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Approaches to Urban Slums : A Multimedia Sourcebook on Adaptive and Proactive Strategies

Training Resources & Tools
May, 2012
Global
Land & Investments
Urban Tenure
capacity development
informal settlements
land management
land markets
land ownership
land titling
land use
slums
urban areas
urban planning
urban population
urbanization
Approaches to urban slums are a
multimedia sourcebook that comprises 14 self-running
audiovisual presentations and 18 video interviews. It is
organized into four broad sections: adaptive approaches,
proactive approaches, case profiles, and thematic
interviews. The sourcebook itself, which contains more than
nine viewing hours of content on CD-ROM, does not exist in
printed format. This guide provides an overview of the
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Big push for development or erosion of local livelihood?

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2010
Global
Land & Investments
land investments
food security
rural population
sustainable development
agriculture
farmland
The recent upsurge in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in land raises the hope to bridge the gap of decades of underinvestment in developing countries’ agricultural sector, but it may also threaten host countries’ food security and increase the vulnerability of the rural population. Based on four country case studies conducted by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), this article illustrates distinct impacts of large-scale investments in agricultural land.
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Corruption Perceptions Index 2019

Reports & Research
January, 2020
Global
Land & Corruption
corruption
extractive industries
indigenous peoples' lands
land administration
land governance
land rights
land rights activists
land transactions
mining
pastoral land rights
The Corruption Perceptions Index 2019 reveals a staggering number of countries are showing little to no improvement in tackling corruption. Our analysis also suggests that reducing big money in politics and promoting inclusive political decision-making are essential to curb corruption. 180 The CPI scores 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, according to experts and business people.
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Custodians of the land, defenders of our future

A new era of the global land rush

Reports & Research
September, 2016
Australia, Global, Honduras, India, Mozambique, Peru, Sri Lanka
Land & Investments
common lands
farmers
farming systems
gender equity in access to land
indigenous peoples' land rights
Indigenous Peoples
land deals
land grabbing
land investments
land rights
pastoral land rights
pastoralists
tenure security
women
Since 2009, Oxfam and others have been raising the alarm about a great global land rush. Millions of hectares of land have been acquired by investors to meet rising demand for food and biofuels, or for speculation. This often happens at the expense of those who need the land most and are best placed to protect it: farmers, pastoralists, forest-dependent people, fisherfolk, and indigenous peoples.
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How the world is paving the way for corporate land grabs - Publication - ActionAid

Reports & Research
January, 2014
Global
Land & Investments
advocacy
agrarian reform
agriculture
extractive industries
cadastres
capacity development
climate change
common property
land conflicts
desertification
environment
farmers
fisheries
food security
forestry
gender equity in access to land
Indigenous Peoples
land governance
land grabbing
land policies
land rights
landlessness
legal empowerment
local communities
natural resources management
pastoralists
property law
research
rural development
land area
land markets
women
"For millions of people living in the world’s poorest countries, access to land is a matter not of wealth, but of survival, identity and belonging. Most of the 1.4 billion people earning less than US$1.25 a day live in rural areas and depend largely on agriculture for their livelihoods, while an estimated 2.5 billion people are involved in full- or part-time smallholder agriculture.
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How UK institutional investors finance the global land grab - Document

UK pension funds and asset managers found to be investing at least £37.3bn in companies involved in, or associated with, large-scale land acquisitions, according to a new report commissioned by Friends of the Earth.

Reports & Research
January, 2014
Global
Land & Investments
agriculture
extractive industries
cadastres
common property
land conflicts
farmers
food security
Indigenous Peoples
land governance
land grabbing
land policies
land rights
legal empowerment
natural resources management
property law
research
rural development
land area
land markets
Friends of the Earth’s report, ‘What’s your pension funding? How UK institutional investors finance the global land grab’, highlights the investments of UK institutional investors, such as British Airways Pension Fund, Legal & General and Standard Life, in companies accused of grabbing land, destroying the environment, and undermining sustainable livelihoods.
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ICARRD Resources

Global
Land & Investments
farmers
agrarian reform
land rights
agriculture
land grabbing
rural development
land governance
land policies
land area
land markets
food security
climate change
advocacy
natural resources management
environment
research
The International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development took place in Porto Alegre, Brazil in 2006. A summary Final Report on the conference can be found Here. Attached are the resources, presentations, and papers from the conference.
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Land Policy Dialogues : Addressing Urban-Rural Synergies in World Bank Facilitated Dialogues in the Last Decade

March, 2013
Global
Urban Tenure
Land & Investments
agrarian reform
agriculture
decentralization
farmland
land administration
land consolidation
land distribution
land management
land markets
land ownership
land policies
land reform
land registration
land rights
land tenure
land titling
land transfers
land use
land-use planning
landowners
property rights
slums
squatters
sustainable development
transaction costs
urban areas
urban planning
urban population
urbanization
zoning
Land policy, administration and
management are areas of strong client demand for technical
advice and operational support. This review sought to help
the Bank better position itself to present coherent advice
on policy, institutional arrangements and practice. The
potential implications are a lowering of reputational risk
to the Bank; greater efficiency in the process including
joint data gathering; and building of greater momentum and
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Land the New Economic Bubble?

Madeleine Fairbairn

Policy Papers & Briefs
January, 2014
Global
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
agriculture
land conflicts
extractive industries
farmers
Indigenous Peoples
land governance
land grabbing
land policies
land rights
natural resources management
property law
rural development
land area
At the turn of the 21st century, farmland was still considered an investment backwater by most of the financial sector. Although some insurance companies have had farmland holdings for years, most financial investors found farmland, and agricultural investment in general, unappealing compared to the much higher returns to be made in financial markets.

Introduction: Farmland, A Safe Investment in Troubling Financial Times
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Leveraging Land to Enable Urban Transformation : Lessons from Global Experience

January, 2013
Global
Urban Tenure
Land & Investments
land management
land speculation
land use
property law
property rights
transaction costs
urban areas
urban planning
urbanization
Around the world, in both developed and
developing countries, policy makers use a variety of tools
to manage and accommodate urban growth and redevelopment.
Government officials have three main concerns in terms of
land policy: (i) accommodating urban expansion, (ii)
providing infrastructure, and (iii) managing density.
Together, the planning for infrastructure and urban
expansion, land use, and density policies combine to shape