Public overseas investments: ensuring respect for and protecting legitimate land tenure rights. Rapid evidence assessment

Abstract

List of abbreviations and Acronyms CFJJ Centro de Formacao Juridica e Judiciaria (Centre for Judicial and Legal Training) (Mozambique) CHR&GJ Centre for Human Rights and Global Justice CSR Corporate social responsibility DFID Department for International Development DRC The Democratic Republic of the Congo DUAT Direito de uso e aproveiamento da terra (Land use and benefits right) (Mozambique) ELC Economic land concessions ESIA Environmental and social impact assessment FDI Foreign direct investment

Participatory Land Governance in Mozambique: Brief Review of the Legal Framework and the Implementation Challenge

“…Furthermore, Mozambique has been considered an exemplary case of a country with a progressive policy and legal framework containing provisions for local communities to benefit from land-based investments. The 1997 Land Law has been described as one of the best in Africa (WILY, 2011;MCAUSLAN, 2013;TANNER, 2002;TANNER, 2007;BICCHIERI, 2014;TANNER, 2017).…”