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Land Access

Land Access Strategy

Land access processes require strategic planning and a long-term vision. At Socionaut, we specialize in the preparation and implementation of social performance strategies aligned with international standards and best practices, ensuring sustainable results.

  • Assessment of the project’s land needs in the short, medium, and long term.
    Identification of potential displacement impacts.
  • Territorial analysis: evaluation of social, cultural, and economic dynamics and potential changes due to project development.
  • Geospatial assessment: analysis of land use, accessibility, and connectivity between populated areas; identification of areas with potential restrictions for project development (conservation areas, national parks, Indigenous territories, cultural heritage); identification of relevant landmarks.
  • Analysis of applicable legal frameworks and comparison with international standards.
  • Evaluation of project teams, resources, and processes to design and implement land access strategies.
  • Analysis of governance processes for decision-making from local to corporate levels.
  • Development of land access policies or protocols aligned with international standards and the corporation’s vision/values/commitments, designed to optimize social performance and project sustainability.
  • Identification of social risks and impacts and design of management plans.
  • Development of a master land access plan: temporary access to areas, easements, land acquisition.
  • Preparation and training of land access teams (negotiation strategies, communication, engagement and consultation, conflict prevention and management).
  • Dialogue and participation processes to incorporate the perspectives of social actors into the land access plan.
  • Collection of sociodemographic and economic baseline data, vulnerability assessment.
  • Inventory of assets and land registry.
  • Identification of impacts and development of a compensation framework.
  • Execution of the master land access plan, in line with the legal and administrative requirements needed to formalize land access, application of the compensation framework, impact management, and documentation of the process according to international best practices.
  • Monitoring and evaluation with management and outcome indicators to facilitate informed decision-making and ensure the positive impact of the measures implemented.

We can support you throughout the entire process or in specific stages according to your needs.

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