concession (land)

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Summary Report: Recognition of Customary Tenure in the Mekong Region

Reports & Research

April 2017

Cambodia

Laos

Myanmar

Thailand

Vietnam

This dialogue provided a way for the land community to collaboratively explore challenges and opportunities related to the recognition of indigenous, ethnic minority and customary tenure rights in the Mekong region in order to:

Logging, Mining, And Agricultural Concessions Data Transparency: A Survey Of 14 Forested Countries

Reports & Research

March 2017

Brazil

Cambodia

Canada

Colombia

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Indonesia

Liberia

Madagascar

Malaysia

Mexico

Myanmar

Papua New Guinea

Peru

Russia

Global demand for timber, agricultural commodities, and extractives is a significant driver of deforestation worldwide. Transparent land-concessions data for these large-scale commercial activities are essential to understand drivers of forest loss, monitor environmental impacts of ongoing activities, and ensure efficient and sustainable allocation of land.

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A concession is defined as the granting of a territory for its occupation and use.

LandVoc browser in AGROVOC:

https://explore.landvoc.org/landvoc/en/page/?uri=http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_357653f9

AGROVOC URI:

http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_357653f9