Search results

514 results
people sit as desks looking forward at photos pinned on a wall.
Rainfall, grazing, families and land in Dlonguebougou
… I had done my PhD fieldwork from 1980-82, to explore the evolution of land use, changes in livelihoods, and impacts of climate change. Having … 2. Changes to farm practice I am struck by the rapid conversion of land for farming. The University of Southampton's GeoData created a … by the National Assembly next January intends to strengthen farmers' rights and to introduce local land commissions to resolve conflicts.    …
Insight, 09 November 2016
Cover for G03690.pdf
Conservation and Land Grabbing: Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution?
… (PCLG) Symposium examined the interactions between conservation, land rights and ‘land grabbing’ in a variety of global contexts. It encouraged more … Land acquisitions and rights … Conservation and Land Grabbing: Part of the Problem or Part of the Solution? …
Publication, 01 April 2013
Cover for G03450.pdf
‘Land grabbing’ in the shadow of the law: legal frameworks regulating the global land rush
… A renewed global interest in acquiring Africa’s land for agricultural investments is taking place in legal contexts more … safeguards and for efforts to strengthen local capacity to exercise rights. This chapter has been prepared under IIED’s Legal tools for … Land acquisitions and rights … ‘Land grabbing’ in the shadow of the law: legal frameworks regulating the …
Publication, 01 October 2012
Cover for 17583IIED.pdf
Land investments, accountability and the law: Lessons from Ghana
… The recent wave of land deals for agribusiness investments has highlighted the widespread demand for greater accountability in the governance of land and investment. Legal frameworks influence opportunities for … to law has featured prominently in grassroots responses to the land deals. This report discusses accountability in land deals in Ghana. …
Publication, 01 May 2016
Cover for 12589IIED.pdf
Land investments, accountability and the law: lessons from Senegal
… The recent wave of land deals for agribusiness investments has highlighted the widespread demand for greater accountability in the governance of land and investment. Legal frameworks influence opportunities for … to law has featured prominently in grassroots responses to the land deals. This report discusses accountability in land deals in …
Publication, 01 May 2016
A group of people pose for a photo outside, with trees in the background. There is a banner in the middle
En Zambie, les chefs traditionnels font évoluer les normes en matière de genre et renforcent les droits fonciers des femmes
… Land acquisitions and rights … What works for women’s land rights? …
Insight, 01 July 2022
Cover for 17723IIED.pdf
Why communities are key to protecting Congo Basin forests
… must ensure that community forestry laws secure customary land rights while empowering local communities to manage forests. This … Land acquisitions and rights …
Publication, 01 August 2019
Cover for 12561IIED.pdf
Land grab or development opportunity? Agricultural investment and international land deals in Africa
… Large-scale acquisitions of farmland in Africa, Latin America, Central Asia and … the spate of media reports and rare published research, international land deals and their impacts still remain little understood. This report … IIED, FAO and IFAD, the report discusses key trends and drivers in land acquisitions, the contractual arrangements underpinning them and …
Publication, 01 June 2009
Cover for 17592IIED.pdf
Connected and changing: An open data web platform to track land conflict in Myanmar
… Conflict over land is a key concern in Myanmar. Land governance bears the mark of past injustices, and as the country … and natural resources, changes are putting the livelihoods and land of smallholder farmers at risk. Open Data Myanmar (ODM) is a … Land acquisitions and rights … Connected and changing: An open data web platform to track land conflict in Myanmar …
Publication, 01 December 2016
Cover for G03420.pdf
Barefoot lawyers: Defending community resource rights in the Philippines
… (CPLTs) is hinged on the premise that laws are created to protect the rights of citizens and the public interest. Economic or social status should not be a hindrance to the enjoyment of such rights. However, in order for the law to be genuinely effective it must … document evidence to build a legal case to defend their rights over land and natural resources. The work of these young, highly motivated …
Publication, 01 August 2012