Processo de revisão da Lei de Terras 2024

This fact sheet by Natural Justice describes the 2024 land law review process in Mozambique, criticizing the inadequacy of public consultations and the risks posed by the 'Draft 1' proposal, which threatens community land rights and allows for forced displacements.

• The initial public consultation process for the government's first land law proposal (Draft 0) was ineffective and failed to reach most of the population. Out of a population exceeding 32 million, fewer than 75,000 Mozambicans were consulted.
• The 'Draft 1' proposal is criticized for failing to align with international human rights standards, specifically regarding the Right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent. It lacks guarantees for local communities to participate in decision-making regarding land titling, particularly by companies.
• The latest land law proposal introduces several critical risks: it creates private land domains (contradicting the principle that land is state-owned and a public good), restricts access to 'unavailable lands' (making customary occupation illegal), and fails to protect communities from forced displacements driven by economic interests.
• The timeline for the land law review includes the approval of a new Land Policy via Resolution 45/2022 on November 28, 2022, the release of Draft 0 in April 2023, and the submission deadline for comments on Draft 1 on February 29, 2024. The X Session of the Land Consultation Forum, originally planned for March 18, 2024, to approve the final proposal, has been postponed indefinitely.

APA

Natural Justice (2024). Processo de revisão da Lei de Terras 2024. https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Portuguese_Mozambique-Land-Laws-Pamphlet-July-2024.pdf

Chicago

Natural Justice. Processo de revisão da Lei de Terras 2024. 2024. https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Portuguese_Mozambique-Land-Laws-Pamphlet-July-2024.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{naturaljustice2024processo, author = {{Natural Justice}}, title = {{Processo de revisão da Lei de Terras 2024}}, institution = {Natural Justice}, year = {2024}, url = {https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Portuguese_Mozambique-Land-Laws-Pamphlet-July-2024.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }