News and Blogs
New Portfolio Highlights the Promises and Pitfalls of Land Investments
The Land Portal Foundation has launched a new Land & Investments Portfolio that unpacks the key concepts, terms, international frameworks and policies, and many other aspects critical to unders
What communities, governments and the private sector need to know about responsible land investments
Access to and secured long-term rights to use land are an essential precondition for rural development, food production, security and social peace.
2022 Land Portal Annual Report Highlights Increasing Access to Land Information
The Land Portal Foundation reported another successful year in 2022, making significant progress toward their organizational strategy and monitoring and evaluation framework.
Civil society organizations are key to creating better land policies: lessons from Zambia
In a blog series from IIED and the Land Portal, rights defenders and practitioners in the global South reflect on their strategies to push for more responsible and sustainable land-based investment
Mining and Community Development Agreements: a panacea for community justice in Uganda?
Uganda’s extractives industry is growing exponentially and attracting both foreign and domestic mining companies. But too often, mineral-rich communities fail to benefit.
Webinar recap: The New Customary Land Rights Act in Sierra Leone
In September 2022, Sierra Leone enacted unprecedented new laws related to land, climate and sustainable development – the Customary Land Rights Act 2022 and the National Land Commission Act 2022.
From conflict to public-private partnerships: Securing land-use rights and livelihoods in Mozambique
Mozambique’s 1997 land law recognises land rights acquired through customary practice and good faith occupancy, even without a formal title.
Protesting herders to get government support to stop harmful mining operations
The Voluntary Guidelines: A Data Deficit?
This data story scrutinises some of the impacts of the VGGT.
Second Dialogue event strengthens Responsible Investment in Land in Lao PDR and reinforces stakeholder collaboration
The event convened various stakeholders from the sector with the aim to review the progress of implementation of responsible investments in agriculture and forestry in Lao PDR, exchange experiences