Source: FAO The XX Latin American Congress and XVI Peruvian Congress of Soil Science will be held in Cusco, Peru. From 9 November to 15 November 2014. On 5 December 2014, World Soil Day, the 2015 International Year of Soils will officially be launched. Advocacy, awareness raising and education are…

Date: March 8-13, 2015Location: Columbia University, Jerome Greene Annex Download the 2015 Executive Training Brochure here. To apply for admission to the 2015 Executive Training, click here. Increased investment in agriculture can accelerate sustainable development and help to meet growing food…

13 January 2015 Venue: University of Geneva, Uni Mail, Geneva, Switzerland Natural and human-induced hazards strongly affect vulnerable populations, especially the urban poor. These hazards, along with the effects of climate change, are posing unprecedented challenges to cities and human…

LAND TENURE AND DISASTERS: RESPONSE, REBUILDING, RESILIENCE Location:  Washington DC Economic Partnership 1495 F Street, NW Washington, DCEvent Start Date:  Friday, February 13, 2015 - 08:45Event End Date:  Friday, February 13, 2015 - 10:15Event websitehttp://usaidlandtenure.net/events/disasters-…

Godan is pleased to announce the GODAN workshop "Creating Impact with Open Data in Agriculture and Nutrition", Wageningen, 19/20 January 2015, which has been planned back-to-back with a 2015 GODAN partners conference. The workshop is hosted by the Dutch Government (Ministry of Economic Affairs) and…

Expo Milano 2015 is a non-commercial Universal Exposition with some very unique and innovative features. Not only is it an exhibition but also a process, one of active participation among a large number of players around the theme of Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life. It is sustainable,…

Source: Rights and Resources Initiative Date: 02/04/2015 Location: United Kingdom   Looking for Leadership: New inspiration and momentum amidst crises   2014 was a year in which many citizens around the world lost trust in conventional leaders' abilities to solve national and global challenges.…

March 23-27, 2015 Washington, DC The Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty organized by the World Bank Development Economic Research Group (DECRG) is a key global event where representatives from governments, civil society, academia, the development community, and the private sector come…

Matching the level of ambition of the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals with adequate means of implementation – including financing – will be the lynchpin of success in future development efforts. To date, the [GFD2015_globe] international debate has necessarily focused on the big picture,…

From Rhetoric to Action: Scaling Up Community and Indigenous Peoples’ Land and Resource Rights Opportunities • Priorities • Action SEPTEMBER 30 – OCTOBER 1, 2015 Bern Kursaal • Kornhausstrasse 3 • Bern, Switzerland   Program The lack of clarity and recognition of community land and resource rights…

    2015 AgLaw Colloquium – Current Issues of Agricultural Law in a Global Perspective Conference organised by the Agricultural Law area Scientific Directors: M. Alabrese, M. Brunori, S. Rolandi, A. Saba   For more information visitwww.cdg-lab.dirpolis.sssup.it/event/colloquiumaglaw or…

The World Bank is pleased to announce the 17th Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty from March 14 to 18, 2016 at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington D.C. The conference theme will be: Scaling up Responsible Land Governance. What Works and New Frontiers Recording of rights for all…