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There are 346 content items of different types and languages related to investment funds on the Land Portal.
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The role of African traditional authorities in land-based investment governance

15 November 2023

By examining the landscapes of multiple African countries, we will unearth the myriad experiences of traditional leaders, emphasizing the variances in their legislative authority and the weight of their word. By drawing upon actual case studies, the discourse will underscore potential friction areas between traditional leaders, governmental entities, and local populace, especially when the spotlight turns to the management of land based investments within ancestral domains.

International Institute for Environment and Development
Land Portal Foundation
Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment
Namati
ILC Africa

The Maledu Judgment: The power of tenure rights recognition

21 March 2023

This webinar discussed the implications of the Maledu judgment, the importance of recognizing and protecting informal land rights, the power of access to information and the positive outcomes tenure security can have for mining-affected communities. It will look at the impacts of the judgment for the community and explore how the community members have engaged with the mining company. 

Land Portal Foundation
Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment
Namati
International Institute for Environment and Development

The New Customary Land Rights Act in Sierra Leone: Bringing informed community consent to responsible investment

16 November 2022

In September 2022, Sierra Leone enacted unprecedented laws related to land, climate, and sustainable development. This new law transforms communities’ ability to protect their land rights and pursue sustainable development. This webinar will discuss the processes, the experiences, the challenges, and the context of this new law, highlighting the new responsibilities in Sierra Leone.

Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment
International Institute for Environment and Development
Land Portal Foundation
Namati

Webinar: The Financial Costs of Mitigating Tenure Risks

22 September 2021
Online

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, took place on Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021.

Land Portal Foundation
Overseas Development Institute
TMP Systems
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Applying the Voluntary Guidelines on the Governance of Tenure (VGGT) in responsible agribusiness investment and land governance: Learning from LEGEND and other responsible investment pilots

11 October 2017
Lebanon Room
FAO Headquarters
Rome
Italy

DFID's Land: Enhancing Governance for Economic Development (LEGEND) programme is promoting learning and innovation through 7 CSO-private sector partnerships in diverse agri-regions in 5 African countries; USAID and others are supporting similar initiatives. This side event will share and discuss early insights from these pilots and explore what can be achieved through these approaches: