Land Matrix Initiative Phase 3: Open Data for Transparency and Accountability on Land and Investment

General

Land governance based on the principles of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT) and the Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems (RAI) will help ensuring that investments are contributing to public development objectives, are concluded and implemented in full transparency, involving local stakeholders in preparation and decision taking so that negative repercussions at local levels are avoided. Transparency and accountability of land transactions are reinforced and the rights in particular of agricultural small-holders and indigenous peoples are respected.