Since I joined campus, I have heard about vision 2030 and sustainable Development Goals and wondered what this is all about. We are about eight years shy to reach 2030. What have we done so far? Corona is here with us, with the developing countries hit the most. Thank God for the support we have…

Une sécheresse dévastatrice à Madagascar, de graves inondations en Afrique de l’Est et de puissants cyclones au Mozambique. Ces récentes catastrophes naturelles ne sont qu’un avant-goût de ce qui attend l’Afrique avec l’intensification de la crise du climat. Le changement climatique est à l’origine…

When the VGGT were endorsed, the environment was ripe for such an instrument as the world was facing a significant number of challenges regarding governance of tenure. For example, the world was facing challenges in terms of land based investments. There was an increase in conflicts related to…

Ahead of the 2021 Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA), taking place 1 - 4 November, the Land Portal spoke with three members of the organizing committee. Dr. Rexford A. Ahene is a Professor of Economics at Lafayette College and the Chair of this year's Scientific Committee at the CLPA-2021…

Foto: Jorge Nogueira Numa altura em que os saharauis, cansados de esperar pelo direito internacional e as promessas das Nações Unidas, voltam a pegar em armas, recordo a última vez que estive com um povo deixado no meio do deserto a quem roubaram a terra. Por Nuno Ramos de Almeida  São pedras a…

Comprendre les inégalités femmes-hommes dans un secteur donné et concevoir des programmes soucieux d’y remédier est essentiel à la réussite des projets de développement international. Alors que l’on célèbre demain, vendredi 15 octobre, la Journée internationale de la femme rurale, Ellen Hagerman,…

River Park Estates, Abuja, Nigeria. Imagem Cortesia de Common Edge   Escrito por Mathias Agbo, Jr. | Traduzido por Vinicius Libardoni em Arch Daily Este artigo foi publicado originalmente em Common Edge.   Apesar da quebra de ritmo testemunhada pela indústria da construção civil ao longo dos…

  Nous avons besoin de votre expertise! Pour le prochain Forum mondial de la terre 2022, un court document sera présenté sur l'évolution des questions de gouvernance foncière entre le FGL de 2018 en Indonésie et le FGL de 2022 en Jordanie. Afin d'en faire un effort de collaboration et de couvrir…

Submission Deadline: All manuscripts should be submitted for consideration by December 31, 2021. The global environmental crisis is intertwined with the crisis of social and economic inequality. From coal plants to palm oil plantations, economic activities that threaten the planet are concentrated…

What is the role of land law in natural disasters? Are current global systems of land law fit-for-purpose as we experience escalating rates of climate disruption? Daniel Fitzpatrick and Caroline Compton consider these questions in their recent book on Law, Property and Disasters : Adaptive…

This panel took a critical look at the land governance orthodoxy that has consolidated on the heels of the financial crisis and outcry over "global land grabs" at the end of the 2000s. The panel began with a presentation on the “theory of change” guiding land governance interventions, profiling how…

This session focussed on the transition towards more sustainable food systems in light of the upcoming UN Food Systems Summit. Four presenters shared their work, mostly from sub-Saharan Africa, and their recommendations towards more fair and sustainable production of food, as well as recommendation…