{"data": {"blogpages": [{"id": 1791, "title": "The impact of Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine on the state of the country\u2019s soil: Analysis results", "slug": "the-impact-of-russias-war-against-ukraine-on-the-state-of-countrys-soil-analysis-results", "date": "2023-09-12", "header_image": "/media/images/War_and_soil.2e16d0ba.fill-500x500.jpegquality-60.png", "excerpt": "

Authors: Anastasiia Splodytel, Oleksandr Holubtsov, Serhii Chumachenko, and Liudmyla Sorokina
Published: 2023
Source: Ecoaction

Since 2014, Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine has dramatically disrupted the soil environment and caused large-scale and long-term environmental degradation. This drastic change of landscape requires an immediate and comprehensive study, followed by the development of policies \u2026

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This storyline gives an overview of current land grabbing databases, their lack of spatial information, and how remote sensing datasets can overcome this lack when being used to detect large scale agricultural production schemes.

View the story map here.

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Authors: Marc Wegerif, Mohamed Coulibaly
Published: 2023
Source: International Land Coalition

In May 2012, the Committee on World Food Security adopted the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT) to promote secure tenure rights and equitable \u2026

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The Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA) is organised biennially by the African Land Policy Centre (ALPC), a joint initiative of the African Union Commission, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, and the African Development Bank. The goal is to deepen capacity for land policy in Africa through \u2026

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From November 21 to 24, 2023, the tripartite consortium consisting of the African Union Commission (AUC), the African Development Bank (AfDB) and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will be holding the Fifth Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA) in the context of the Year of AfCFTA: Acceleration \u2026

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Authors: Quentin Grislain and Jeremy Bourgoin
Published: 2023
Source: Land Use Policy

Sub-Saharan Africa is confronted with land issues such as the private appropriation of farmland, land use conflicts, and access to land for women and younger generations. These diverse issues and the promotion of evidence-based policies encourage actors in \u2026

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By: Christoph Kubitza

In the wake of global climate action, large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) for renewable energy and carbon offset projects will increase the pressure on land. In addition, deforestation-free value chains that are also intended to reduce carbon emissions will require changes in the conduct of LSLAs. We assessed \u2026

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Authors: Jeremy Bourgoin, Djibril Diop, Camille Jahel, Roberto Interdonato, and Quentin Grislain
Published: 2023
Source: Land Use Policy

This paper, co-authored by members of the Land Matrix, looks at how, despite a growing awareness, the patterns and regimes of dispossession are still subject to blind spots, due in part to \u2026

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The Instituto de Investigaciones en Energ\u00eda No Convencional (INENCO) is currently carrying out a radio broadcasting campaign to share its research activities from the Latin America Regional Focal Point (RFP). The campaign started in April 2023 and will run for three months until July. So far, INENCO has visited \u2026

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This year's LANDac Annual Conference is organised jointly with the IOS-Fair Transitions to discuss the crossroads of the fair transitions and land governance debates in the context of climate change. The conference will take place in Utrecht, the Netherlands, from 28-30 June and will be held on site with a \u2026

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The 51st Plenary Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS51) will be held from 23 to 27 October 2023 in a hybrid format in Rome, Italy.

To enrich and complement the CFS 51 plenary and give partners and other stakeholders an opportunity to highlight their work, CFS invites \u2026

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Authors: Chuan Liao, Kerstin Nolte, Daniel G. Brown, Jann Lay, Arun Agrawal
Published: 2023
Source: Elsevier

This paper, co-authored by the Land Matrix's Prof Jann Lay from GIGA, makes use of a global dataset on large-scale land transactions (LSLTs) for agricultural production to estimate potential carbon emissions based on different \u2026

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Russia's war against Ukraine has provoked widespread and long-term degradation of the environment, including the soil ecosystem. Mined areas, shelling craters, landslides, destroyed military equipment in the fields, and more are all signals of serious soil disturbances with devastating consequences for both soil and human health. Without proper restoration, damaged \u2026

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Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment's Executive Training on Sustainable Investments in Agriculture provides an interdisciplinary approach to addressing the challenges and opportunities of agricultural investments. The program is designed to equip participants with the necessary knowledge and skills to address some of the key challenges posed by international investments in \u2026

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Authors: Davis, K.F., M\u00fcller, M.F., Rulli, M.C., Tatlhego, M., Ali1, S., Baggio, J.A., Dell'Angelo, J., Jung, S., Kehoe, L., Niles, M.T. Eckert, S
Published: 2023
Source: IOP Science

Agricultural large-scale land acquisitions have been linked with enhanced deforestation and land use change. Yet the extent to which transnational agricultural large-scale \u2026

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Au S\u00e9n\u00e9gal les acquisitions de terre \u00e0 grande \u00e9chelle (ATGE) se d\u00e9veloppent dans un contexte marqu\u00e9 par de multiples d\u00e9fis qui ont des implications sur la gouvernance fonci\u00e8re. Malheureusement, les donn\u00e9es disponibles sur la pratique restent encore disparates. Les estimations globales acquises sur les transactions fonci\u00e8res sont issues de plusieurs \u2026

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In times of multiple crises, such as conflicts, the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and rising global food prices, the pressure on land resources continues to grow. Safeguarding fair and equal access to land remains essential to food security and food systems transformation. The\u00a010th anniversary of the Voluntary Guidelines \u2026

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Transformation Labs are a new type of scientific congress aimed at bridging the science-policy-practice nexus for achieving sustainable development. The overall goal of the Transformation Labs is to identify research that can help sustainable socio-ecological transformations within planetary boundaries. The Labs are supported by a grant from the Novo Nordic \u2026

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Every summer, LANDac organises the \u2018Land Governance for Development\u2019 Summer School in Utrecht, the Netherlands. This year, the Summer School will take place from 3 \u2013 14 July.

The large-scale acquisition of land in the Global South \u2013 often referred to as \u201cland grabbing\u201d or \u201cthe global land rush\u201d \u2013 \u2026

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The LANDac International Annual Conference 2023, in collaboration with the Fair Transitions Platform- Utrecht University/IOS, will be taking place from 28-30 June 2023 in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The call for sessions is now open, and will close on 15 February 2023.

Land is at the core of solutions for fair \u2026

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Autora: Lorena Iz\u00e1 Pereira
Fecha de publicaci\u00f3n: 2022
La procedencia: Land Matrix LAC

No es posible comprender el espacio agrario brasile\u00f1o sin considerar las nuevas din\u00e1micas derivadas de los nuevos usos del territorio. La expansi\u00f3n de los proyectos de energ\u00eda e\u00f3lica, una actividad intensiva en el \u00e1rea, ha resultado en \u2026

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Por cuarto a\u00f1o consecutivo, Land Matrix LAC pone a disposici\u00f3n una herramienta que busca visibilizar diversas situaciones de acaparamiento de tierras en Am\u00e9rica Latina. A partir de los casos de grandes transacciones subidos a la base de datos Land Matrix Lac, investigadores de siete institutos acad\u00e9micos de varios pa\u00edses de \u2026

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Joining both online and in person, over 110 participants attended the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) side event on 12 October 2022, at which a panel of experts discussed human rights violations in global land acquisitions and agricultural supply chains. Still frequently occurring, these violations have triggered a range \u2026

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Investors are neglecting good practice principles in land - and threatening indigenous people\u2019s land rights, rain forests, and ultimately the climate

Only 29% of land investments in main forest basin countries* show a satisfactory level of compliance with the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure (VGGTs).

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Low transparency \u2026

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Source: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern
Published: 2022

Much arable land in developing countries is inefficiently managed or lies fallow: Since this became the accepted, World Bank-endorsed narrative in 2008, it has shaped the agricultural policies of many developing countries. At the same time, it has \u2026

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Taking stock and assessing the way forward for responsible land governance and food security\u00a0

In times of multiple crises, such as conflicts, the Covid-19 pandemic, climate change, and rising global food prices, the pressure on land resources continues to grow. Safeguarding fair and equal access to land remains essential to \u2026

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Global agricultural supply chains are frequently associated with human rights violations \u2013 particularly upstream, when large-scale commercial production is established on land previously used by smallholders or indigenous populations. In response, various frameworks that target the country of production, for example the VGGT, or investors, such as the CFS-RAI, are \u2026

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In 2019, the Land Matrix established it\u2019s PhD programme as part of its drive to strengthen data analysis and promote research activities. Three years later, the Initiative is proud to congratulate the first two students to finalise their PhD theses and complete the programme, Quentin Grislain and Wegayehu Bogale.

The \u2026

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The 50th Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) will be held from 10 to 13 October 2022. The CFS 50 Plenary will endorse two key policy products: the Voluntary Guidelines on Gender Equality and Women's and Girls' Empowerment and the Policy Recommendations on Promoting Youth Engagement and \u2026

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Authors: Lorina Fedorova, Christoph Kubitza, and Danya-Zee Pedra

The Russian attack on Ukraine has upended the lives of millions of Ukrainians and is causing one of the most severe humanitarian crises in Europe in decades. Aside from the humanitarian threat, economic concerns have begun to surface as people start to \u2026

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Author: Nyaguthii Maina
Published: 2022
Source: International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

Globally, there has been positive momentum to develop and implement new national laws and international guidance frameworks to promote \u201cresponsible\u201d investment in land and agriculture, but Africa still lags far behind other regions in responsible investment practice. Today, \u2026

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Autora: Venencia, C.D, Salas Barboza, A.G.J, Ag\u00fcero, J.L, y Seghezzo, L.
Fecha de publicaci\u00f3n: 2022
La procedencia: Land Matrix LAC

Despu\u00e9s de m\u00e1s una d\u00e9cada, el fen\u00f3meno de grandes transacciones detierrascontinua en aumento, al igual que susefectos sociales y ambientales. En este contexto, a partir de la base de datos \u2026

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Large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) in forests bring considerable economic, social and environmental impacts to communities in Asia.\u00a0As the regional focal point of the Land Matrix Initiative (LMI) in Asia, the Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development has recorded 1,009 LSLAs in the region, of which 40% are intended \u2026

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Landlessness and lack of secure access to and tenure over land, water, and forest resources have been identified as one of the priority issues by many farmer organisations in Asia. As this continues to be a major problem for small-scale farmers, LSLAs have become a serious threat to their livelihoods. \u2026

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Author: Christoph Kubitza

The 2022 LANDac International Conference took place under the theme \u201cGoverning land for the future. What (r)evolutions do we need?\u201d from 29 June to 1 July. As always, the event was hosted in the small city of Utrecht, the Netherlands, bringing together both researchers and practitioners. This \u2026

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The month of May marked a milestone for many of us involved in the land sector, as we were finally able to come together in person for the first time since the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic at one of the main events in the calendar \u2013 the Global Land \u2026

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Authors: Ward Anseeuw, Jeremy Bourgoin, and Angela Harding
Published: 2022
Source: Rural 21 - The International Journal for Rural Development

Without doubt, the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure (VGGT) have promoted development and uptake of global and regional land policy frameworks and guidelines. But what about implementation \u2026

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Authors: FAO, IFAD, UNICEF, WFP and WHO
Published: 2022
Source: FAO

This year\u2019s report should dispel any lingering doubts that the world is moving backwards in its efforts to end hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition in all its forms. We are now only eight years away from 2030, but the \u2026

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Source: The Manila Times
Published: 29 June 2022

A recent report published by the Land Matrix Initiative has shed some light on the extent of so-called large-scale land acquisitions (LSLA) in the Philippines, and the news is not encouraging. The Philippines is among the top five countries in all \u2026

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Author: Ben Kritz
Source: The Manila Times
Published: 28 June 2022

LAND use is a touchy subject in any country, and particularly so here in the Philippines. The seemingly endless struggle to produce enough food for a steadily expanding population is constantly handicapped by strong competition for control of \u2026

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Authors: Alexander De Juan, Lisa Hoffmann and Jann Lay
Published: 2022
Source: OSF Preprints

This paper, co-authored by the Land Matrix's Jann Lay from GIGA and using Land Matrix data, investigates whether and how large-scale agricultural investments (LSAIs) influence the risk of communal conflict. The study assessed a mechanism that \u2026

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The closer we get to the harvest season, the more often we hear the global community\u2019s statements that Russian aggression in Ukraine is spreading terror and hunger far beyond our country. How the war will affect the world\u2019s food security and the possible ways of dealing with the issue were \u2026

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Authors: Saturnino M. Borras Jr, Jennifer C. Franco, Tsegaye Moreda, Yunan Xu, Natacha Bruna, Binyam Afewerk Demena
Published: 2022
Source: Land Use Policy

This article intensively engages with the Land Matrix's contributions. It underscores that the land rush has remained, and is likely to remain, a significant global phenomenon despite \u2026

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Authors: Alexander De Juan, Daniel Geissel, Jann Lay, and Rebecca Lohmann
Published: 2022
Source: GIGA

How do large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) increase the risk of conflict, and what kind of policies can mitigate this effect? We address these questions with a systematic and policy-oriented synthesis of prior research. First, we \u2026

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Authors: Mykhailo Amosov
Source: Ecoaction
Published: 19 May 2022

As we witness a time when a third of Ukraine\u2019s arable land is under current occupation by Russian troops or was previously occupied and is still mined by Russia, it\u2019s obvious that the economic interest in the most profitable use of \u2026

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The Global Land Forum (GLF) 2022, organized by the International Land Coalition, will be held from 21 to 26 May in Swemeh, Jordan. The GLF will focus on engaging young people in the country and region in building a sustainable future.

Global and overarching themes will include:

People-centred land governance \u2026

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An estimated 10 million hectares \u2014\u00a0a third of Ukraine\u2019s total farmland \u2014 has been knocked out of production either because it's occupied by Russian troops or because the land is strewn with landmines, unexploded shells and the charred remains of tanks and other military hardware, said Mykhailo Amosov, \u2026

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Authors: Danya-Zee Pedra and Christoph Kubitza
Published: 2022
Source: RICS Land Journal

In 2007/08, agricultural commodity prices spiked. Following a similar pattern of rising food prices last year, independent global monitor the Land Matrix Initiative reviewed the global land rush in developing countries. The alarming results are explained in this \u2026

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Despite the progress made in terms of global and national land policy frameworks, effective changes in practices remain limited. This is particularly the case with regard to large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs), as highlighted through this assessment of the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure (VGGTs) \u2026

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Notwithstanding aspirational global frameworks and policy reforms at national levels with regards global investment, in general and in agriculture and land in particular, an essential question remains: how have these significant legal improvements impacted on the practices on the ground? On one hand, this Infopoint conference endeavors to contribute to \u2026

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Authors: Mykhailo Amosov and Maria Diachuk, Ecoaction Center for Environmental Initiatives
Source: Euromaidan Press
Published: 15 April 2022

Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine has escalated the threat of hunger around the world. Ukraine is a major supplier of food products to the world, especially, to the developing countries. The Russian invasion \u2026

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UPDATE: Three sessions have been added to the overview, which are open for abstracts. Have a look at the call above to see the renewed overview of all the sessions.\u00a0

Abstracts should be submitted by 15th of April, in English and using the Abstract Submission Form. Please \u2026

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Source: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern, Switzerland
Published: 7 April 2022

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Author: Katarina Kusic and Sladjana Lazic
Source: Lefteast
Published: 11 March 2022

While the recent protests in Serbia have focused on environmental protection specifically and the increasingly authoritarian nature of the ruling party more generally, the catalyst for the protests is land. They started in reaction to a planned lithium \u2026

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Authors: J. D. Unruh , S. Akhobadze , H. O. Ibrahim , B. Karapinar, B. S. Kusum , M. Montoiro , M. S. Santivane
Published: 2019
Source: FAO - Land Tenure Journal

Land degradation neutrality (LDN) as a broad framework guiding research, policy and practice has gained considerable attention in \u2026

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The Land Matrix Initiative and all its partners are deeply shocked and concerned about the russian aggression and war against Ukraine and the violation of international law. We express our solidarity with our partners from Ukraine, and all the Ukrainian people.

We call for the war to be stopped immediately. \u2026

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Source: Kyiv School of Economics
Published: 4 March 2022

Background
Wheat and corn account for almost of 30% of all calories or simply all food (in various forms) in the world. Ukraine and Russia together export about 30% of all wheat and about 18% of all corn in the world. \u2026

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Source: UNCG
Published: 16 march 2022

For more than 20 days, a war on an unprecedented scale has been going on in Europe. Russia started this war, expecting to take control of key Ukrainian cities and break down the resistance in just a few days. It has become evident that \u2026

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Authors: Wegayehu Fitawek and Sheryl L Hendriks
Published: 2022
Source: African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences

This study, which used Land Matrix data, set out to estimate the role of large-scale agricultural investments (LSAIs) on household vulnerability to food insecurity in sample communities in Kenya, Madagascar and Mozambique \u2026

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Author: Irish Baguilat, Coordinator for the UNDFF and Women Farmers' Agenda of AFA
Source: Asian Farmers' Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA)
Published: 6 January 2022

The pandemic and its consequences have had a huge impact on the livelihoods and welfare of small-scale family farmers. As expressed and observed, the \u2026

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Every year, the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) discusses current topics and issues with global outreach. The 2022 GFFA will address the issue \u201cSustainable Land Use: Food Security Starts with the Soil\u201d and will thus deal with one of the most important challenges for the global food situation \u2026

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The LANDac Annual International Conference offers a podium for knowledge exchange between researchers, practitioners and private sector representatives working on land governance for equitable and sustainable development. Anticipating that restrictions for travel and large-scale events will still be in place, the LANDac Annual International Conference 2022 will be held in \u2026

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Authors: Dr Regina Neudert and Dr Lieske Voget-Kleschin
Published: 2021
Source: MISEREOR

In the Global South, the demand for fertile land has resulted in international investors making large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs). Africa is by far the most targeted continent in this respect. According to the Land Matrix, 37% of the \u2026

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In September this year, the Land Matrix Initiative published its third analytical report, Taking stock of the global land rush: Few development benefits, many human and environmental risks, based on data collected on large-scale land acquisitions around the world.

According to this report, Ukraine ranks second among target countries \u2026

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The Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), in partnership with NTFP-EP, the MRLG alliance, and the ASEAN Secretariat and the ASEAN Working Group on Social Forestry, will be conducting a Regional Learning Exchange and Policy Dialogue on Customary Tenure (CT) Recognition, Food Security and Traditional Livelihoods in the \u2026

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Author: Kaamil Ahmed

Source: The Guardian

Published: 15 November 2021

Growing rush for land is destroying ecosystems and disrupting lives to satisfy global demand for goods, study warns

Businesses and governments must stop the growing rush of commodities-driven land grabbing, which is \u201ctrashing\u201d the environment and displacing people, says new \u2026

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At this webinar, hosted by the Global Land Programme, three authors of the Land Matrix's third analytical report, Taking stock of the global land rush: Few development benefits, many human and environmental risks, will discuss the report findings and recommendations with the GLP community. The webinar will also \u2026

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Authors: Mykhailo Amosov and Danya-Zee Pedra

As the demand for land and natural resources accelerates in Eastern Europe, reliable, up-to-date data is crucial to monitor large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) in order to ensure that their negative social and environmental impacts can be mitigated. However, collecting information about land deals is \u2026

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The 21st Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty \u201cInstitutions for Equity and Resilience\u201d - which was postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak - has tentatively been scheduled to take place in Washington, D.C. on March 21\u201325, 2022. Most papers and other contributions prepared for the 2020 Land Conference \u2026

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The fourth CLPA is scheduled to take place over 2 - 4 November 2021 combining online and conventional sessions in a hybrid format, in Kigali, Rwanda, under the theme: \u201cLand governance for safeguarding art, culture and heritage towards the Africa We Want\u201d.\u00a0 The Conference's theme aligns with the African Union \u2026

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Authors: Christoph Kubitza and Danya-Zee Pedra

Current spikes in global food prices bring up old memories of similarly escalating food prices in 2007/2008 and the associated rush for agricultural land in developing countries. Seeing these recurring patterns in prices, it is ever more urgent to understand if the past global \u2026

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This free online learning programme supports IFAD and FAO projects and partners in finding solutions to secure tenure rights through participatory methods and geomatics technology.

This course is intended for development partners and organizations interested or involved in FAO and IFAD operations. It was designed with IFAD and FAO country \u2026

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More than 10 years since the surge in large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) in developing countries which followed the spike in agricultural commodity prices in the late 2000s, the Land Matrix Initiative has taken stock of the \u201cglobal land rush\u201d and its socio-economic and environmental impacts in this, our third analytical \u2026

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The annual Asia Land Forum will take place from 26 to 29 October 2021 under the theme of Securing Land Rights and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Taking into account the accomplishments that the land community across the region has made so far, this year\u2019s Forum will further explore the challenges \u2026

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ILC Africa's annual Land Forum will take place virtually from October 26-28 under the theme \u201cAchieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Africa through partnerships for inclusive land governance\u201d. The forum will bring together the region\u2019s foremost actors on land governance to explore opportunities, and mobilise forces, on building forward using \u2026

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Aunque Paraguay cuenta con una alta biodiversidad en sus seis ecorregiones, en las \u00faltimas cinco d\u00e9cadas el pa\u00eds perdi\u00f3 casi el 90% de la cobertura boscosa original de su territorio, debido a la expansi\u00f3n de las actividades agr\u00edcolas y ganaderas, en particular en la regi\u00f3n del Chaco. Esta expansi\u00f3n gener\u00f3 \u2026

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Although Paraguay boasts high biodiversity in all its six eco-regions, in the last five decades, it has lost almost 90% of its original forest cover due to the expansion of agricultural and livestock activities, particularly in the Chaco region. This expansion has also generated multiple conflicts over land tenure between \u2026

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In this webinar, taking place on Tuesday 28 September 2021 from 13:00-14:00 CEST, the Land Matrix Initiative (LMI) will launch its third analytical report, Taking stock of the global land rush: Few development benefits, many human and environmental risks. The webinar will present an opportunity to discuss the \u2026

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Here\u2019s how the United Nations should harness science and technology to improve nutrition and safeguard the environment.

Authors: Joachim von Braun , Kaosar Afsana , Louise O. Fresco & Mohamed Hassan

Source: Nature

Published: 30 August 2021

The world\u2019s food system is in disarray. One in ten people is undernourished. \u2026

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Author: Madalitso A. Kamenya, Agricultural Economist, Land Matrix Africa (hosted by the University of Pretoria)

Land is one of the most valuable assets in Malawi, but is considered underdeveloped. To increase productivity, efforts have therefore been made to increase large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) throughout the country. However, information on these \u2026

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En el marco de su beca doctoral del Programa Land Matrix, Cristian Venencia presento el Primer Informe T\u00e9cnico del a\u00f1o 2021 titulado: \u00abTierras estatales transformadas en Grandes transacciones de tierras\u00bb. El informe aborda dos casos de estudios, que representan cuatro grandes transacciones de tierras registradas en la base de datos \u2026

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Authors: Evheniia Maruniak, Serhii Lisovskyi, Oleksandr Holubtsov, Viktor Chekhnii, Yurii Farion, and Mykhailo Amosov
Published: 2021
Source: Center for Environmental Initiatives Ecoaction

Generally, the term \u2018land concentration\u2019 is used to denote large-scale purchases or leasing of agricultural land, predominantly by private and public investors and agribusinesses in order to manufacture \u2026

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Apparel brands are said to be eyeing Uzbekistan as a potential source of cotton, particularly with Xinjiang cotton now the subject of US sanctions. A process of reform has made significant progress on forced labour issues in Uzbekistan, but now another issue has arisen: land-grabs. In this special piece for \u2026

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Author: Sam Szoke-Burke
Published: 2021
Source: Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment

Transparency is often seen as a means of improving governance and accountability of investment, but its potential to do so is hindered by vague definitions and failures to focus on the needs of key local actors. In a new \u2026

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Authors: Sam Szoke-Burke, Samuel Nguiffo, and Stella Tchoukep
Published: 2021
Source: Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment

Despite a recent transparency law and participation in transparency initiatives, Cameroon\u2019s investment environment remains plagued by poor transparency. In a new report focusing on agribusiness projects in Cameroon, CCSI and the Centre pour \u2026

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Authors: Markus Giger, Sandra Eckert and Jann Lay
Published: 2021
Source: One Earth

A new commentary in One Earth highlights the link between large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs), deforestation, and emerging zoonotic diseases. Analysing Land Matrix data from 2,485 domestic and international large-scale agricultural deals, the authors found that 87% of \u2026

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Authors: Lorenzo Rosa, Maria Cristina Rulli, Saleem Ali et al.
Published: 2021
Source: Nature Communications

Large-scale land acquisitions for commercial agriculture and cash crops have been rising at an alarming rate worldwide. This research, using Land Matrix datasets, considers the hidden energy consumption and carbon impact of this "great agrarian \u2026

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Authors: Danielle D. Legault and Logan Cochrane
Published: 2021
Source: Land

For the past decade, the land rush discourse has analyzed foreign investment in land and agriculture around the world, with Africa being a continent of particular focus due to the scale of acquisitions that have taken place. Gabon, a \u2026

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Uruguay tiene m\u00e1s de 144 000 000 de hect\u00e1reas de tierra agr\u00edcola, que representan el 82% del territorio nacional, un porcentaje muy alto si se considera que el promedio de Am\u00e9rica Latina no supera el 40%2. En Uruguay, el proceso de apropiaci\u00f3n y concentraci\u00f3n de tierras es un fen\u00f3meno que \u2026

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Uruguay has more than 144 million hectares of agricultural land, representing 82% of the national territory, a very high percentage compared to the Latin American average of less than 40%. Appropriation and concentration of land in Uruguay is a process that dates back to colonial times, and it has greatly \u2026

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Brasil es el pa\u00eds m\u00e1s grande de toda Am\u00e9rica Latina y el quinto pa\u00eds m\u00e1s grande del mundo. Lamentablemente, el pa\u00eds tambi\u00e9n ocupa el segundo lugar a nivel mundial en t\u00e9rminos de p\u00e9rdida de bosques en las \u00faltimas dos d\u00e9cadas. Esta deforestaci\u00f3n se asocia principalmente con la ganader\u00eda y la \u2026

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Argentina, como el resto de Am\u00e9rica Latina y el Caribe (LAC), sufri\u00f3 un intenso proceso de deforestaci\u00f3n y p\u00e9rdida de cobertura natural en las \u00faltimas d\u00e9cadas. Esto es importante a nivel regional y global, siendo Argentina el octavo pa\u00eds m\u00e1s grande del mundo, con una superficie de m\u00e1s de 2,7 \u2026

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Authors: Wegayehu Fitawek and Sheryl L Hendriks
Published: 2021
Source: Land

This study set out to estimate the effects of large-scale agricultural investments (LSAIs) on household food security in one community each in Kenya, Madagascar and Mozambique. An endogenous switching regression model was adopted to control for a possible selection \u2026

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Oxfam Blogs guest post by Wytske Chamberlain and Wegayehu Fitawek of Land Matrix Africa, hosted by the University of Pretoria\u00a0

Remember the global riots over food set off by sharp spikes in commodity prices in 2008? The biofuel hype as THE solution to dirty oil? And the financial crisis that \u2026

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This brief, published by the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact, Coalition for Tenure Justice in Indonesia, and the Rights and Resources Initiative, discusses legislative developments during COVID-19 in India, Indonesia, and the Philippines that undermine sustainable human-environment interactions and Indigenous Peoples' and Local Communities' broader enjoyment of their rights over their \u2026

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Authors: Caterina Conigliani, Nadia Cuffaro and Giovanna D\u2019Agostino
Published: 2018
Source: Land Use Policy

Recent years have witnessed an increasing interest in land-based investments for food, feed, fuel, and fibre, driven by the volatility in commodity prices, economic growth of emerging economies, policy drivers of biofuel demand, and investor strategies \u2026

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Are the Philippines\u2019 Protected Areas (PAs) and Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) free from the encroachment of large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs)? What policies and programmes can we recommend to ensure that these PAs and KBAs are protected? What mitigating actions can we do in areas where there are already LSLAs?

The \u2026

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Authors: Chuan Liao, Kerstin Nolte, Jonathan A. Sullivan, Daniel G. Brown, Jann Lay, Christof Althoff and Arun Agrawal

Published: 2021

Source: Nature Food

Large-scale land transactions can promote agricultural intensification, but may be accompanied by negative socioeconomic and environmental consequences. Estimated carbon emissions from converting transacted lands to large-scale farms, \u2026

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Pour r\u00e9pondre au manque d\u2019informations transparentes sur les investissements \u00e0 incidences fonci\u00e8res, la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 civile S\u00e9n\u00e9galaise, au sein du cadre de r\u00e9flexion et d\u2019action sur le foncier au S\u00e9n\u00e9gal (CRAFS), a lanc\u00e9 en 2015 une plate-forme multipartite, appel\u00e9e Observatoire National de la Gouvernance Fonci\u00e8re (ONGF), pour suivre les dyna-miques \u2026

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As with the rest of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), Argentina has experienced an intense process of deforestation and loss of natural vegetation in the last few decades. As the eighth-largest country in the world, with a total mainland area of more than 2.7 million km squared, this not \u2026

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Since large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) cover less than 9% of Ghana\u2019s 4.7 million hectares of arable land, it may not seem like they would have a significant impact on the country\u2019s agricultural landscape. However, their impact in fact goes far beyond the land footprint only, through their use of water \u2026

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Authors: Ward Anseeuw and Giulia Maria Baldinelli

Published: 2020

Source: International Land Coalition

In most countries, land inequality is growing. Worse, new measures and analysis published in this synthesis report show that land inequality is significantly higher than\u00a0previously reported. The \u201cuneven ground\u201d alluded to in the title of this \u2026

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Land inequality is on the rise. Globally, the top 10% of landowners of rural populations capture 60% of agricultural land value, while the bottom 50% of rural populations capture only 3% of land value. These are just some of the shocking findings that will be presented at the launch of \u2026

", "categories": [{"slug": "events", "__typename": "BlogCategory"}], "tags": [], "url": "/resources/land-inequality-week/", "__typename": "BlogPage"}, {"id": 1666, "title": "Investigaci\u00f3n muestra la desigual distribuci\u00f3n de la tierra en el Chaco salte\u00f1o", "slug": "investigaci\u00f3n-muestra-la-desigual-distribuci\u00f3n-de-la-tierra-en-el-chaco-salte\u00f1o", "date": "2020-11-11", "header_image": "/media/images/Chaco_region.2e16d0ba.fill-500x500.jpegquality-60.png", "excerpt": "

Aplicando el coeficiente de Gini para analizar las grandes transacciones de tierra realizadas desde el a\u00f1o 2000, esta investigaci\u00f3n, del proyecto Grandes Transacciones de Tierras (GTT), a trav\u00e9s de la Iniciativa Land Matrix, revela que el Chaco de Salta es una de las regiones m\u00e1s afectadas por el desmonte \u2026

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\u201cLand Grabbing from the inside\u201d -- Who is involved? What are the consequences? Why is it so difficult to fight?

Throughout the month of November, Land Matrix LAC, in collaboration with the ILC LAC, will be carrying out an exciting Outreach Campaign to explore the issue of land grabbing in \u2026

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The ASEAN Guidelines and Action Plan on Responsible Investment in Food, Agriculture and Forestry workshop, held from 30-31 July 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand, brought together more than 60 participants from ASEAN governments, the global and regional private sector, civil society organizations, farmer organizations and other key stakeholders. The aim of \u2026

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The primary purpose of the ASEAN Guidelines on Promoting Responsible Investment in Food, Agriculture and Forestry ('ASEAN\u00a0RAI') is to promote investment in food, agriculture and forestry in the ASEAN region that contributes to regional economic development, food and nutrition security, food safety and equitable benefits, as well as the \u2026

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Brazil is the largest country in both South America and Latin America and is the world\u2019s fifth-largest country by area. Sadly, however, the country ranks second-highest globally in terms of forest loss in the last two decades, mostly associated with cattle ranching and agriculture, as seen in the Amazon basin, \u2026

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The Second Arab Land Conference, taking place from 22-24 February 2021 in Cairo, Egypt, marks an important milestone in the roadmap towards establishing good land governance in the Arab region. The conference will promote good land management and land administration by focusing on the priorities of the Arab Land \u2026

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Authors: Roberto Interdonato, J\u00e9r\u00e9my Bourgoin, Quentin Grislain, Matteo Zignani, Sabrina Gaito and Markus Giger

Published: 2020

Source: PLOS ONE

Land is a scarce resource and its depletion is related to a combination of demographic and economic factors. Hence, the changes in dietary habits and increase in world population that upturn \u2026

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Authors: Insa Flachsbarth, Jann Lay, Kerstin Nolte, Angela Harding, Ward Anseeuw and J\u00e9r\u00e9my Bourgoin

Published: 2020

Source: Think20 (T20) Saudi Arabia 2020

This policy brief, produced by the Land Matrix for the T20 Saudi Arabia 2020 Summit, suggests that, in light of the fact the G20 has recognised the \u2026

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The Asia Land Forum and Regional Assembly, organised by the International Land Coalition Asia (ILC Asia) and taking place 6-9 October, aims at developing a common ground of the political, economic, environmental, and social linkages between land governance, food security, poverty, and democracy.

The Covid-19 pandemic is a wake-up \u2026

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Authors: Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Mousseau, Andy Currier, Elizabeth Fraser, and Jessie Green

Published: 2020

Source: The Oakland Institute

Driving Dispossession: The Global Push to \u201cUnlock the Economic Potential of Land,\u201d sounds the alarm on the unprecedented wave of privatization of natural resources that is underway around the world. Through six case studies\u2014Ukraine, \u2026

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This free webinar taking place on Thursday 17 September will bring together activists and experts from three case countries who will expose the drivers and impact of efforts to privatise land, explore their interconnected nature, and overview the change of course required for the people and the planet.

The webinar \u2026

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Authors: Wegayehu Fitawek and Prof Sheryl L Hendriks

Source: The Conversation

Published: 1 September 2020

Large-scale land acquisitions have been increasing in developing countries following the 2007/8 high food price crisis. Countries with limited agricultural potential, like Gulf states, have been driving foreign acquisitions in developing countries. Many \u2026

", "categories": [{"slug": "news", "__typename": "BlogCategory"}], "tags": [{"slug": "africa", "__typename": "BlogTag"}, {"slug": "madagascar", "__typename": "BlogTag"}], "url": "/resources/foreign-agriculture-investments-dont-always-threaten-food-security-the-case-of-madagascar/", "__typename": "BlogPage"}, {"id": 1653, "title": "Report: Land use changes and investments in selected regions of Ukraine", "slug": "report-land-use-changes-and-investments-selected-regions-ukraine", "date": "2020-09-07", "header_image": "/media/images/Land_use_in_Ukraine.2e16d0ba.fill-500x500.jpegquality-60.png", "excerpt": "

Authors: Anton Biatov, Oleh Prylutskyi and Mykhailo Amosov

Published: 2020

Source: Ecoaction

How careful are the agricultural companies with the land they use? This study tried to answer this question by conducting a remote assessment of the state of land in areas where businesses have invested in agriculture.

There is \u2026

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Of Ukraine\u2019s 60 million hectares (ha) of total land area, 55% is classified as arable land, which is the highest ratio in Europe. While this incredible wealth of fertile land has earned Ukraine the title of the \u2018breadbasket of Europe\u2019, it has also caused intense debate on how land relations \u2026

", "categories": [{"slug": "country-profile", "__typename": "BlogCategory"}], "tags": [{"slug": "ukraine", "__typename": "BlogTag"}, {"slug": "eastern-europe", "__typename": "BlogTag"}], "url": "/resources/country-profile-ukraine/", "__typename": "BlogPage"}, {"id": 1651, "title": "Africa Land Forum 2020", "slug": "africa-land-forum-2020", "date": "2020-09-01", "header_image": "/media/images/Africa_Land_Forum_2.2e16d0ba.fill-500x500.jpegquality-60.jpg", "excerpt": "

Delivering on the African Union Agenda 2063 by Promoting People-Centred Land Governance in Africa

In partnership with the African Union Commission (AUC) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the 2020 Africa Land Forum will be held online from 15-17 September . The Forum will bring together 300-500 participants from \u2026

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The Uganda Land Observatory has developed a dynamic new website dedicated to capturing existing knowledge and collecting new data on land deals in the country. The goal of the Uganda Land Observatory is to strengthen land governance and improve transparency in land transactions to promote greater consistency with the Africa \u2026

", "categories": [{"slug": "news", "__typename": "BlogCategory"}], "tags": [{"slug": "africa", "__typename": "BlogTag"}, {"slug": "uganda", "__typename": "BlogTag"}], "url": "/resources/uganda-land-observatory-knowledge-and-information-platform-live/", "__typename": "BlogPage"}, {"id": 1649, "title": "A look at the Senegalese agricultural model: Land practices and territorial specificities of medium and large-scale farms", "slug": "look-senegalese-agricultural-model-land-practices-and-territorial-specificities-medium-and-large-scale-farms", "date": "2020-08-05", "header_image": "/media/images/Senegal_River_Delta.2e16d0ba.fill-500x500.jpegquality-60.png", "excerpt": "

Authors: J\u00e9r\u00e9my Bourgoin, Djibril Diop, Djiby Dia, Moussa Sall, Romaric Zagr\u00e9, Quentin Grislain, and Ward Anseeuw

Published: 2020

Source: Cahiers Agricultures

The food issue related to population growth is at the heart of international sustainable development agendas and feeds the debates on the transitions to be undertaken or supported. Often \u2026

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Auteurs: J\u00e9r\u00e9my Bourgoin, Djibril Diop, Djiby Dia, Moussa Sall, Romaric Zagr\u00e9, Quentin Grislain et Ward Anseeuw

Publi\u00e9: 2020

La source: Cahiers Agricultures

L\u2019enjeu alimentaire li\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019augmentation d\u00e9mographique est au c\u0153ur des agendas internationaux de d\u00e9veloppement durable et nourrit les d\u00e9bats sur les transitions \u00e0 entreprendre ou soutenir. Souvent d\u00e9fini \u2026

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Authors: Markus Giger, Emily Mutea, Boniface Kiteme, Sandra Eckert, Ward Anseeuw, Julie G. Zaehringer

Published: 2020

Source: Land Use Policy journal

Many experts agree that more agricultural investment is needed in the global South to improve local food security and reduce poverty. However, there is a lack of consensus about \u2026

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Authors: Davis, K.F., Koo, H.I., Dell\u2019Angelo, J. et al.

Published: 2020

Source: Nature Geoscience

Tropical forests are vital for global biodiversity, carbon storage and local livelihoods, yet they are increasingly under threat from human activities. Large-scale land acquisitions have emerged as an important mechanism linking global resource demands to forests \u2026

", "categories": [{"slug": "publications", "__typename": "BlogCategory"}], "tags": [{"slug": "asia", "__typename": "BlogTag"}, {"slug": "africa", "__typename": "BlogTag"}, {"slug": "latin-america", "__typename": "BlogTag"}], "url": "/resources/tropical-forest-loss-enhanced-large-scale-land-acquisitions/", "__typename": "BlogPage"}, {"id": 1634, "title": "Better understanding land acquisition in Ghana through the Land Matrix Data Campaign", "slug": "better-understanding-land-acquisition-ghana-through-land-matrix-data-campaign", "date": "2020-05-15", "header_image": "/media/images/Ghana_Data_Campaign.2e16d0ba.fill-500x500.jpegquality-60.png", "excerpt": "

Ghana has seen a significant surge in large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) in recent years, and has in fact become one of the LSLA hotspots in Africa. However, since the way in which the number of transactions, estimated size of land, and categorisation of LSLAs is captured varies considerably between different \u2026

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Authors: Cecilia Coccia, Angela Harding and Danya-Zee Pedra

Published: 2020

Source: RICS Land Journal

In the latest issue of the RICS Land Journal, the Land Matrix explains how large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) can have substantial global impacts, and why the availability of reliable, up-to-date data is crucial to understand the \u2026

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Authors: Maria Cipollina, Nadia Cuffaro and Giovanna D\u2019Agostino

Published: 2018

Source: Sustainability, MDPI

Increasing commercial pressure on land may lead to land concentration in developing countries, especially in the context of complex systems of property rights. In this article we review through meta-analysis (MA) the econometric findings of the \u2026

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Autora: Natalia Espinosa Rinc\u00f3n

Fecha de publicaci\u00f3n: 2020

La procedencia: Land Matrix LAC

Este art\u00edculo presenta algunas caracter\u00edsticas del proceso reciente de acaparamiento de tierras en Colombia que se pueden observar a partir de los datos recogidos por el Observatorio Land Matrix, en el que se han registrado m\u00e1s de \u2026

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Authors: Mykhailo Amosov and Valentin Pugachev

Published: February 2020 (original)

Source: Ecoaction

Some Ukrainian agro-companies are contravening the law by illegally operating in protected areas of nature reserves and slopes. At the same time, local authorities continue to make such land privately owned and do not control its use.

These \u2026

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Author: Phillan Zamchiya

Published: 2020

Source: Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS)

Abstract: Globally, Africa remains the largest continent attracting land-based investments from the world. Data from the Land Matrix indicates that there were 422 transnational land deals concluded in the agricultural sector (42% of all global deals) \u2026

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Un cours en ligne est propos\u00e9 par AGTER et la Coalition Internationale pour l\u2019acc\u00e8s \u00e0 la terre, afin de proposer des outils d'analyse face \u00e0 l\u2019accaparement des terres dans le monde AGTER et la Coalition Internationale pour l\u2019acc\u00e8s \u00e0 la terre invitent les membres d\u2019organisations paysannes et de la \u2026

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Authors: Quentin Grislain, Jeremy Bourgoin, Ward Anseeuw, Perrine Burnod, Eva Hershaw and Djibril Diop

Published: 2020

Source: Land Journal

In recent decades, mechanisms for observation and information production have proliferated in an attempt to meet the growing needs of stakeholders to access dynamic data for the purposes of informed decision-making. \u2026

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Authors: Roberto Interdonato, Jeremy Bourgoin, Quentin Grislain, Matteo Zignani, Sabrina Gaito, and Markus Giger

Published: 2019

Source: Complex Networks and Their Applications VIII. COMPLEX NETWORKS 2019. Studies in Computational Intelligence, vol 882. Springer, Cham

Large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) by private companies or states have seen a sudden increase in recent \u2026

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Source: Land Portal

Published: 27 November 2019

African countries must act faster to purge corruption in the land sector by harnessing technology and innovation, African Development Bank Senior Vice President Charles Boamah urged on Monday.

Boamah, who was speaking to policymakers and stakeholders at a conference on Land Policy in \u2026

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March 16-20, 2020 - Washington, DC

The 21st Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty will present the latest research and innovations in policies and good practice on land governance around the world. The conference has become one of the largest international events on land governance, attracting over 1,400 \u2026

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The 2019 Regional Assembly of the Africa Platform of International Land Coalition will be held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast from 21 to 24 November 2019.

This year\u2019s event is special because it happens just before the 3rd Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA), a continental event organised by the \u2026

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The third edition of the Conference on Land Policy in Africa, a stimulating policy dialogue dedicated to promoting good land governance on the continent, will take place from 25 to 29 November 2019 in Abidjan, Cote d\u2019Ivoire.

This year\u2019s gathering is hosted by the African Development Bank under the \u2026

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Auteurs: Kerstin Nolte, Wytske Chamberlain, Markus Giger

Publi\u00e9: 2016

Ce rapport vise \u00e0 contribuer au corpus de connaissances disponibles sur les acquisitions de terres dans les pays \u00e0 revenu faible et interm\u00e9diaire en pr\u00e9sentant une analyse actualis\u00e9e des donn\u00e9es contenues dans la base de donn\u00e9es Land Matrix et en fournissant \u2026

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"Where are the opportunities to take forward an ambitious transparency, anti-corruption and open data agenda in the land sector?"

This webinar, co-hosted by GIZ, the Land Portal Foundation, Omidyar Network, Open Data Charter and\u00a0Open Data for Development (OD4D) network, will explore routes to realize the potential of open data \u2026

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Author: Mykhailo Amosov

Published: 2019

Source: Ecoaction

For nearly thirty years, the question of land reform has occupied Ukrainians. The current stalemate on land policy seems unbreakable. This article, by Mykhailo Amosov from our Eastern Europe Regional Focal Point, Ecoaction, considers how the \u2018land question\u2019 has developed over \u2026

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The African continent is the most targeted region for large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) in the global south. Given the sheer scale of this, monitoring these deals can be extremely challenging \u2013 but it is crucial that we do so, as access to land is closely linked to a number of \u2026

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Author: Tony Wesolowsky

Published: 2019

Source: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

With some of the world's most nutrient-packed soil, Ukraine has long been considered "the breadbasket of Europe". But since the collapse of communism, buying and selling the country's chornozem, or black earth, has been banned, amid fears that the wealthy \u2026

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Authors: Sara Balestri and Mario A. Maggioni

Published: 2019

Source: Journal of Defence and Peace Economics

The paper, which uses Land Matrix data, provides evidence that large-scale land acquisitions in sub-Saharan Africa raise the likelihood of experiencing outbursts of organised violence. This evidence is achieved through a spatially disaggregated approach, \u2026

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Authors: Brendan Schwartz, Lorenzo Cotula, Masalu Luhula, Tomaso Ferrando and Hayden Fairburn

Published: 2019

Source: IIED

A recent wave of large-scale commercial investments in agriculture, extractive industries and other land-based sectors has compounded the \u2018global resource squeeze\u2019 in low- and middle-income countries. But many communities affected by land rights violations \u2026

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Author: Fredrick Mugira

Source: New Vision

Published: 26 March 2019

In the hilly southwestern region of Uganda, a life-line river of about five million people has had up to 80 percent of its water dry up. The national environment watchdog, NEMA, says the prime factor drying Rwizi River is illegal \u2026

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Author: Scott Schang

Source: Land Portal

Published: 7 June 2019

In the past decade, significant international attention has focused on \u201cland grabs\u201d in developing countries by companies and others hungry for land to grow food and procure resources for the world\u2019s growing population. Tens of millions of acres of land \u2026

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Authors: AGJ Salas Barboza, JM Card\u00f3n Pocov\u00ed, C Venencia, LL Huaranca, JL Ag\u00fcero, MA Iribarnegaray, M Escosteguy, JN Volante & L Seghezzo

Published: 2019

Source: Journal of Land Use Science

In this study, the authors present a critical account of the enforcement of the Forest Law in the Province of \u2026

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This detailed country profile presents the Land Matrix data for large-scale land acquisitions in Argentina.

Download it here.

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Compiladora: Agostina Costantino

Publicado: 2019

Fuente: Editorial El Colectivo

En este libro nos proponemos discutir la magnitud, implicancias, trayectoria y caracter\u00edsticas que ha tenido el acaparamiento de tierras en Argentina y en la regi\u00f3n en los \u00faltimos a\u00f1os. Nos encontramos economistas, soci\u00f3logos, polit\u00f3logos, historiadores, ge\u00f3grafos, bi\u00f3logos y ec\u00f3logos para que \u2026

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Author: Emmanuel Sulle

Published: 2017

Source: Tanzania Natural Resource Forum

From the mid-2000s, Tanzania has experienced a significant interest in land-based investments, with foreign investors leasing chunks of land for agriculture, tourism and forest plantations. To date, few land-based investments have generated significant incomes for rural communities, while others are \u2026

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Authors: Masalu Luhula, Godfrey Massay, Naomi Shadrack, Zakaria Faustin, Sophia Masuka and Emmanuel Sulle

Published: 2019

Source: Tanzania Natural Resource Forum

Tanzanian policy makers have an opportunity to spearhead the implementation of the country\u2019s industrialisation agenda through integrated and people-centred land-based investments. In a country where most people depend on \u2026

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Authors: Angela Harding and Danya-Zee Pedra

Source: Africa is a Country

Unsustainable palm oil industry practices\u2014the result of large-scale land acquisitions (LSLA) across Africa's tropical belt\u2014have resulted in a number of social and environmental concerns. Palm oil is one of the most rapidly expanding crops in Africa, and has been \u2026

", "categories": [{"slug": "news", "__typename": "BlogCategory"}], "tags": [{"slug": "africa", "__typename": "BlogTag"}], "url": "/resources/palm-oil-production-good-or-bad-africa/", "__typename": "BlogPage"}, {"id": 1601, "title": "Tracking changes in land governance to inform law reform in Cameroon: Methodology note", "slug": "tracking-changes-land-governance-inform-law-reform-cameroon-methodology-note", "date": "2019-07-22", "header_image": "/media/images/281-Tracking_change.2e16d0ba.fill-500x500.jpegquality-60.png", "excerpt": "

Authors: CED and IIED

Published: 2019

Source: LandCam

LandCam will track developments in policy and practice relevant to land governance, in the light of guidance or commitments contained in applicable international instruments. To develop a list of ten major policy questions to be tracked, the LandCam team identified land-related provisions \u2026

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Cameroon is part of a global trend towards large-scale investments in infrastructure, agriculture, extractive industries, industrial facilities and real estate that are displacing many people. Deeming these projects in the public interest, governments often acquire land by expropriating locally-held land rights. But compulsory land acquisition has severe economic, social and \u2026

", "categories": [], "tags": [{"slug": "africa", "__typename": "BlogTag"}, {"slug": "cameroon", "__typename": "BlogTag"}], "url": "/resources/towards-fair-and-effective-legislation-compulsory-land-acquisition-cameroon/", "__typename": "BlogPage"}, {"id": 1599, "title": "China in Cameroon\u2019s forests: A review of issues and progress for livelihoods and sustainability", "slug": "china-in-cameroons-forests-a-review-of-issues-and-progress-for-livelihoods-and-sustainability", "date": "2019-07-22", "header_image": "/media/images/China_in_Cameroon.2e16d0ba.fill-500x500.jpegquality-60.jpg", "excerpt": "

Authors: James Mayers, Samuel Nguiffo and Samuel Assembe-\u200bMvondo

Published: 2019

Source: IIED

Chinese investment in Cameroon \u2013 in roads, water, electricity, ports, agribusiness and forestry - is estimated to be worth two times more than all other sources of investment combined. But it comes with major implications for forests and \u2026

", "categories": [{"slug": "publications", "__typename": "BlogCategory"}], "tags": [{"slug": "africa", "__typename": "BlogTag"}, {"slug": "china", "__typename": "BlogTag"}, {"slug": "cameroon", "__typename": "BlogTag"}], "url": "/resources/china-in-cameroons-forests-a-review-of-issues-and-progress-for-livelihoods-and-sustainability/", "__typename": "BlogPage"}, {"id": 1598, "title": "Apes, crops and communities: land concessions and conservation in Cameroon", "slug": "apes-crops-and-communities-land-concessions-and-conservation-cameroon", "date": "2019-07-21", "header_image": "/media/images/IIED_brief.2e16d0ba.fill-500x500.jpegquality-60.jpg", "excerpt": "

Authors: Michelle Sonkoue and Samuel Nguiffo

Published: 2019

Source: IIED

Cameroon\u2019s current land law appears to have two conflicting objectives: to attract investors through large-scale land concessions while simultaneously protecting biodiversity, defending local people\u2019s rights and promoting rural development. But the legislation governing large-scale land-based investments is outdated and sometimes \u2026

", "categories": [{"slug": "publications", "__typename": "BlogCategory"}], "tags": [{"slug": "africa", "__typename": "BlogTag"}, {"slug": "cameroon", "__typename": "BlogTag"}], "url": "/resources/apes-crops-and-communities-land-concessions-and-conservation-cameroon/", "__typename": "BlogPage"}, {"id": 1597, "title": "Les observatoires fonciers en Afrique: Diversit\u00e9 des formes, facteurs d\u2019\u00e9mergence et de succ\u00e8s", "slug": "les-observatoires-fonciers-en-afrique-diversit\u00e9-des-formes-facteurs-d\u00e9mergence-et-de-succ\u00e8s", "date": "2019-07-21", "header_image": "/media/images/policybrief2_D8mHWD.2e16d0ba.fill-500x500.jpegquality-60.jpg", "excerpt": "

Authors: Quentin Grislain, J\u00e9r\u00e9my Bourgoin, Djibril Diop, Ward Anseeuw, Perrine Burnod, and Djiby Dia

Published: 2019

In recent decades, observatories have multiplied. Some of these observatories, known as land observatories, may reflect the need for knowledge and information in view of the scale and diversity of land issues (large-scale land \u2026

", "categories": [{"slug": "publications", "__typename": "BlogCategory"}], "tags": [{"slug": "africa", "__typename": "BlogTag"}], "url": "/resources/les-observatoires-fonciers-en-afrique-diversit%C3%A9-des-formes-facteurs-d%C3%A9mergence-et-de-succ%C3%A8s/", "__typename": "BlogPage"}, {"id": 1596, "title": "IP leaders use advocacy maps to show how Kaliwa Dam will impact them", "slug": "ip-leaders-use-advocacy-maps-show-how-kaliwa-dam-will-impact-them", "date": "2019-07-21", "header_image": "/media/images/tanay-ip-leaders-da.2e16d0ba.fill-500x500.jpegquality-60.jpg", "excerpt": "

With construction set to begin imminently in order to turn Daraitan into the reservoir for the Kaliwa Dam in Rizal, Philippines, there is great concern about the impact this will have on the area and the indigenous people (IP) living there. Daraitan is part of their vast ancestral domain in \u2026

", "categories": [{"slug": "news", "__typename": "BlogCategory"}], "tags": [{"slug": "philippines", "__typename": "BlogTag"}, {"slug": "asia", "__typename": "BlogTag"}], "url": "/resources/ip-leaders-use-advocacy-maps-show-how-kaliwa-dam-will-impact-them/", "__typename": "BlogPage"}, {"id": 1595, "title": "Impacts of large-scale land acquisitions on common-pool resources: Evidence from the Land Matrix", "slug": "impacts-large-scale-land-acquisitions-common-pool-resources-evidence-land-matrix", "date": "2019-05-28", "header_image": "/media/images/The_Commons_in_a_Gl.2e16d0ba.fill-500x500.jpegquality-60.jpg", "excerpt": "

Authors: Giger, Markus; Nolte Ward Anseeuw, Kerstin; Breu, Thomas Michael; Chamberlain, Wytske O.; Messerli, Peter; Oberlack, Christoph; Haller, Tobias

Published: 2019

We are pleased to announce that members of our very own Land Matrix team have authored a chapter in the newly released book The Commons in a Glocal World: \u2026

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Depuis la crise financi\u00e8re de 2008, la terre agricole s\u2019impose de nouveau sur les march\u00e9s internationaux comme un placement lucratif. Si nombre d\u2019investisseurs sont \u00e0 la recherche d\u2019une rentabilit\u00e9 int\u00e9ressante, on observe aussi dans cette course \u00e0 l\u2019achat de terres arables de nouveaux acteurs et de nouveaux enjeux : apr\u00e8s \u2026

", "categories": [{"slug": "news", "__typename": "BlogCategory"}], "tags": [{"slug": "africa", "__typename": "BlogTag"}], "url": "/resources/sapproprier-la-terre-du-lib%C3%A9ralisme-au-n%C3%A9ocolonialisme/", "__typename": "BlogPage"}, {"id": 1593, "title": "Punto Focal Am\u00e9rica Latina bolet\u00edn: Enero 2019", "slug": "punto-focal-am\u00e9rica-latina-bolet\u00edn-enero-2019", "date": "2019-03-13", "header_image": "/media/images/LAFP_boletin.2e16d0ba.fill-500x500.jpegquality-60.png", "excerpt": "

En\u00a0este \u00faltimo n\u00famero\u00a0del bolet\u00edn del Punto Focal Am\u00e9rica Latina, contamos con actualizaciones sobre las actividades en la regi\u00f3n, incluyendo:

Nuevas grandes transacciones de tierras en Am\u00e9rica Latina
Contribuci\u00f3n para un libro de acaparamiento de tierras
Taller para la identificaci\u00f3n de grandes transacciones de tierras
Foro: Intercambio de Conocimiento \u2026

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In this latest issue of the Latin America Focal Point newsletter, we feature updates on activities in the region, including:

New large scale land acquisitions in Latin America
Contribution to a book about land grabbing
Workshop of the identification of LSLA
Forum: Exchange of knowledge on Semi-arid regions of Latin \u2026

", "categories": [{"slug": "news", "__typename": "BlogCategory"}], "tags": [{"slug": "latin-america", "__typename": "BlogTag"}], "url": "/resources/latin-america-focal-point-newsletter-january-2019/", "__typename": "BlogPage"}, {"id": 1590, "title": "Improving transparency and reliability of tenure information for improved land governance in Senegal", "slug": "improving-transparency-and-reliability-tenure-information-improved-land-governance-senegal", "date": "2019-03-11", "header_image": "/media/images/Land_tenure_Senegal.2e16d0ba.fill-500x500.jpegquality-60.png", "excerpt": "

Authors:\u00a0J\u00e9r\u00e9my Bourgoin, Elodie Valette, Simon Guillouet, Djibril Diop and Djiby Dia

Published: 2019

In current literature, certain scholars have stressed the role of the private sector in the process of revitalizing agriculture through agribusiness-led development. Others have underlined the global risks of poorly negotiated land acquisitions that disadvantage farmers \u2026

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This detailed country profile presents the Land Matrix data for large-scale land acquisitions in Indonesia.

Download it here.

", "categories": [{"slug": "country-profile", "__typename": "BlogCategory"}], "tags": [{"slug": "indonesia", "__typename": "BlogTag"}, {"slug": "asia", "__typename": "BlogTag"}], "url": "/resources/indonesia-country-profile/", "__typename": "BlogPage"}, {"id": 1588, "title": "Cambodia country profile", "slug": "cambodia-country-profile", "date": "2019-02-12", "header_image": "/media/images/Cambodia_CP.2e16d0ba.fill-500x500.jpegquality-60.png", "excerpt": "

This detailed country profile presents the Land Matrix data for large-scale land acquisitions in Cambodia.

Download it here.

", "categories": [{"slug": "country-profile", "__typename": "BlogCategory"}], "tags": [{"slug": "cambodia", "__typename": "BlogTag"}, {"slug": "asia", "__typename": "BlogTag"}], "url": "/resources/cambodia-country-profile/", "__typename": "BlogPage"}, {"id": 1587, "title": "Philippines country profile", "slug": "philippines-country-profile", "date": "2019-02-12", "header_image": "/media/images/Philippines_CP.2e16d0ba.fill-500x500.jpegquality-60.png", "excerpt": "

This detailed country profile presents the Land Matrix data for large-scale land acquisitions in the Philippines.

Download it here.

", "categories": [{"slug": "country-profile", "__typename": "BlogCategory"}], "tags": [{"slug": "asia", "__typename": "BlogTag"}, {"slug": "philippines", "__typename": "BlogTag"}], "url": "/resources/philippines-country-profile/", "__typename": "BlogPage"}, {"id": 1585, "title": "Land Matrix National Land Observatory launched in Uganda", "slug": "land-matrix-national-land-observatory-launched-uganda", "date": "2018-12-10", "header_image": "/media/images/Uganda_NLO_launch.2e16d0ba.fill-500x500.jpegquality-60.jpg", "excerpt": "

By Israel Bionyi Nyoh, Communications Specialist Africa, International Land Coalition Africa

Uganda has new combat gear \u2013 and it\u2019s not going to be used to tear down homes and destroy lives. Instead it will arm the country with a platform to fight for land rights, peace and justice, and comes \u2026

", "categories": [{"slug": "news", "__typename": "BlogCategory"}], "tags": [{"slug": "africa", "__typename": "BlogTag"}, {"slug": "uganda", "__typename": "BlogTag"}], "url": "/resources/land-matrix-national-land-observatory-launched-uganda/", "__typename": "BlogPage"}, {"id": 1584, "title": "Profil pays R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo", "slug": "profil-pays-r\u00e9publique-d\u00e9mocratique-du-congo", "date": "2018-11-20", "header_image": "/media/images/DRC-landscape-map-f.2e16d0ba.fill-500x500.jpegquality-60.png", "excerpt": "

Ce profil pays pr\u00e9sente les donn\u00e9es de la Land Matrix pour et comprend les acquisitions\u00a0de terres \u00e0 grande \u00e9chelle\u00a0le\u00a0R\u00e9publique D\u00e9mocratique du Congo.

T\u00e9l\u00e9charger.

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This detailed country profile presents the Land Matrix data for large-scale land acquisitions in Liberia.

Download it\u00a0here.

", "categories": [{"slug": "country-profile", "__typename": "BlogCategory"}], "tags": [{"slug": "liberia", "__typename": "BlogTag"}, {"slug": "africa", "__typename": "BlogTag"}], "url": "/resources/liberia-country-profile/", "__typename": "BlogPage"}, {"id": 1582, "title": "Profil pays le Madagascar", "slug": "profil-pays-le-madagascar", "date": "2018-11-20", "header_image": "/media/images/Madagascar-landscap.2e16d0ba.fill-500x500.jpegquality-60.png", "excerpt": "

Ce profil pays pr\u00e9sente les donn\u00e9es de la Land Matrix pour et comprend les acquisitions\u00a0de terres \u00e0 grande \u00e9chelle\u00a0le Madagascar.

T\u00e9l\u00e9charger.

", "categories": [{"slug": "country-profile", "__typename": "BlogCategory"}], "tags": [{"slug": "africa", "__typename": "BlogTag"}, {"slug": "madagascar", "__typename": "BlogTag"}], "url": "/resources/profil-pays-le-madagascar/", "__typename": "BlogPage"}, {"id": 1581, "title": "Sierra Leone country profile", "slug": "sierra-leone-country-profile", "date": "2018-11-20", "header_image": "/media/images/Sierra-Leone-landsc.2e16d0ba.fill-500x500.jpegquality-60.png", "excerpt": "

This detailed country profile presents the Land Matrix data for large-scale land acquisitions in Sierra Leone.

Download it\u00a0here.

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Ce profil pays pr\u00e9sente les donn\u00e9es de la Land Matrix pour et comprend les acquisitions\u00a0de terres \u00e0 grande \u00e9chelle\u00a0le S\u00e9n\u00e9gal.

T\u00e9l\u00e9charger.

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This detailed country profile presents the Land Matrix data for large-scale land acquisitions in Senegal.

Download it\u00a0here.

", "categories": [{"slug": "country-profile", "__typename": "BlogCategory"}], "tags": [{"slug": "africa", "__typename": "BlogTag"}, {"slug": "senegal", "__typename": "BlogTag"}], "url": "/resources/senegal-country-profile/", "__typename": "BlogPage"}, {"id": 1578, "title": "Tanzania country profile", "slug": "tanzania-country-profile", "date": "2018-11-20", "header_image": "/media/images/Tanzania-landscape-.2e16d0ba.fill-500x500.jpegquality-60.png", "excerpt": "

This detailed country profile presents the Land Matrix data for large-scale land acquisitions in Tanzania.

Download it\u00a0here.

", "categories": [{"slug": "country-profile", "__typename": "BlogCategory"}], "tags": [{"slug": "africa", "__typename": "BlogTag"}, {"slug": "tanzania", "__typename": "BlogTag"}], "url": "/resources/tanzania-country-profile/", "__typename": "BlogPage"}, {"id": 1577, "title": "Zambia country profile", "slug": "zambia-country-profile", "date": "2018-11-20", "header_image": "/media/images/Zambia-landscape-ma.2e16d0ba.fill-500x500.jpegquality-60.png", "excerpt": "

This detailed country profile presents the Land Matrix data for large-scale land acquisitions in Zambia.

Download it here.

", "categories": [{"slug": "country-profile", "__typename": "BlogCategory"}], "tags": [{"slug": "africa", "__typename": "BlogTag"}, {"slug": "zambia", "__typename": "BlogTag"}], "url": "/resources/zambia-country-profile/", "__typename": "BlogPage"}, {"id": 1576, "title": "Latin America Focal Point newsletter: September 2018", "slug": "latin-america-focal-point-newsletter-september-2018", "date": "2018-11-13", "header_image": "/media/images/LAFP_newsletter.2e16d0ba.fill-500x500.jpegquality-60.png", "excerpt": "

In this latest issue of the Latin America Focal Point newsletter, we feature updates on activities in the region, including:

New phase and strengthening of the regional partners network
Start-up of the National Land Observatory of Argentina
Strengthening the Focal Point in research issues
Collaboration between the Focal Point Latin \u2026

", "categories": [{"slug": "news", "__typename": "BlogCategory"}], "tags": [{"slug": "latin-america", "__typename": "BlogTag"}], "url": "/resources/latin-america-focal-point-newsletter-september-2018/", "__typename": "BlogPage"}, {"id": 1574, "title": "Rom\u00e2nia profilul \u021b\u0103rii", "slug": "rom\u00e2n\u0103-profilul-\u021b\u0103rii", "date": "2018-10-15", "header_image": "/media/images/Romania_CP_Romanian.2e16d0ba.fill-500x500.jpegquality-60.png", "excerpt": "

Un profil detaliat al \u021barii, la capitolul achizi\u021biilor de terenuri pe scar\u0103 larg\u0103 \u00een Rom\u00e2nia, este disponibil at\u00e2t \u00een limba englez\u0103, c\u00e2t \u0219i \u00een limba rom\u00e2n\u0103, precum \u0219i o hart\u0103 interactiv\u0103 care detaliaz\u0103 \u00eencheierea de contracte de terenuri agricole \u00een \u021bar\u0103.

Desc\u0103rca\u021bi profilul \u021b\u0103rii \u00een limba\u00a0Englez\u0103
Desc\u0103rca\u021bi profilul \u021b\u0103rii \u2026

", "categories": [{"slug": "country-profile", "__typename": "BlogCategory"}], "tags": [{"slug": "eastern-europe", "__typename": "BlogTag"}, {"slug": "romania", "__typename": "BlogTag"}], "url": "/resources/rom%C3%A2n%C4%83-profilul-%C8%9B%C4%83rii/", "__typename": "BlogPage"}, {"id": 1572, "title": "Transnational Land Deals for Agriculture in the Global South: Analytical Report based on the Land Matrix database", "slug": "transnational-land-deals-agriculture-global-south-analytical-report-based-land-matrix-database", "date": "2018-10-04", "header_image": "/media/images/LM_Analytical_Repor.2e16d0ba.fill-500x500.jpegquality-60_oKmSsMn.png", "excerpt": "

Authors: Ward Anseeuw, Mathieu Boche, Thomas Breu, Markus Giger, Jann Lay, Peter Messerli and Kerstin Nolte

Published: 2012

This report draws on the Land Matrix database to\u00a0analyse and better understand the phenomenon of\u00a0large-scale agricultural land deals.\u00a0It first provides a global\u00a0overview and emphasises the indisputable reality\u00a0of \u2026

", "categories": [{"slug": "analytical-report", "__typename": "BlogCategory"}], "tags": [{"slug": "global", "__typename": "BlogTag"}], "url": "/resources/transnational-land-deals-agriculture-global-south-analytical-report-based-land-matrix-database/", "__typename": "BlogPage"}, {"id": 1569, "title": "International Land Deals for Agriculture - Fresh insights from the Land Matrix: Analytical Report II", "slug": "international-land-deals-agriculture-fresh-insights-land-matrix-analytical-report-ii", "date": "2018-10-04", "header_image": "/media/images/LM_Analytical_Repor.2e16d0ba.fill-500x500.jpegquality-60_ThuDqfr.png", "excerpt": "

Authors: Kerstin Nolte, Wytske Chamberlain, Markus Giger
Published: 2016

This report aims to contribute to the body of knowledge available on land acquisitions in low- and middle-income countries by presenting an up-to-date analysis of the data contained in the Land Matrix database and providing complementary evidence based on case studies. \u2026

", "categories": [{"slug": "analytical-report", "__typename": "BlogCategory"}], "tags": [{"slug": "global", "__typename": "BlogTag"}], "url": "/resources/international-land-deals-agriculture-fresh-insights-land-matrix-analytical-report-ii/", "__typename": "BlogPage"}, {"id": 1568, "title": "Romania country profile", "slug": "romania-country-profile", "date": "2018-10-04", "header_image": "/media/images/Romania_CP_English.2e16d0ba.fill-500x500.jpegquality-60.png", "excerpt": "

A detailed country profile of large-scale land acquisitions in Romania is available in both English and Romanian, as well as an interactive map detailing concluded agricultural land deals in the country.

Download the country profile in\u00a0English
Download the country profile in\u00a0Romanian
Download the\u00a0interactive map

One of the \u2026

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This interactive map details all concluded agricultural land deals in Romania.

Download the map here.

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There is an important relationship between the semi-arid areas of Latin America and the Caribbean and land grabbing.\u00a0

In order to increase the visibility and the access to information on semi-arid regions, Plataforma Semiaridos America Latina (Semiaridos) revamped its website: www.semiaridos.org

Semiaridos, which uses Land Matrix data, is an initiative \u2026

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Focus: Nicaragua Grand Interoceanic Canal

The Latin America Focal Point of the Land Matrix, Fundapaz, published a newsletter on their latest activities. Here is a summary of the contents:\u00a0

Focus: Nicaragua Grand Interoceanic Canal\u00a0
Updating of existing deals in Latin America\u00a0
New land deals of uploaded to the database \u2026

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Lessons learnt from the analysis of large-scale land acquisitions

This paper examines how the geospatial accuracy of samples and sample size influence conclusions from geospatial analyses. It does so using the example of a study investigating the global phenomenon of large-scale land acquisitions and the socio-ecological characteristics of the areas \u2026

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