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From global observatories to fostering transparency at national level and informed local decision making
Decentralising the Land Matrix
Ward Anseeuw, Peter Messerli, Michael Taylor, Markus Giger
• Open data: Making the data visible and understandable
• Transparency in decision-making over land and investment, as a step towards greater accountability
• Public participation in building a constantly evolving database on large-scale land deals
Launched in April 2012 – World Bank Land and Poverty Conference
PROMOTING…
* Global database for monitoring of land deals
* Information on investor (origin, type), deal (production intention, size), target region (former land use), & attempt to capture dynamics (Negotiation status, Implementation status)
* Sourcing: - Data entry/checking through LM partners/networks based on
research/policy reports, official government records, company websites, media reports and personal information
- Crowd sourcing
A global database…
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• DATA- Data availability and reliability remain problematic – dynamic (status of deals), specificities of countries
- Processes
• POLICY - Transparency / accountability- National jurisdictions
Need/necessity to decentralise
CHALLENGES
TOWARDS OPEN SOURCE…- Support the establishment of Land Observatories that
concentrate on a specific area of interest (geographical/Thematic)
LM Open Data/source …- Promotion of use/participation to dataBut also- Adapt software and approach to support infra-global
initiatives: All data AND software available for anyone to use, for any purpose
Twin goals:- Improving the quality and inclusiveness with regards the data- Involving stakeholders in the dialogue and decision-making processes through active participation
ParticipationOwnership
Land Matrix InitiativeLand Matrix
Global Observatory
LPI Observatory
Madagascar …
Thematic
Rangelands Observatory …
Land Observatories• Each Observatory – Independent, managed by own interest
group• Based on multi-stakeholder platforms
Software• Adapted to local needs
Land Matrix Global Observatory• LM partnership provides development support, linking to the
global database
Context matters for LSLAs
Conceptualizing a contextual knowledge platform
Who?(Multiple stakeholders
across scales and distance)
What?(Flows of capital, goods,
information)
Where?(Places, areas, etc.)
Investments into rubber
A Village
I
Jatrohpa
G Protected area
High poverty
Land Observatory Where-what-who?
What-who-where?Land Observatory
Collect and share knowledge
Knowledge platform
Decision making in
policy and practice
Lessons learnt
No technical without social innovation
“Synchronisation” is challenging: in-depth vs. shallow information
Socio-political conditions determine involvement of actors
National ownership vs. cross-scale connectedness
From observatories on territories to observatories on types of areas (rangelands) and types of flows (LSLAs, conservation, PES… )
Conclusions
3. Moving forward - the Land Matrix Initiative
Linking patterns with processes of LSLA
Complementing the Global Observatory with contextual observatories, open software and data, crowdsourcing
2. Contextualising land observatories
Establishing links between flows, actors, and places
Focusing on competing claims, trade-offs, equity
1. Goal: more effective land governance
Land institutions need to be congruent with land processes
Land processes: from territory to flows
http://www.landmatrix.org