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Helping Indigenous communities secure land rights in Nepal
… more than 59,897 landless and tenant families to formalise their land ownership, and helped over 13,000 couples to acquire joint land ownership titles. This case study tells the story of how CSRC, by … programme for grassroots organisations working on community land rights. CLPI is a joint programme of IIED, Namati and the International …
Article, 18 December 2020
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Community-based monitoring of land acquisition: lessons from the Buseruka oil refinery, Uganda
… Uganda, as in many other countries, empower the government to acquire land in the public interest. Under Ugandan law a person whose land is identified for a public purpose must be compensated fairly, … and marginalised; they are often ignorant about their basic rights, and lack the capacity and courage to speak out against injustice …
Publication, 01 June 2015
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New blog series explores ways to navigate law, economies and justice in times of transition
… can shake established ways of life, drive deforestation, expropriate land and deepen existing inequalities. Against this backdrop, many are … coalitions demanding law reform and testing approaches to strengthen land rights. Or artisanal miners navigating ways for their priorities to be … Land acquisitions and rights …
News, 04 May 2023
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ALIGN - Technical support on land-based investments for governments in low- and middle-income countries
… Investment (CCSI) offer technical support on issues related to land-based investment. Advancing Land-Based Investment Governance (ALIGN) covers multiple sectors … Land acquisitions and rights … ALIGN - Technical support on land-based investments for governments in low- and middle-income …
Publication, 29 April 2022
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ALIGN - Technical support on land-based investments for civil society in low- and middle-income countries
Publication, 29 April 2022
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Land rights and investment treaties
… extended their reach, displacing natural habitats and non-intensive land and resource use. The effects of some 'land grab' deals are now clear to see: lands previously used for common … taken encroachments on their ancestral lands to international human rights bodies. Meanwhile, international treaties protecting investments …
Project, 07 May 2020
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Navigating the challenges of land-based investment governance
… the paths or types of investment chosen, any increase in large-scale land-based investments will likely come with significant land footprints, putting growing pressure on both the environment and … pastoralists and Indigenous Peoples who currently use the land. These challenges are not new. Since the onset of the Global Land …
Insight, 10 June 2022
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Protéger les communautés locales contre les déplacements involontaires en Guinée: un manque de volonté politique?
… Land acquisitions and rights …
Insight, 15 May 2025
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A guide on best practices in developing and adopting gender-sensitive village bylaws in Tanzania
… having put in place progressive provisions on gender equality in land access and ownership, and in representation in governance bodies, women’s voices are often poorly included in community land allocation and decision-making processes at the local level. As the … this opportunity to promote more effective participation of women in land governance at the local level. This guide provides step-by-step …
Publication, 05 April 2023
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Redress for land and resource rights violations: a legal empowerment agenda
Publication, 01 March 2019