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3.1 L'en-tête du flux de travail L'en-tête du flux de travail n'est visible que par les utilisateurs connectés. Il affiche diverses métadonnées sur l'état de la version actuelle d'une transaction ou d'un investisseur et propose diverses actions en fonction du...

4.1 Introduction L'interface de gestion répertorie les transactions et les investisseurs qui requièrent l'attention des utilisateurs, des éditeurs ou des administrateurs. C'est l'outil principal dans lequel chaque utilisateur trouve les données qu'il a édi...

5.1 Introduction Les statistiques relatives aux cas fournissent des indicateurs de la qualité globale des cas, qu'il s'agisse de transactions ou d'investisseurs, et donnent un aperçu du nombre de cas accessibles au public (actifs) et du nombre de cas qui ne s...

The Data Editor Guidelines — guidelines for data entry — have been developed to provide instructions, rules, and guidance for entering data on large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) into the Land Matrix (LM) database using the LM Data Editor application. The D...

The Land Matrix Initiative has an open data policy that aims to provide information on large-scale land acquisitions free from constraints and restrictions on use. Data, infographics, charts, maps, and other material provided on the Land Matrix website carry t...

The Land Matrix defines a land deal as any intended, concluded, or failed attempt to acquire land through purchase, lease, or concession for agricultural production, timber extraction, carbon trading, renewable energy production, industry, mining, oil and gas ...

For a deal recorded in the Land Matrix database to be publicly accessible on the Land Matrix website, it must meet certain data requirements, referred to as minimum information criteria:   Location: At least the target country of the deal must be known and...

Information on large-scale land investments is often fragmentary and, in some cases, it is difficult to fully assess the details of individual cases. Given this lack of data, as well as the fact that the Land Matrix only captures certain aspects in a schemat...

The Land Matrix records individual large-scale land acquisitions that meet the criteria defined in the Land Matrix deal definition. These land deals represent the primary entity and main object of the Land Matrix database. However, there are cases where an inv...

To be able to track the evolution of a deal over time, so-called year-/date-based variables were introduced in the LM database. With these, it is possible to record multiple values for one variable and assign them to different years or dates and thus to track ...

(Vers.4, 20 Feb 2026) A) Documenting carbon offset projects in the LM database 1. Inclusion criteria for carbon offset deals in the LMI Database Not all carbon offset projects are considered as land deals. The four criteria of the Land Matrix deal def...

Brief introduction to the Land Matrix data and data export files The Land Matrix is an independent land monitoring initiative that promotes transparency and accountability in decisions over large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) in low- a...

The main objective of the Land Matrix is to compile a comprehensive and consistent dataset including the most up-to-date information and it´s corresponding data sources about all large-scale land acquisitions (deals) meeting the Land Matrix deal criteria (http...

Introduction - adding and citing data sources: When adding or editing deals, it is essential to indicate the corresponding data sources. This ensures that all information can be traced, verified, and updated when necessary. Most importantly, the Land Matr...

When adding a new deal to the database, the target country must be selected first.This step is a mandatory prerequisite — no other deal-related data can be entered until the target country, i.e. the country where the land targeted by the deal is located, has b...

Please enter any specific details about the contracts of the land deal (e.g., licence, concession, lease, purchase agreement, or contract farming agreement), especially the contract number and contract date, in this section. Most importantly: Please add the c...

Please record in this section any information on the employment effects of the land deal. Note: The current total number of jobs / employees / daily/seasonal workers is calculated as the sum of the current domestic and current foreign figures: Current total =...