Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Land in developing countries

5List of abbreviationsAoA – Agreement on AgricultureASEAN – Association of Southeast AsianNationsBIT – Bi-lateral Investment TreatiesBMELV – Federal Ministry of Food,Agriculture and ConsumerProtectionBMZ – Federal Ministry for EconomicCooperation and DevelopmentBOD – Biological Oxygen DemandCDC – Council for the Development ofCambodiaCDF – Code Domanial et Foncier (Mali)CDM – Clean Development MechanismCPI – Corruption Perception IndexCSO – Civil Society OrganisationDAC – Development AssistanceCommitteeDDFI – Department of Domestic andForeign Investment (Laos)EIA – Environmental ImpactAssessmentELC – Economic Land Concession(Cambodia)ESAF – Enhanced StructuralAdjustment Facility (Mali)EU – European UnionFAO – Food and AgriculturalOrganisationFDI – Foreign Direct InvestmentFTA – Free Trade AgreementGATS – General Agreement on Trade inServicesGATT – General Agreement on Tariffsand TradeGDP – Gross Domestic ProductGHI – Global Hunger IndexGIS – Geographic Information SystemGTZ – Gesellschaft für technischeZusammenarbeitIFAD – International Fund forAgricultural DevelopmentIFPRI – International Food PolicyResearch InstituteIIED – International Institute forEnvironment and DevelopmentIISD – International Institute forSustainable DevelopmentIMF – International Monetary FundIPCC – Intergovernmental Panel onClimate ChangeLASED – Land Allocation for Social andEconomic Development(Cambodia)LLDC – Least Developed CountriesLOA – Loi d’Orientation Agricole(Mali)LPDP – Lao German Land PolicyDevelopment ProjectMAFF – Ministry of Agriculture, Forestryand Fisheries (Cambodia)MEF – Ministry of Economics andFinance (Cambodia)MLMUPC – Ministry of Land Management,Urban Planning and Construction(Cambodia)NGO – Non-governmental OrganisationNTFP – Non-Timber Forest ProductsODA – Official Development AssistanceOECD – Organisation for EconomicCooperation and DevelopmentPPP – Public Private PartnershipQIA – Qatar Investment AuthorityRIT – Regional Investment TreatiesSIA – Social Impact AssessmentsSLC – Social Land Concession(Cambodia)SOE – State-owned EnterpriseSWF – Sovereign Welfare FundTNC – Transnational CorporationTRIMs – Trade Related Aspects ofInvestment MeasuresUNCTAD – United Nations Convention onTrade and DevelopmentUNDP – United Nations DevelopmentProgrammeWHO – World Health OrganisationWRI – World Resource InstituteWTO – World Trade Organisation