Land and land-based investment governance: international dimensions

Описание: Lorenzo Cotula presents “Land and land-based investment governance: international dimensions” at the 2025 Scotland’s Land Reform Futures International Symposium. He discusses recent developments such as the global farmland rush and energy transition investments, and increasing land inequality globally. He focuses on examples of governance in Africa, and the relevance of land and international human rights law and international guidance on land governance.

Bio: Lorenzo Cotula is a Principal Researcher and Head of Programme in Law, Economies and Justice at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), a policy research institute based in the UK. Lorenzo’s work involves legal and socio-legal research, policy engagement at national and international levels and grassroots-level projects on the legal arenas where land and natural resource governance meets the global economy.

The 2025 Scotland’s Land Reform Futures International Symposium was hosted in Aberdeen, Scotland by the James Hutton Institute on 11th and 12th November, with funding from the Scottish Government. It provided a valuable overview of land tenure issues and land reform in the Global North.

Visit https://land-reform-futures.hutton.ac... for more information and https://land-reform-futures.hutton.ac... for a copy of the presentation slides

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