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This paper examines land-related conflicts in Northern Uganda and the relationship they have with gender relations and youth issues in the region. The authors state that most of the conflicts are between households, families, clans or tribes over boundaries, the desire for more land, ownership and inheritance issues, and rights to access land. They suggest the disputes can remain small-scale, resolvable through community mechanisms, or can escalate into long-running violent feuds among people and communities. Following the analysis of these conflicts, the authors provide recommendations to Uganda's government as well as companies and investors on how to help overcome disputes over land.