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Events

Operationalization of the VGGT through Innovative Mechanisms in Open and Transparent Land Governance

3 June 2021

Location

ONLINE

XX

Global

Organizers:

Land Portal Foundation

Open Data Charter

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment

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Library

Weak Land Governance, Fraud and Corruption: Fertile Ground for Land Grabbing

Reports & Research

December 2021

Brazil

Fraud and corruption are the main enabling mechanisms for land abuses in Brazil, guaranteeing impunity for land grabbers and other public and private agents involved in these schemes.

Corruption Perceptions Index 2019

Reports & Research

January 2020

Global

The Corruption Perceptions Index 2019 reveals a staggering number of countries are showing little to no improvement in tackling corruption. Our analysis also suggests that reducing big money in politics and promoting inclusive political decision-making are essential to curb corruption.

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Organizations

Open Land Contracts (OLC)

OpenLandContracts.org is an online repository of publicly available contracts for large-scale land, agriculture, and forestry projects. The repository includes the full text of contracts; plain language summaries (also referred to as "annotations") of each contract’s key social, environmental, human rights, fiscal, and operational terms; and tools for searching and comparing contracts.

Technical University of Kenya (TUK)

Vision
- To be a top rated University of technology
Mission
- To provide technological education and training and to contribute towards the advancement of society through research and innovation
Motto
- Education and training for the real world
Mandate