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Applications are invited for a two-year Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in 'Policy Innovations for Environmental Markets' within the Department of Land Economy in the University of Cambridge, available from 1 October 2011. This post presents an excellent opportunity for an outstanding early career…
The CGIAR Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) has issued a Call for Competitive Small Grants Proposals on “Research project on gender, climate change, agriculture, and food security”.
The complex and dynamic relationships among climate change, agriculture and food…
Having started a new phase since February 2011, the GIZ Sector Project “Land Policy and Land Management” is seeking qualified consultants for various short term assignments. The aim of the project is to improve the integration of poverty-reducing and conflict-sensitive land policy and land…
A recent U4 report examines some of the challenges in implementing REDD.
Donor-backed programmes for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) intend to financially reward individuals, communities and countries that cut carbon emissions from forests as part of a global…
Sep 12, 2011 (Public Agenda/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) -- So far, debates around Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD) have almost neglected gender issues and the role women can play. Despite the fact gender equality is currently appreciated among many professions,…
The Focus on Land in Africa (FoLA) Communications and Outreach Specialist will act as a champion for the Focus on Land in Africa sustainable education tool project by leading the implementation of its communication and outreach strategy. The Specialist will market the tool to development…
The Guidelines were endorsed by the 38th (Special) Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) on 11 May 2012.
The Voluntary Guidelines are available in: I العربية I 中文 l English I français I русский l español
The Guidelines were developed through intergovernmental negotiations led…
Rome, Italy - Information on land governance is critical factor for enabling developing and emerging economies to establish effective land tenure systems and ultimately ensure secure and equitable access to and control over land. To this end, the International Land Coalition, together with the Food…
Call for PapersAbstract deadline: September 14, 2012
Land, and the natural resources it holds, is under unprecedented transformation due to multiple factors including population increase, globalization, climate change, urban expansion, post-conflict readjustment, and other social and economic…
Please find below links to a call on the World Bank to freeze large-scale investments in land by Oxfam and the corresponding response from the World Bank. Both organisations are members of the International Land Coalition (ILC).
Large-scale land-based investments and acquisitions are at the heart…
After a long and very fruitful consultation process, in May 2012 the Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGs) were approved by the Committee on World Food Security (CFS).
The VGs outline principles and…
Food and Agriculture Organization
In this interview, the FAO AIMS editorial team invited Mr. Johannes Keizer to share his views on the importance of Open Data for agriculture.
AIMS - Agriculture Information Management Standards - is an FAO initiative that has collaborated with the Land Portal…