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Private sector companies are ones that are not owned by the government. This is opposed to the public sector that consists of industries such as education and unemployment insurance.

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What communities, governments and the private sector need to know about responsible land investments

5 April 2023

Authors:

Darryl Vhugen

Mr. Lorenz Jenni

Global

Access to and secured long-term rights to use land are an essential precondition for rural development, food production, security and social peace. The distribution and use of land is fundamental in rural areas and connected to a variety of thematic areas targeted in the Sustainable Development Goals.

Investing in Formal Land Rights for Commodity Smallholder Farmers: Lessons from land tenure public-private partnerships

5 July 2021

Authors:

Ana Garcia Moran

Côte d'Ivoire

Global

The Côte d’Ivoire Land Partnership (CLAP) brings public and private sectors together to work for affordable land documentation for smallholder farmers at scale. The panellists explained that land security should be at the core of corporate sustainability agendas because it translates into benefits across supply chains. Providing smallholder farmers with land documentation to strengthen their land rights has an impact on their lives, their families and also their productivity.

Demystifying FPIC: Tools to support development, avoid conflict and respect community rights

27 May 2021

Authors:

Daniel Hayward

Cambodia

Laos

Myanmar

Vietnam

Southern Asia

The third session of the Forum explored the nature of FPIC (Free, Prior and Informed Consent) and how it fits into the Mekong landscape, using case studies from a Vietnamese coffee project, and a company seeking land for eucalyptus plantations in Lao PDR.

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Responsible Land-Based Investments: Interview with Amaelle Seigneret

12 May 2021

Authors:

Amaelle Seigneret

Sub-Saharan Africa

South America

South-Eastern Asia

Southern Asia

Global

As part of the launch of the Responsible Land-Based Investment Navigator 2.0, the Land Portal spoke with Amaelle Seigneret, Researcher at the International Institute for Environment and Development(link is external), to hear what’s new.

Responsible Land-Based Investments: Interview with Nathaniah Jacobs

12 May 2021

Authors:

Nathaniah Jacobs

Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa

Sierra Leone

Asia

Eastern Asia

South-Eastern Asia

Global

As part of the launch of the Responsible Land-Based Investment Navigator 2.0, the Land Portal spoke with Nathaniah Jacobs, Senior Researcher at the International Institute for Environment and Development, to hear more about the Advancing Land-based Investment Governance (ALIGN) project. The Navigator is positioned to be a valuable tool and resource for ALIGN stakeholders.

Land-grabs – the new red flag for Uzbek cotton sector

19 February 2021

Uzbekistan

Originally published at: https://apparelinsider.com/land-grabs-the-new-red-flag-for-uzbek-cotton-...

Written by Lynn Schweisfurth

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.

A tragic outcome for the world's forests is not inevitable

5 May 2021

Authors:

Frances Seymour

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Brazil

Colombia

Peru

Indonesia

Global

The data on forest loss is still grim but we know what causes deforestation - and the policy tools and market mechanisms that can stop it

New report asks: Where’s the money going in the Niger Delta?

3 May 2021

Authors:

Tijah Bolton-Akpan

Miles Litvinoff

Nigeria

Oil companies are paying billions towards development in the Niger Delta, but it’s having little impact on the ground, say Tijah Bolton-Akpan and Miles Litvinoff.

Can The Coca-Cola Company and Illovo Sugar Africa Land it in Malawi and Beyond?

26 April 2021

Authors:

Chloe Christman

Malawi

For many years Oxfam has joined allies around the world to raise the alarm on how land acquisitions by governments and companies - for the production of commodities including sugar, palm oil, and soy used in consumer food and beverage products - drive communities, women, and smallholder farmers off their land. The result is skyrocketing land inequality and increases in hunger and human rights violations globally.

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Responsible Land-Based Investments: Interview with Amaelle Seigneret

12 May 2021

Authors:

Amaelle Seigneret

Sub-Saharan Africa

South America

South-Eastern Asia

Southern Asia

Global

As part of the launch of the Responsible Land-Based Investment Navigator 2.0, the Land Portal spoke with Amaelle Seigneret, Researcher at the International Institute for Environment and Development(link is external), to hear what’s new.

Responsible Land-Based Investments: Interview with Nathaniah Jacobs

12 May 2021

Authors:

Nathaniah Jacobs

Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa

Sierra Leone

Asia

Eastern Asia

South-Eastern Asia

Global

As part of the launch of the Responsible Land-Based Investment Navigator 2.0, the Land Portal spoke with Nathaniah Jacobs, Senior Researcher at the International Institute for Environment and Development, to hear more about the Advancing Land-based Investment Governance (ALIGN) project. The Navigator is positioned to be a valuable tool and resource for ALIGN stakeholders.

New report asks: Where’s the money going in the Niger Delta?

3 May 2021

Authors:

Tijah Bolton-Akpan

Miles Litvinoff

Nigeria

Oil companies are paying billions towards development in the Niger Delta, but it’s having little impact on the ground, say Tijah Bolton-Akpan and Miles Litvinoff.

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Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency (RVO)

The Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency supports entrepreneurs, NGOs, knowledge institutions and organisations. It aims to facilitate entrepreneurship, improve collaborations, strengthen positions and help realise national and international ambitions with funding, networking, know-how and compliance with laws and regulations.

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