Briefing Paper

International and Regional Guidelines on Land Governance and Land-based Investments: An Agenda for African States

“Global and regional guidelines have been
developed in the period 2009–2014 to improve land governance in the context of large-scale land acquisitions in developing countries. These
provide an opportunity for affected countries to make necessary reforms to mitigate negative impacts of such acquisitions. They also challenge
governments, private companies and rural
communities to know their rights and
responsibilities and to act on them.”