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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.3, 20 Sept 2024) 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...

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 =...

Please capture in this section information on all investors involved in a land deal and, where possible, document the complete investor network / investment chain of the deal. Note: Investor-related ID numbers are shown in blue. Investor levels Each inves...

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 Indige...

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 acquisitio...

Please use this section to record any available detailed information on the produce associated with the land deal and how it is used (e.g., domestic use, exports, and processing). 1) Investor-operated production (crops, livestock, minerals) Record detailed i...

Please record in this section any available information on water use, including whether water extraction is planned, the source of the extracted water, any fees paid by investors for water use and water infrastructure, and the amount of water extracted. Wat...

Please record in this section any gender-specific information related to the land deal, the business operation, the investment, and their impacts (e.g., employment effects, changes in livelihoods, access to resources, or other differentiated impacts on women, ...