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The “Data Editor Handbook -guidelines for data entry-“ has been developed to provide general instructions, rules, and guidance for entering data on large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) into the Land Matrix database.   For help and instructions regarding the...

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 ...

In order for a deal recorded in the Land Matrix database to be published on the Land Matrix website, it must fulfil certain data requirements, so-called minimum information criteria:   Location: At least the target country of the deal must be known and rec...

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 schematis...

As a rule, separate deals should be differentiated from each other and be added individually to the Land Matrix database. However, in some cases, investors carry out several different projects (based on different agreements) in the same country, region, or sub...

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 ...

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(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- ...

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...