Examines 3 case studies of proposed biofuel developments in Mozambique and Sierra Leone in terms of social displacement. More mitigation measures could provide livelihood restitution and avoid negative food security impacts.

This is a Social Agreement posted on OpenLandContracts.org. It lists Timber (Wood) as the primary resource(s)

This is a Contrat de Concession Forestière posted on OpenLandContracts.org. It lists Timber (Wood) as the primary resource(s)

Organised by the Land Deals Politics Initiative (LDPI) in collaboration with the Journal of Peasant Studies and hosted by the Future Agricultures Consortium at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex...Rich site with full texts of more than 170 papers and presentations from the Conference

This is a Forest Management Plan posted on OpenLandContracts.org. It lists Timber (Wood) as the primary resource(s)

This is a Social Agreement posted on OpenLandContracts.org. It lists Timber (Wood) as the primary resource(s)

Examines political and social dynamics of foreign agricultural investment in Ethiopia. Concludes that this expansion is part of a government move towards an export-led development strategy, so the micro-benefits come at the cost of increased risks to those living in the vicinity of new investments, particularly politically marginalised pastoralist populations.

This is a Forest Management Plan posted on OpenLandContracts.org. It lists Timber (Wood) as the primary resource(s)

The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights are a set of guidelines for States and companies to prevent, address and remedy human rights abuses committed in business operations.

The challenges faced by Indonesia in creating a robust Public-Private Partnership (PPP) program are similar to those faced by many other middle-income countries. This paper provides a gap analysis for Indonesia's PPP framework based on lessons learned and good practice from countries with successful PPP programs. It identifies, in particular, the need for the government to: select good projects for PPP, rather than only complex ones that are less likely to attract private partners.

Includes context and importance of the problem; ILC global case studies; critique of policy options; policy recommendations.

Current land grabbing in Africa very worrying and carries strong echoes of era of Cecil Rhodes. Land deals being done in secret, myth of much vacant land, willing consent of many African leaders. Biofuels moving from miracle cure to a problem. Some positive experiences in Tanzania. Need for imaginative thinking and action.