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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
A Just Transition for Communities: Can Wind and Solar Projects Turn Human Rights Lessons into Leadership?
Wind and solar projects have a human rights problem. But they don’t have to.
Putting community land rights first: responsible private-sector divestment in Mozambique
In Mozambique, community land rights are recognised under the country’s progressive land laws.
Governance by guidelines: Shifting regulatory regimes of agribusiness and plantation investments in Southeast Asia
LANDac International Conference 2022 Session Summary