Local communities / indigenous peoples
Please record in this section all information on the affected local communities and/or Indigenous Peoples, the interactions between the investor and the government with these groups, and the resulting impacts of the land deal on local communities and/or Indigenous Peoples.
Names of communities / indigenous peoples affected -
Name of community
The names of the communities affected by the land deal. Multiple names can be recorded.
Name of indigenous people
The names of the indigenious peoples affected by the land deal. Multiple names can be recorded.
Comment on communities / indigenous peoples affected
Additional context or clarifications regarding the local communities and/or indigenious people affected by the land deal.
Recognition status of community land tenure
Indicates whether the traditional or customary land tenure rights of affected communities and/or Indigenous Peoples are recognised by the national government of the deal´s target country.
Selectable values from the drop-down menu. Multiple values can be selected:
- Indigenous Peoples traditional or customary rights recognized by government
- ndigenous Peoples traditional or customary rights not recog-nized by government
- Community traditional or customary rights recognized by government
- Community traditional or customary rights not recognized by government
Comment on recognition status of community land tenure
Additional context, clarifications, and/or discussion of conflicting information regarding the recognition status of community land tenure.
Consultation of local community -
Community consultation
Extent and quality of the consultation process with local communities and/or Indigenous Peoples prior to the land acquisition.
AllowedSelectable values (enumfrom /the single-select):drop-down menu. Only a single value can be selected:
Not consulted = no
No community consultation at all reported;
Limited consultation =
One part of the community was consulted, while another part was not and/or the community was consulted, but not adequately (the standard of free prior and informed consent was not met)
Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) =
FPIC process reported - consent was reached complying with the standard of free prior and informed consent
Other =
Any other community consultation (seePlease specify in comment on consultation of local community)
Comment on consultation of local community
Additional context, clarifications, and/or discussion of conflicting information regarding the community consultation process.
Free text
Community reaction
Indicates how local communities reacted to the land deal.
Allowed values (enum / single-select):
Consent = affected community expressed consent/approval; Mixed reaction = both supportive and opposing reactions are reported;
Rejection = opposition/rejection by affected community is reported.
Comment on community reaction
Additional context, clarifications, and/or discussion of conflicting information regarding the community reaction.
Free text.
Presence of land conflicts
Indicates whether land conflicts are associated with the land acquisition.
Allowed values (enum / single-select):
Yes; No; Unknown.
Comment on presence of land conflicts
Additional context, clarifications, and/or discussion of conflicting information regarding the presence of land conflicts.
Free text.
Displacement of people
Indicates whether people have been displaced or are expected to be displaced as a result of the land acquisition.
Allowed values (enum / single-select):
Yes; No; Unknown.
Number of people actually displaced
Number of people displaced due to the land acquisition.
Single positive integer number.
Number of households actually displaced
Number of households displaced due to the land acquisition.
Single positive integer number.
Number of people displaced out of their community land
Number of people displaced out of their community land due to the land acquisition.
Single positive integer number.
Number of people displaced staying on community land
Number of people displaced due to the land acquisition who continue to live on their community’s land.
Single positive integer number.
Number of households displaced "only" from their agricultural fields
Number of households displaced from their agricultural fields due to the land acquisition, but not from their homes.
Single positive integer number.
Number of people facing displacement once project is fully implemented
Number of people expected to be displaced once the deal project is fully implemented.
Single positive integer number.
Comment on displacement of people
Additional context, clarifications, and/or discussion of conflicting information regarding the displacement of people.
Free text
Negative impacts for local communities
Negative impacts of the land deal on local communities.
Allowed values (enum; multi-select; multiple values separated by '|'):
Environmental degradation — Environmental degradation (e.g. soil degradation, contamination, pollution etc.).
Socio-economic — Negative socio-economic impacts on local people and communities (e.g. loss of employment/livelihood).
Cultural loss — Cultural loss (e.g. loss of traditional cultivation methods and knowledge of local vegetation patterns).
Eviction — Forced eviction of people/communities from their land.
Displacement — Displacement of local people/communities from their land as a result of the land deal.
Violence — Local people/communities experience violence as a result of the deal.
Other — All other negative impacts on local people/communieties as a result of the land deal. Specified in the comment.
Comment on negative impacts for local communities
Additional context, clarifications, and/or discussion of conflicting information regarding negative impacts for local communities.
Free text.
Promised compensation (e.g. for damages or resettlements)
Description of the compensation or indemnification promised to local people and communities for the land acquisition and its consequences.
Free text.
Received compensation (e.g. for damages or resettlements)
Description of the compensation or indemnification already received by local people and communities for the land acquisition and its consequences.
Free text.
Promised benefits for local communities
Indicates types of benefits for local people and communities promised by the investor and/or the government.
Allowed values (enum; multi-select; multiple values separated by '|'):
Health — Improvement of health care services (e.g. building of hospitals, health insurance for employees, medical attendance of employees)
Education — Improvement of educational facilities and opportunities (e.g. building of schools, scholarships for children of employees)
Productive infrastructure (e.g. irrigation, tractors, machinery…) — Improvement of productive infrastructure (e.g. irrigation, tractors, machinery)
Roads — Improvement or expansion of the public road system
Capacity Building — Capacity building opportunities and offers
Financial Support — Financial support (e.g. loans)
Community shares in the investment project — Local communities are promised an ownership stake or profit-sharing arrangement in the investment project.
Other — All other types of benefits for local people/communieties as a result of the land deal. Specified in the comment.
Comment on promised benefits for local communities
Additional context, clarifications, and/or discussion of conflicting information regarding the promised benefits for local communities.
Free text.
Materialized benefits for local communities
Indicates types of benefits for local people and communities already materialized as a result of the land deal.
Allowed values (enum; multi-select; multiple values separated by '|'):
Health — Improvement of health care services (e.g. building of hospitals, health insurance for employees, medical attendance of employees)
Education — Improvement of educational facilities and opportunities (e.g. building of schools, scholarships for children of employees)
Productive infrastructure (e.g. irrigation, tractors, machinery…) — Improvement of productive infrastructure (e.g. irrigation, tractors, machinery)
Roads — Improvement or expansion of the public road system
Capacity Building — Capacity building opportunities and offers
Financial Support — Financial support (e.g. loans)
Community shares in the investment project — Local communities are promised an ownership stake or profit-sharing arrangement in the investment project.
Other — All other types of benefits for local people/communieties as a result of the land deal. Specified in the comment.
Comment on materialized benefits for local communities
Additional context, clarifications, and/or discussion of conflicting information regarding the materialized benefits for local communities.
Free text.
Presence of organizations and actions taken
(e.g. farmer organizations, NGOs, etc.)
Names of organisations present locally and descriptions of actions taken in connection with the land acquisition (e.g., farmer organisations, NGOs).
Free text.