: Borneo case study
… and local levels, the oil palm sector has been underpinned by poor land allocation procedures and corruption, which has had a negative … Unless both nations implement progressive solutions to improve land use allocation for oil palm, curb forest conversion and protect … Land acquisitions and rights … Assessing and addressing the impact of large-scale land acquisitions on ape conservation: Borneo case study …
Publication, 01 July 2017
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'Land grabbing': is conservation part of the problem or the solution?
… Large-scale land acquisitions are increasing in pace and scale, in particular across … damage biodiversity as well as dispossessing people from customary rights and livelihoods. Land can also be ‘grabbed’ for ‘green’ purposes, … Land acquisitions and rights … 'Land grabbing': is conservation part of the problem or the solution? …
Publication, 01 September 2013
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COVID-19 and land-based investment: changing landscapes
… diverse ways and have the potential to shape the context in which land-based investments take place. Understanding the new pressures and … context; governance systems and regulatory frameworks related to land-based investments; and developments around specific land-based investments. The report reflects on the deeper drivers of …
Publication, 15 May 2021
Two people bend down to pick up tomatos
A homegrown vision of commercial agriculture in Nepal that puts small-scale farmers at its heart
… in competition with cheaper imported produce. Unequal access to land, high levels of insecure tenant farming, shortage of year-round … Land acquisitions and rights …
Insight, 04 May 2023
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How collective action can influence the direction of a land reform: lessons learned from civil society mobilisation in Senegal
… CSOs operating within the framework for dialogue and action on land in Senegal (CRAFS) mobilised around the process of formulating a draft land reform between 2014 and 2016. The process was led by the National Land Reform Commission (CNRF), which the Senegalese government created … Land acquisitions and rights …
Publication, 22 February 2021
A small farm.
Strengthening land governance, local to global
… Land governance is an increasingly prominent issue in international … cultural identity.  Socioeconomic change has compounded pressures on land and natural resources in many parts of the world. This includes … guidance on improving land governance and securing local land rights, including in the context of land-based investments.  Examples …
Project, 04 June 2020