Promoting transparency and accountability in land acquisitions
The Land Matrix is an independent land monitoring initiative that promotes transparency and accountability in decisions over large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) in low- and middle-income countries by capturing and sharing data about these deals.
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Deal narratives
Deal Narrative 7: Between fortress conservation and participatory development – Lessons from a forest carbon offset project in Salta, Argentina
2026-10-27Read more >>Ongoing expansion of the agricultural frontier in South America’s native forests continues to drive deforestation and land degradation and jeopardise the livelihoods of forest-dwelling Indigenous and peasant communities. In response, many countries in the region have sought to strengthen forest conservation by implementing more stringent regulatory frameworks, such as those …
Publications
Land rights and governance in the expansion of conservation and forest carbon projects
2026-10-29Read more >>Under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF), countries have committed to conserving at least 30% of terrestrial, inland water, coastal, and marine areas by 2030. As governments expand conservation efforts to meet this target, questions arise about how these projects affect existing land rights and governance arrangements, particularly in …
Events
31st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP31)
2026-10-22Read more >>COP31 will be held in Antalya, Türkiye, from 9-20 November 2026. The UN Climate Change Conferences (or COPs) take place every year, and are the world’s only multilateral decision-making forum on climate change that brings together almost every country on Earth. This year, COP31 will bring together world leaders and …
Events
Seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 17)
2026-10-22Read more >>When: 19-30 October 2026
Where: Yerevan, ArmeniaThe 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will take place in October 2026. It will be held in conjunction with the twelfth meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety …
News
How transparent are agricultural land deals in Ukraine? A VGGT assessment
2026-09-23Read more >>In today’s world, food security has become a key challenge; consequently, the responsible governance and use of land play a vital role in ensuring public well-being and community development. Transparency and accountability in land governance are crucial factors in establishing equitable access to resources. The Land Matrix (LM) initiative addresses …
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