Community land formalization and company land acquisition procedures: A review of 33 procedures in 15 countries
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2020
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Elsevier
Abstract
Indigenous and community lands, crucial for rural livelihoods, are typically held under informal customary tenure arrangements. This can leave the land vulnerable to outside commercial interests, so communities may seek to formalize their land rights in a government registry and obtain an official land document. But this process can be time-consuming and complex, and in contrast, companies can acquire land relatively quickly and find shortcuts around regulatory burdens. This article reviews and maps 19 community land formalization and 14 company land acquisition procedures is 15 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Comparing community and company procedures identifies multiple sources of inequity.
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Company land acquisition, Customary land rights, Formalization, Indigenous and community land, rural livelihoods
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Sulle, E. et al. (2020). Community land formalization and company land acquisition procedures: A review of 33 procedures in 15 countries. Land Use Policy, 104461