Investors learning to pay heed to community land rights

Mongabay
Feb 13, 2017, 9:09 am166 ptsTrending
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…

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