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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Whose land, whose transition? Spotlighting the hidden territorial footprint of the global energy transition
2026-11-05Read more >>A new report by the Land Matrix Initiative and the International Land Coalition examines the growing territorial footprint of the global energy transition and the urgent need to better understand its implications for land rights, local communities and ecosystems.
Two fundamental questions of global environmental justice remain largely unanswered: What …
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 …
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 …
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The fruits of horticulture? Commercial farming across local economies in Senegal
2026-11-10Read more >>Can commercial farming stimulate economic development? Across sub-Saharan Africa, large commercial farms are increasingly promoted as engines of rural transformation. Yet whether they generate gains beyond the farm, and how these vary with local conditions, remains unclear. Co-authored by two of the Land Matrix members, Christoph Kubitza and Mohamadou Dieye …
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