Photo: Camila Gianella

The new Green Land Rush (elicited by the abundance of land-based solutions proposed by pledges and commitments of the three Rio Conventions) increases the pressue on land. When a resource becomes scarce and interest is high, corruption thrives. Reports from various sources suggest that land corruption and land grabbing have resulted from the Green Land Rush. This sessions provided evidence and discussed existing and possible responses to prevent land corruption.

David Aled Williams

Principal Adviser (U4) and Senior Researcher (CMI)