Thousands came together in "Hopenhagen" from 7-18 December 2009 for what was the most covered and talked about of any United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNF CCC) Conference of the Parties (COP) to date. Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries (REDD-plus)1 was one of few issues on which progress was made. However, implications of the wider negotiations for REDD-plus are not yet clear.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsJanuary, 2010Global, South-Eastern Asia
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Six insights from the private sector
Policy Papers & BriefsMarch, 2020Sub-Saharan AfricaThis briefing consists of six insights drawn from the feedback of qualitative interviews with 37 companies aiming to invest responsibly in land, drawing on key principles from the CFS-RAI Principle 5 and the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure (VGGT).
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Why land governance and responsible land investment remains a key priority
Policy Papers & BriefsJanuary, 2020GlobalThe articles in this LEGEND Bulletin highlight the tangible contribution made by the UK Government to land governance globally through LEGEND and other programmes, not least in promoting responsible land investment (RLI) and governance. Promoting increased investment in agriculture and other sectors is a key priority of DFID’s economic development strategy. With this in mind, UK government investment through LEGEND reflects an understanding that good land governance underpins good investment.
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Lessons from responsible land investment pilots in sub-Saharan Africa
Policy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2019Sub-Saharan AfricaThis briefing note presents the Executive Summary of a LEGEND paper that synthesises the key lessons from recent partnership projects in sub-Saharan Africa that explored how private business can partner with civil society stakeholders to demonstrate how agricultural investments can operate responsibly by respecting the legitimate land rights of local communities.
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Why urban land governance matters
Policy Papers & BriefsOctober, 2019GlobalAccording to recent reviews, the focus of DFID’s land governance work over the past decade has been primarily rural.
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Securing land rights at scale: eight lessons and guiding principles on land tenure regularisation
Policy Papers & BriefsJune, 2019Africa, Eastern Africa, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Rwanda, TanzaniaThis bulletin focuses on land tenure regularisation (LTR), with articles from practitioners to accompany the new LEGEND report Securing land rights at scale: eight lessons and guiding principles on land tenure regularisation.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsFebruary, 2019Africa, Sub-Saharan AfricaNew research by the Quantifying Tenure Risk (QTR) initiative finds that land disputes in the African sugar sector often cause long and costly delays, with 46% of disputes lasting over 10 years. Half of these are still unresolved today. In serious cases disputes close projects down, causing reputational damage to companies and investors involved, and up to $100.9 million in foregone revenue.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsFebruary, 2019Africa, Sub-Saharan AfricaDepending on the size and location of their investment, oil palm producers and investors risk losing between $8.3 and $22.1 million due to operational delays caused by active land tenure disputes. These numbers have emerged from the Tenure Risk Tool (TRT), a due diligence tool designed by the Quantifying Tenure Risk (QTR) initiative to help businesses understand their exposure to tenure risk in sub-Saharan Africa.This brief shares findings from TRT analysis using data collected from palm oil producers in Liberia, Uganda and Côte d’Ivoire.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsFebruary, 2019Africa, Sub-Saharan AfricaTenure disputes – or disputes over claims to land and natural resources – are endemic in emerging market agricultural land investments.In this brief, the Quantifying Tenure Risk (QTR) initiative give an overview of key findings from their new research into the costs associated with land tenure dispute in Africa, and present the Tenure Risk Tool, a discounted cashflow model created to help investors avoid harmful investments.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsOctober, 2018Africa
Land disputes associated with Africa sugar often lead to long and costly delays. Our research finds 46% of disputes last over 10 years – and half of these are still unresolved today. In serious cases, disputes close projects down and severely reduce market access. Companies are failing to mitigate these serious risks because they lack the tools and data to make the business case for action.
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