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Investors learning to pay heed to community land rights

Source
Mongabay (India)

Publication Date
2017-02-13

Companies operating in Africa would do well to avoid conflicts over land with local populations, according to new research by the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI), a Washington, D.C.-based NGO that works on land rights issues around the world. Scuffles with and among local communities carry the risk of hurting their bottom lines, not to mention violating the human rights of the people who live in these areas.

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https://news.mongabay.com/2017/02/investors-learning-to-pay-heed-to-community-land-rights/