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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Deal narratives
Deal Narrative 7: Between fortress conservation and participatory development – Lessons from a forest carbon offset project in Salta, Argentina
2026-10-27Read more >>Ongoing expansion of the agricultural frontier in South America’s native forests continues to drive deforestation and land degradation and jeopardise the livelihoods of forest-dwelling Indigenous and peasant communities. In response, many countries in the region have sought to strengthen forest conservation by implementing more stringent regulatory frameworks, such as those …
Events
Launch webinar: Spotlighting the hidden territorial footprint of the global energy transition
2026-11-03Read more >>Join us for the launch of a new global report, Spotlighting the hidden territorial footprint of the global energy transition, that sheds light on the territorial dimensions of renewable energy and transition mineral development, and explores what they mean for Indigenous Peoples, local communities, land governance, and climate action. …
News
Business as usual? Article 6 carbon markets and land conflicts
2026-11-04Read more >>Land-intensive projects linked to the carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement can put customary land rights and rural livelihoods at risk. Land Matrix evidence shows why stronger safeguards must accompany climate investment under Article 6 and beyond.
Climate mitigation urgently needs investment. But the land required for …
Publications
Land rights and governance in the expansion of conservation and forest carbon projects
2026-10-29Read more >>Under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF), countries have committed to conserving at least 30% of terrestrial, inland water, coastal, and marine areas by 2030. As governments expand conservation efforts to meet this target, questions arise about how these projects affect existing land rights and governance arrangements, particularly in …
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