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Apropriaçâo da terra e formaçâo de grandes patimônios fundiários na fronteira sul do Brasil, através dos inventários post mortem (1800-1860)

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Journal Articles & Books
Diciembre, 2008
Brasil

This article is dedicated to the study the ways of appropriation of land in the south border of Brazil, in the first half of the century XIX. The historiography has, for tradition, associated the appropriation of large tracts of land, in Rio Grande do Sul, with royal donations. That would have been made, mainly, in the form of 'sesmarias' donations.

Land Matrix

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Datasets
Training Resources & Tools
Diciembre, 2008
Africa
Uganda
Cameroon
Senegal
Latin America and the Caribbean
Argentina
Asia
Philippines
Eastern Europe

The Land Matrix is an independent land monitoring initiative that promotes transparency and accountability around large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) in low- and middle-income countries across the world.

Rethinking Investments in Natural Resources: China’s Emerging Role in the Mekong Region

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Reports & Research
Diciembre, 2008
Camboya
Laos
Myanmar
Tailandia
Viet Nam

China's economic rise and consequent demand for a reliable and steady supply of inexpensive natural resources have led to a rapid increase in Chinese foreign direct investment stretching all the way to Africa and Latin America. Southeast Asia's Mekong region is no exception to that trend.

Issues in Ownership of Real Estate Sri Lanka

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Reports & Research
Noviembre, 2008
Sri Lanka

The report answers the following questions:


1. Is perpetual fee simple ownership of real property permitted? If not, what are the principal forms of ownership, or other principal form of ownership, of real property?


2. What instruments are used to convey fee simple ownership, or other principal form of ownership, of real estate?


The Agrofuel Industry in Tanzania: A Critical Inquiry into Challenges and Opportunities

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Reports & Research
Febrero, 2008
Tanzania

Biofuel development in Tanzania places at stake 4 highly strategic national resources: land, water, forests and labour, and for generations to come. This alone is sufficient reason for the Tanzanian general public and rural communities in particular, to wrestle back the initiative and seek direct engagement in determining the best way forward for the nation.

Postconflict Development: Meeting New Challenges

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Journal Articles & Books
Enero, 2008
Global

With the proliferation of civil wars since the end of the Cold War, many developing countries now exist in a "postconflict" environment, posing enormous development challenges for the societies affected, as well as for international actors. Postconflict Development addresses these challenges in a range of vital sectors—security, justice, economic policy, education, the media, agricultu

Think Big Go Small: Adapting business models to incorporate smallholders into supply chains

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Policy Papers & Briefs
Diciembre, 2007
Global

This paper tries to show the advantages - both in productivity and consumer appeal - of domestic and global companies connecting with smallholder suppliers. It draws on programme experience and case studiesin the food and drinks sector where companies aimed to deliver value for their business in ways that would also benefit smallholder suppliers.

Economic land concessions in Cambodia: A human rights perspective

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Reports & Research
Diciembre, 2007
Camboya

Over 943,069 hectares of land in rural Cambodia have been granted to private companies as economic land concessions, for the development of agro-industrial plantations. Thirty-six of these 59 concessions have been granted in favour of foreign business interests or prominent political and business figures.