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A group of Indigenous Pygmy men and women sit in a semi-circle with frustrated expressions. One woman carries a baby.
RDC : « Aujourd'hui, notre forêt s'appelle un parc »
… Land acquisitions and rights …
Article, 11 February 2026
Drawing of a billboard advertising an RRM hotline. It includes a picture of a smiling woman.
Rapid response mechanisms: proactive legal support for communities
… To seasoned land rights advocates, it is an all-too-familiar story: investors arrive in a village and claim land in bad faith without having properly consulted with the local … Land acquisitions and rights …
Insight, 10 May 2024
Cover of the journal article, Critical minerals: international economic law in a global resource rush
Critical minerals: international economic law in a global resource rush
… Land acquisitions and rights …
Publication, 09 November 2024
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Towards fair and effective legislation on compulsory land acquisition in Cameroon
… these projects in the public interest, governments often acquire land by expropriating locally-held land rights. But compulsory land acquisition has severe economic, social … Land acquisitions and rights … Towards fair and effective legislation on compulsory land acquisition in Cameroon …
Publication, 01 January 2018
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Land and labour: Agricultural workers’ tenure rights
… Land and labour rights can intersect in multiple ways. Investments in large-scale … often entail trade-offs between job creation and compressions of land rights. Also, labour relations can involve tenure dimensions, for … Land acquisitions and rights … Land and labour: Agricultural workers’ tenure rights …
Publication, 29 September 2021
Man walks by a vegetable plot
Civil society improvements to land tenure governance in Guinea
… Guinea is hosting a growing number of large land-based investment projects in sectors such as mining, agriculture and energy. As a result, commercial land pressure has been increasing in the country, causing adverse … of Civil Society Organisations for the Defence of Community Rights (CODEC) in 2018. CODEC facilitates citizen participation in the …
Project, 21 March 2023
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Using dialogue to address land-related conflicts
… agribusiness, mining and forestry has caused widespread transfers of land rights from local communities to commercial actors. But these transfers … Cameroon). Indigenous Peoples and local communities were in a land-related conflict with a large-scale agribusiness investor, and the … Land acquisitions and rights …
Publication, 30 January 2023
A group of women writing notes on a poster.
Can promotion groups help strengthen women’s access and control over land?
… African countries, in Senegal women farmers still struggle to secure land rights – despite a progressive legal framework that supports equal land rights. This is primarily due to socio-cultural constraints and … Land acquisitions and rights … What works for women’s land rights? … Can promotion groups help strengthen women’s access and control over land? …
Insight, 24 November 2020
Two women from Rinconada, Jujuy wearing colorful clothing a hats, posing and looking at the camera.
¿Transición energética justa? Impactos en territorios indígenas argentinos
… Land acquisitions and rights …
Insight, 26 June 2025
People sitting around a meeting table
What role do local governance frameworks play in strengthening women’s voices in land governance?
… East and West Africa to strengthen rural women’s voices in local land governance. The assumption underpinning this work is that when local women actively participate in land governance, related structures are more likely to recognise and defend women’s interests. This leads to fairer land relations and women having greater control over their livelihood …
Insight, 08 March 2021