Observatory
Africa
The Land Matrix Regional Focal Point (RFP) in Africa, hosted by the Resource Conflict Institute (RECONCILE), covers the whole of the African continent, which is the most targeted region for large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) in the global south. The RFP engages with a number of organisations across the continent to disseminate information, support advocacy, and stimulate land debate. The RFP works in collaboration with L’Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles le Bureau d'analyses macro-économiques (ISRA-BAME), which supports the Land Matrix in West Africa.
Latest resources
Events
2025 Conference on Land Policy in Africa
2025-11-07Read more >>The Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA), held biennially since 2024, was established to respond to the need towards having a continental land policy platform. The conference is a strategic space for research activities, presenting the issues and status of land in Africa for policy conversations. The conference also …
Analytical reports
Analytical report on land-based offset projects | Large-scale land acquisitions for carbon offsetting: Green grabbing or just transition?
2025-10-20Read more >>With demand for land remaining high in the agricultural sector, large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) continue to reshape rural landscapes and communities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In the last few years, however, a critical but often underestimated new force has added further pressure to land: the growth of carbon …
Publications
Trading carbon credits for human rights: Does Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement protect Indigenous Peoples and local communities?
2026-04-30Read more >>A new report by the Land Matrix Initiative and Carbon Market Watch examines whether the Paris Agreement’s Article 6.4 mechanism adequately protects Indigenous Peoples and local communities from bearing the brunt of carbon market expansion.
As the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (Article 6.4) gains momentum, a growing number of projects …