Promoting transparency and accountability in land acquisitions
The Land Matrix is an independent land monitoring initiative that promotes transparency and accountability in decisions over large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) in low- and middle-income countries by capturing and sharing data about these deals.
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Publications
Linking land investments, supply chains, and deforestation: Insights from soy land deals in South America
2026-06-01Read more >>This study – authored by Land Matrix members – investigates large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) for soy production in Argentina and Brazil, analysing investor origin, trade destinations, and links to deforestation risk. The analysis combines data from the Land Matrix, TRASE, and ORBIS and applies a spatially explicit approach to link …
News
From global rules to local realities: Why land governance matters for Article 6
2026-07-03Read more >>Article 6 of the Paris Agreement provides two key frameworks for international cooperation on climate mitigation. First, Article 6.2 allows countries to cooperate in achieving their climate targets through the transfer of internationally transferred mitigation outcomes (ITMOs) under bilateral or multilateral cooperative approaches. These approaches can encompass a range of …
Publications
Trading carbon credits for human rights: Does Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement protect Indigenous Peoples and local communities?
2026-04-30Read more >>A new report by the Land Matrix Initiative and Carbon Market Watch examines whether the Paris Agreement’s Article 6.4 mechanism adequately protects Indigenous Peoples and local communities from bearing the brunt of carbon market expansion.
As the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (Article 6.4) gains momentum, a growing number of projects …
Deal narratives
Deal Narrative 6: Caught in the energy transition: Can Argentina balance the global demand for lithium and community livelihoods in mining areas?
2025-08-29Read more >>In the green energy transition race, lithium is the star athlete. As the world moves away from fossil fuels towards more sustainable power sources, it is relying more and more on this non-renewable resource to drive forward the energy transition. But keeping up with global demand for this “clean energy” …
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