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From Theory to Practice: Exploring the Implementation of Responsible Land Investments in Africa

Reports & Research
June, 2023
Africa, Ethiopia, Uganda, Laos
Land & Investments
land governance
rural development
land investments
foreign investment
responsible investment
smallholders
Land governance in Africa faces various challenges,including weak legal frameworks and insufficient institutional capacity. Responsible land investmentsare vital for sustainable development and require the active participation of all stakeholders. The project component "Responsible Governance ofInvestments in Land," funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, aims to promote responsible investments in Ethiopia, Laos, and Uganda.
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Scratching the surface: Tracing coloured gemstone flows from Mozambique and Malawi to Asia

Reports & Research
November, 2021
Malawi, Mozambique, Thailand, Sri Lanka
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
sustainable development
mining
land investments
land stakeholders
This paper provides an overview of the supply chains and flows that run from the mines of northern Mozambique and Malawi, to the international trade hubs of Sri Lanka and Thailand. Analysis of the political and economic environment in which mining and trading take place gives a contextual understanding of gemstone flows both within and out of the region as well as the various actors involved.

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Driving Dispossession: The Global Push to “Unlock the Economic Potential of Land”

Reports & Research
July, 2014
Zambia, Brazil, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Ukraine, Papua New Guinea
land governance
development
land economics
land investments
land rights
dispossession
Indigenous Peoples
Driving Dispossession: The Global Push to “Unlock the Economic Potential of Land,” sounds the alarm on the unprecedented wave of privatization of natural resources that is underway around the world. Through six case studies — Ukraine, Zambia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka, and Brazil — the report details the myriad ways by which governments — willingly or under the pressure of financial institutions and Western donor agencies — are putting more land into so-called “productive use” in the name of development.
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Emerging Corporate and Investor Practice to Support Community Land Rights. Case Studies from Malawi, Mozambique, and Malaysia

Reports & Research
March, 2019
Malawi, Mozambique, Malaysia
Land & Investments
climate change
environment
food security
forestry
land investments
land rights
land use
local communities
sustainable development
This report aims to illustrate how selected companies in Malawi, Mozambique and Malaysia are implementing commitments to international best practices on land rights. The companies referenced in this paper are in the process of developing and improving ways to address land tenure rights, and for this reason, the cases ought to be viewed as examples of emerging company experiences, which can contribute to establishing best practices.
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Webinar Report: Land in Post-Conflict Settings

Reports & Research
June, 2019
Uganda, Myanmar, Global
Land in post-conflict settings
land administration
cadastral administration
land governance
post-conflict settings
customary law
environment
natural resources management
land acquisitions
compulsory acquisitions
land grabbing
displacement
dispossession
land conflicts
land dispute
customary land rights
customary tenure
Post-war societies not only have to deal with continuing unpeaceful relations but also land-related conflict legacies, farmland and forest degradation, heavily exploited natural resources, land mines, a destroyed infrastructure, as well as returning refugees and ex-combatants. In the aftermath of war, access to and control of land often remains a sensitive issue which may precipitate tensions and lead to a renewed destabilization of volatile post-conflict situations.
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Governing Land Investments: Do Governments Have Legal Support Gaps?

Reports & Research
March, 2018
Sudan, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Liberia, Mali, Sierra Leone, Indonesia, Laos
land investments
In the wave of efforts to encourage and support more “responsible” land investments, one aspect has been largely overlooked: are governments equipped with the legal and technical support needed to effectively negotiate and conclude investment contracts that lead to responsible outcomes?
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Transition to Sustainable Tropical Land Management

Conference Papers & Reports
December, 2005
Kenya, Benin, Cameroon, Philippines
land economics
Following the example of Tiffen et al. on Machakos, Kenya, new macro-based evidence was collected in Machakos, the neighbouring Kitui district and in Benin, Cameroon and the Philippines, to assess the factors à la Boserup, inducing transitions towards sustainable land management, such as terracing, stone bands etc. We find that relative scarcity of land can be seen to induce technical changes, in the sense of Hayami & Ruttan, that correspond to the new
relative scarcity, making higher man-land ratios the optimal choice.
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NWFP: a regional expert consultation for english-speaking African countries

Reports & Research
December, 1994
Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Zambia, Zimbabwe, China, Eswatini, Ghana, Malawi, Thailand, Kenya, South Africa, Lesotho, Uganda, Italy, Tanzania, Sudan, Brazil
Land & Investments
land valuation
research
Meeting symbol/code: CSC(94)AGR-21
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Responsible Governance of Land Tenure: an essential factor for the realization of the Right to Food

Reports & Research
December, 2010
Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay, Suriname, Northern America, United States of America, Asia, Tajikistan, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Nepal, Europe
Forest Tenure
Land & Investments
VGGT
land administration
land governance
food security
land policies
land reform
land-use planning
land management
forest land
land use
land
natural resources management
land markets
land economics
land transfers
land tax
land rights
land tenure
land ownership
Land Tenure Working Paper 15. This publication brings to light the existing linkages between land tenure and the realization of the right to food. It points out that responsible governance of land requires the adoption of human rights-based approach in order to develop coherent and long term solutions to improve people’s livelihoods. The document presents the legal implications of the right to food at national level and provides a series of examples on the implementation of human rights principles and obligations into land tenure systems, policies, and institutional frameworks.
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Gobernanza de la tierra por parte de mujeres y hombres

Reports & Research
December, 2011
Algeria, Bangladesh, Honduras, Mauritania, Chile, Germany, Zimbabwe, Indonesia, Bolivia, Ghana, Malawi, Pakistan, Rwanda, Malaysia, Uganda, Albania, Madagascar, Tanzania, Zambia, India, Tajikistan, Brazil, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Europe, Africa, Asia, Northern America
Land & Investments
Urban Tenure
land policies
land
land tenure
sustainable development
land-use planning
natural resources management
land use
land administration
urban areas
land economics
urban planning
land rights
land access
rural development
land management
land markets
land reform
land governance
land ownership
Documento de trabajo sobre la tenencia de la tierra 19. Este documento se enmarca dentro de la consulta global de las Directrices Voluntarias y su proceso de desarrollo y es una aportación para la preparación posterior de la Guía Técnica de Género. En él se contextualiza y se define el concepto de género en las Directrices Voluntarias, se trata el significado de gobernanza de tenencia desde la perspectiva de género y se identifican y analizan los temas y aspectos claves.