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Fair compensation in large-scale land acquisitions: Fair or fail?

Peer-reviewed publication
October, 2023
Global
Land & Investments
expropriation
conflicts
land acquisitions
compensation
compulsory acquisitions
land investments
foreign investment
land grabbing
responsible investment
land conflicts
local communities
Despite the existence of a legal framework defining the right to fair compensation, and notwithstanding the vast literature on transnational and domestic land deals, no theory has been developed so far to allow for a specific analysis of the economics of fair compensation in large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs), limiting our understanding of the underlying reasons of success or failure of this important legal protection mechanism.
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The Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure (VGGT) - Popular version for communal land administration

Reports & Research
May, 2021
Namibia
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
VGGT
gender equity
gender equity in access to land
land governance
expropriation
compensation
land investments
land access
right of access
The VGGT Popular Version for Communal Land Administration was developed to support the Parliament of Namibia in delivering training to traditional authorities and regional institutions to enhance their capacity to administer communal land within their jurisdictions. This was carried out in line with the Communal Land Reform Act, Act 5 of 2002 and the resolutions of the 2nd National Land Conference. The Popular Version outlines 14 pertinent land governance issues in Namibia’s communal areas.
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Determining Minimum Compensation for Lost Farmland: A Theory-Based Impact Evaluation of a Land Grab in Sierra Leone

Policy Papers & Briefs
April, 2016
Sierra Leone
Land in post-conflict settings
compensation
land acquisitions
land dispute
land grabbing
land rights
local communities
The land grabbing issue has produced a plethora of debates ranging from ethical conduct of land grabbing agents, specifically concerning displacement, to evidence for and against positive externalities such as technological spill-overs and construction of infrastructure. An underexplored topic is the valuation of agricultural land and the compensatory payments made to land users, distinct from land owners, for the loss of their source of food security.
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National Conference on Emerging Land Issues in Kenyan Agriculture and their Implications for Food Policy and Institutional Reforms

Journal Articles & Books
October, 2014
Kenya
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land Conflicts
Land in post-conflict settings
Land, Climate Change & Environment
advocacy
agrarian reform
compensation
conflicts
customary tenure
displacement
encroachment
eviction
expropriation
food security
land access
land governance
land grabbing
land management
land policies
land reform
land titling
land use
For a long time sub-Saharan Africa has been considered to have abundant and underutilized land than any other continent. On the contrary, recent studies show that many rural Africans live in increasingly densely populated areas where all arable land is allocated or under cultivation. This has led to a long-term decline in farm size and reduced fallows.
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Irregular and illegal Land Acquisition by Kenya’s Elites: Trends, Processes, and Impacts of Kenya’s Land-Grabbing Phenomenon

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2011
Kenya
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
Land, Climate Change & Environment
community land rights
compensation
customary land rights
customary tenure
Indigenous Peoples
land
land access
land acquisitions
land conflicts
land governance
land grabbing
land investments
land policies
land rights
land tenure
land use
The International Land Coalition (ILC) has commissioned this present report to analyze the illegal/irregular acquisition of land by Kenya’s elites to ascertain the types of land affected, the processes used to acquire land, and the profiles of the perpetrators, as well as to identify the victims and the impacts of land grabbing. The report is drawn largely from the Kenya Land Alliance (KLA)’s series “Unjust Enrichment: The Making of Land Grabbing Millionaires”,
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FOREIGN INVESTMENT, LARGE-SCALE LAND DEALS, AND UNCERTAIN “DEVELOPMENT“ IN SIERRA LEONE

Policy Papers & Briefs
January, 2015
Africa, Sierra Leone
Land in post-conflict settings
land governance
compensation
land investments
foreign investment
land deals
land rights
Sierra Leone recently attracted significant inflows of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in export-oriented mining and agribusiness. These investments have usually involved large-scale land deals with local communities that have been facilitated and brokered by government officials, local politicians, and paramount chiefs. Affected people and communities were supposed to receive compensations for lost land and, in addition, they expected to find gainful employment opportunities with multinational companies.
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Mekong Land Research Forum: Annual country reviews 2018-19

Policy Papers & Briefs
February, 2019
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Forest Tenure
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
Urban Tenure
compensation
concession (land)
encroachment
farmers
forest conservation
forest land
grassroots organizations
land acquisitions
land conflicts
land dispute
land dispute resolution
land distribution
land grabbing
land investments
land law
land markets
land registration
land rights activists
land transactions
landlessness
property rights
research
tenure security
state property
sustainable development
urbanization
waste (abuse)
The Annual Country Reviews reflect upon current land issues in the Mekong Region, and has been produced for researchers, practitioners and policy advocates operating in the field. Specialists have been selected from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam to briefly answer the following two questions:

1. What are the most pressing issues involving land governance in your country?

2. What are the most important issues for the researcher on land?
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Review of Selected Land Laws and the Governance of Tenure in the Philippines

Discussion Paper in the context of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Governance of Tenure (VGGT)

Journal Articles & Books
October, 2014
Philippines
VGGT
land administration
land governance
expropriation
land law
land policies
land reform
urbanization
environment
natural disasters
rural areas
urban areas
land markets
land acquisitions
compensation
land investments
eviction
land dispute
land tenure
customary land rights
indigenous peoples' land rights
land tenure systems
Indigenous Peoples
The Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT), was developed under the Committee on World Food Security as a result of collaboration among different groups of stakeholders – governments, civil society, private sector, academia. The VGGT is intended to provide a framework for responsible tenure governance that supports food security, poverty alleviation, sustainable resource use and environmental protection.
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Harvard's billion-dollar farmland fiasco

Reports & Research
September, 2018
Global
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
compensation
environment
farmland
land acquisitions
land conflicts
land investments
One of the world's major buyers of farmland is under fire for their involvement in land conflicts, environmental destruction and risky investments. A new report by GRAIN and Rede Social de Justiça e Direitos Humano presents, for the first time, a comprehensive analysis of Harvard University's controversial investments in global farmland.

The report finds that:
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LANDac Annual Conference 2018: Conference Report

Conference Papers & Reports
August, 2018
Global
Land & Investments
compensation
informal settlements
land acquisitions
land conflicts
land governance
land investments
land markets
land rights
landlessness
sustainable development
The LANDac Conference 2018 looked at land governance through the lens of mobility. Land acquisitions trigger migration and yield other types of mobility such as capital, goods and ideas. Ensuing land claims raise new questions for land governance. So far, the discussion has focused on respecting land rights, informing local residents and offering fair compensation. The conference explored the question: Given the variety of mobility, what are good ways forward in land governance?