Former use
Please add any information about the former land owner, former land use, and former land cover in this section.
Former land owner
Classification of the former land owner(s), i.e., the actor(s) holding ownership rights to the land prior to the land acquisition.
Selectable values from the drop-down list:
State — State-owned.
Private (smallholders) — Privately owned by smallholders.
Private (large-scale) — Privately owned by medium- or large-scale commercial operations.
Community — Owned collectively by a community.
Indigenous people — Owned collectively or individually by Indigenous Peoples under customary or traditional tenure arrangements regardless of their recognition.
Other — Any other type of former owner (specified in the comment).
Comment on former land owner
Additional context, clarifications, and/or discussion of conflicting information regarding the former land owner.
Former land use
Classification of the former land use(s) prior to the land acquisition.
Selectable values (self-explanatory) from the drop-down list:
Commercial (large-scale) agriculture
Medium- to large-scale commercial farming operations.
Smallholder agriculture
Subsistence or small-scale farming by smallholders.
Shifting cultivation
Cultivation of land for a limited period, followed by abandonment and fallow/regeneration before reuse.
Pastoralism
Livestock grazing and rangeland use.
Hunting/Gathering
Use based on hunting, fishing, and/or gathering of natural resources like fire wood.
Forestry
Forest use (e.g. community use of the forest: collecting woods, fruits, hunting etc.), timber extraction, or managed forest production.
Conservation
Land primarily used for conservation or designated protection.
Other
Any other type of former land use (secified in the comment).
Comment on former land use
Additional context, clarifications, and/or discussion of conflicting information regarding the former land use.
Former land cover
Classification of the former land cover prior to the land acquisition.
Selectable values from the drop-down list:
Cropland
Forest land
Pasture
Shrub land/Grassland (Rangeland)
Marginal land
Wetland
Other land (e.g. developed land) – Any other land cover type (specified in comment)