Explore the global database on more than 1,000 land deals covering an area roughly half the size of western Europe
World's largest public database of land deals launched
Over the past few years, so-called "land grabs" have become an increasingly hot topic. But reliable data has been hard to find. Now, an international coalition of NGOs and research groups has published the world's largest database of deals struck since 2000, offering unprecedented detail on who's investing, where and what for.
The database, launched on Thursday, includes 1,006 deals covering 70.2m hectares (173m acres) - or roughly half the size of western Europe. Data on further deals will be added on an ongoing basis.
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