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A man stands on top of a lorry onto which a crane is dropping a log, surrounded by forest.
ALIGN Indonesia
… mitigation and rehabilitation measures. These changes have led to displacement and precarious, unsustainable livelihoods adaptation … of conflict between companies and local communities, including over land and labour disputes. …
Project, 01 May 2025
People from the Youth Group at COP30 gathered and listening to someone speak off-camera.
The power of the process: why multilateral climate negotiations still matter
… price of this drift. For countries watching the ocean swallow their land , decisions reached at these multilateral climate talks are a …
Insight, 03 June 2026
aerial view of an oil palm plantation
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 … natural resource claims. As demand for valuable lands intensifies and land relations become more transnational, struggles over land …
Project, 07 May 2020
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Climate-related disasters and displacement: Homes for lost homes, lands for lost lands
… Climate-related disasters and displacement: Homes for lost homes, lands for lost lands …
Publication, 01 January 2009
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Land rights: the missing link for food security in Cameroon
… Cameroon’s Far North region, mainly due to extreme weather and weak land legislation. Now the problem is escalating. The current … little attention is given to underlying challenges, notably access to land. The reform of land legislation is an opportunity to strengthen land rights for local … Land acquisitions and rights …
Publication, 01 July 2019
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Adequate housing for all: bridging the gap in Sierra Leone
… families in Freetown’s informal settlements, for farmers displaced by land disputes, and for young professionals struggling to afford decent … that often lack access to basic services. The high cost of land and construction, along with inadequate serviced land, makes housing extremely unaffordable, and the rental market …
News, 04 April 2025
A group of Indigenous farmers, wearing brightly coloured clothes, smile as they lean on a wooden rail and gather around a large rock, in front of a scenic landscape of mountains under a blue sky.
Weaving resilience: biocultural territories and agrobiodiversity zones in the Southern Andes
… social and environmental challenges, such as loss of biodiversity and displacement of Indigenous communities, driven by the  rising global … enhance their livelihoods sustainably and protect their rights to land. The main aims of the project are to: Develop inter-community …
Project, 10 April 2025
Landscape image of Nairobi with lots of rooftops showing.
Far Away From Home: exploring city responses to refugees
… of research now supports a shift towards an ‘urban first’ strategy to displacement . This hybrid event explored innovative city responses to … Land acquisitions and rights …
Event, 12 February 2025
Site of a forced eviction of an informal settlement in Lagos, Nigeria. Person walking through the settlement.
Against forced evictions: building a renewed action-research agenda in the era of climate change
… forced displacements, as has been highlighted by the Housing and Land Rights Network’s Violation Database . On the other hand, climate …
Project, 11 April 2025
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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 and cultural impacts for … Land acquisitions and rights … Towards fair and effective legislation on compulsory land acquisition in Cameroon …
Publication, 01 January 2018