TOOL T-13 | Register | Module 3: Coordination & Alignment

Non-Landowner Impact Register

WHEN TO USE During land acquisition and site preparation; before any clearing, construction, or access restriction activities.

How to Use It

1. For each land parcel or project impact area, systematically identify non-title-holders with livelihoods or access interests: tenant farmers, agricultural laborers, fisherfolk, water users, seasonal workers, informal settlers.

2. For each identified individual or group, document: name or group description, type of livelihood interest, nature of impact, contact information, and any existing informal arrangements with the landowner.

3. Notify all registered non-landowners of activities that will affect their livelihoods, using accessible channels.

4. Include non-landowners in engagement sessions relevant to their interests.

5. Create a clear pathway for non-landowners to raise grievances, and ensure they know about it.

6. Review and update at each phase as land use and affected populations may change.

Purpose

To document tenants, farm workers, fisherfolk, and other groups who do not hold formal title but whose livelihoods or access will be affected by the project, ensuring they are included in engagement, compensation planning, and grievance processes. Title-only processes miss the majority of those actually affected.

Field Rationale

At MTerra Nueva Ecija, the formal land acquisition process engaged landowners and title-holders. Tenants and farm workers, who were actually cultivating the land, were not part of the formal process. Their livelihoods were directly disrupted by clearing, but they had no formal channel for raising concerns and no record in project documentation.