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Investments in agriculture and other sectors that require land may be essential for economic development and food security, but what are the costs and benefits for local landholders and the environment?" Read more about challenges concerning land & investments.

Responsible Land Investments

To invest responsibly in land, it is important to recognize and respect the land rights of local communities and avoid social and environmental harm. Explore our ‘Responsible Land Investment’ pages to find out more on how to approach this, drawing from lessons learned from other projects.

Highlighted developments

Event

Webinar: The Financial Costs of Mitigating Tenure Risks

22 September 2021

Africa

Global

Organizers:

Land Portal Foundation

Overseas Development Institute

TMP Systems

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

The webinar Financial Costs of Mitigating Tenure Risks, organized by the Land Portal Foundation, the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), TMP Systems and the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, will take place on Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021, from 14:30-16:00 CEST (13:30-15:00 BST).

Event

3rd Mekong Regional Land Forum

26 May 2021 to 27 May 2021

South-Eastern Asia

Cambodia

Laos

Myanmar

Thailand

Vietnam

Organizers:

Mekong Region Land Governance

Land Portal Foundation

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

Government of Luxembourg

Land Equity International

Groupe de Recherches et d'Echanges Technologiques

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

News

Press Release: Responsible Land-Based Investment Navigator (RLBI) 2.0

12 May 2021

Global

Responsible Land-Based Investment Navigator (RLBI) 2.0 Provides Expanded Access to Resources and Information on Land Investments

Blog post

Responsible Land-Based Investments: Interview with Amaelle Seigneret

Sub-Saharan Africa

South America

South-Eastern Asia

Southern Asia

Global

Blog post

Responsible Land-Based Investments: Interview with 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.

Blog post

#MRLF2021: Working toward a more equitable and inclusive future for smallholders in the Mekong Region

Cambodia

Laos

Myanmar

Thailand

Vietnam

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Total Hectares in deals

Land Matrix - Large-Scale Land Acquisitions

Total Area (ha) calculated as the sum of all deals, in a given country over the period 2000-2015.

Measurement unit:

Hectares (ha)

Source: Land Matrix

Library

Digital Agriculture Profile Argentina

Reports & Research

December 2021

Argentina

Digital technologies are slowly spreading in agriculture sectors globally. But their adoption is hampered by the digital divide which requires significant public investments, improved policy and incentive frameworks to be bridged. Only after that, digital transformation will take place at scale.

The financial costs of mitigating social risks

Reports & Research

September 2021

Sub-Saharan Africa

This report assesses the costs and effectiveness of responsible investment practices in emerging market contexts. Its results make the business case for investments in social risk mitigation and avoidance practices. Such practices include community engagement efforts, impact assessments and the establishment of grievance resolution mechanisms.

Land Tenure in Mekong Forest Landscapes

Reports & Research

Conference Papers & Reports

September 2021

Southern Asia

The Summary Report of the 3rd Mekong Regional Land Forum provides a comprehensive review of the key messages from the event including a synthesis of keynote speeches, key take-aways, the links to all presentations and additional documentation.

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land investment library resources on the Land Portal

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Organizations working on Land & Investments

Imazon (Imazon)

O Imazon é um instituto de pesquisa cuja missão é promover o desenvolvimento sustentável na Amazônia por meio de estudos, apoio à formulação de políticas públicas, disseminação ampla de informações e formação profissional. O Instituto foi fundado em 1990, e sua sede fica em Belém, no Pará. Em 25 anos de existência, o Imazon publicou 648 trabalhos técnicos, dos quais quase um terço foram veiculados como artigos em revistas científicas internacionais.

Instituto de Economia (IE)

O departamento de Economia e Planejamento Econômico (DEPE), do Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas (IFCH) da Unicamp iniciou suas atividades em 1968, com cursos de economia e planejamento econômico em nível de pós-graduação. Considera-se essa a data de nascimento do IE/Unicamp. O curso de graduação em Ciências Econômicas começa em 1970 e o Mestrado e o Doutorado em economia foram formalmente implementados ao longo daquela década (1974 e 1977, respectivamente).

Nkuzi Development Association (NKUZI)

Vision: Land is available, accessible and effectively utilised by previously landless and marginalised people.

Mission: Nkuzi works towards the empowerment of disadvantaged men and women to have access to sufficient land secure tenure security, food security, provision of basic services and integrated local economic development. This is done through the provision of legal services, training and capacity building, research, advocacy and lobbying to effective policy change.

Eurasian Geography and Economics

Eurasian Geography and Economics is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering economic and political geography as well as macroeconomics of the Eurasian continent.