Asks and responds to a series of questions about land grabbing, including what is it, what is its scale, its history, its impacts, how does it take place, what is new, how is it tied to water grabbing, what is green grabbing, who or what are the main drivers, what is the role of the EU, what solutions have been proposed, why are guidelines and transparency not sufficient, what systemic changes are needed, what does the concept of food sovereignty have to offer, and what resistance is being undertaken?
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchOctober, 2012Africa
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJuly, 2012Africa
Argues the need to transition the people’s demand for land from ‘land reform’ and ‘land tenure security’ to ‘land sovereignty’. A peoples’ enclosure campaign is needed to help farmers to proactively assert their political control over their remaining lands against potential and actual threats of corporate or state enclosure.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchAugust, 2012Africa
Unprecedented pressures on land and its governance have been created. Covers land, governance and corruption: the linkages; evidence and consequences – administrative and political corruption; actors and forms of corruption; measures and responses; data analysis.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchApril, 2012Sierra Leone, Africa
Examines various grievances against Socfin in Sierra Leone including lack of proper consultation, transparency and compensation, pressure and intimidation, destruction of livelihoods. Argues it is critical that the Socfin’s deal is urgently reviewed.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchFebruary, 2012Liberia, Africa
Includes land use and livelihoods, rights and rules governing land use and natural resources, women’s rights to land, local governance institutions in Liberia, disputes, dispute resolution mechanisms, sources of tenure security and insecurity, community recommendations, policy recommendations.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchOctober, 2012Namibia, Africa
Covers land rights and economics in 13 communal conservancies in Caprivi and the Namibian state in rural Caprivi – ministries of lands, agriculture, the environment, and the police. Comments on the lack of legal capacity in rural Namibia.
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Library ResourceTraining Resources & ToolsApril, 2012Africa
Pamphlet drawn from the (above) Handbook. Practical tips and step-by-step instructions can help companies to successfully negotiate lease agreements with landowning communities. They can help communities prepare for the changes that come with high impact projects and more effectively harness their benefits and also provide the government with a tool that can be used to promote responsible investment.
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Library ResourceManuals & GuidelinesApril, 2012South Sudan, Africa
Includes setting the scene in South Sudan, key concepts and guiding principles, pre-investment planning, community consultation, participatory impact assessments, participatory monitoring, grievance mechanisms, community financial management, sample of community protocol.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJuly, 2012Tanzania, Africa
Includes history of the Katumba settlement, lack of communication about relocation, refugee outlook, environmental impacts.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchAugust, 2012Africa
Includes going with the grain; global farmland index – a new measure of performance; investment performance – a creditable alternative; global snapshot – a world of opportunity; risk appraisal – a deeper understanding; global outlook – land remains a prime asset.
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