Legal frameworks enabling sustainable land-use investment in Mozambique | Land Portal
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October 2015
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72
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Mozambique is experiencing increased privatesector investment, to assist in meeting the country’s its development objectives. The government has intensified efforts to attract foreign direct investment, to improve Mozambique’s socioeconomic status and alleviate poverty. However, adequate legal frameworks are necessary to align investments with national priorities and to ensure compliance with environmental and social safeguards. Mozambique’s existing laws governing the agricultural, forestry, energy and minerals and mining sectors, are not sufficient to ensure the sustainability of future investments. In addition, the lack of technical and financial resources has compromised the government’s ability to implement existing laws. This report examines four key challenges to more sustainable land-use investments in Mozambique, viz. Weak enforcement of environmental and social safeguards, lack of incentives, insecure land tenure and low public awareness and limited access to information.

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Chiziane E, Gift R, Kibugi R, Wardell DA, Segger M.C and Haywood C.

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IDLO is the only intergovernmental organization exclusively devoted to promoting the rule of law. Governments, multilateral organizations, private foundations and the private sector support our work. We are headquartered in Rome, where we were first founded, and where we continue to enjoy strong support from the Italian government. We are present in The Hague, a city whose hospitality connects us with an unrivaled legal tradition. And we are represented at the United Nations in New York and Geneva, where we help shape the debate about human rights and development.

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