18 June 2018
This is a call for expressions of interest in carrying out evaluation studies aimed at helping the Land Portal Foundation assess its current progress and develop its capacity to achieve its strategic goals.
11 June 2018
Partnering towards access to land and secure land rights for inclusive development
17 April 2018
The increasing demand for land and natural resources brings diverse users into competition. There is a clear need to secure legitimate rights and develop effective processes to resolve disputes without conflicts. Natural resources degradation, which is an increasing challenge in many Feed the
23 March 2018
We are pleased to announce the launch of the Research Consortium, a new powerful hub for the collection, sharing, and exchange of knowledge on how to effectively advance women’s land rights. We know women’s land rights matter, and the Research Consortium is designed to help us figure out how to
12 March 2018
We are pleased to announce that we are now accepting abstract submissions for our Annual International Conference 2018.
Abstract submissions will be accepted until 1 April 2018.
LAND GOVERNANCE AND (IM)MOBILITY
Exploring the nexus between land acquisition, displacement and migration
28th and 29th
8 February 2018
The Peruvian government has a clear development agenda for its Amazon rainforest regions. Oil extraction is already happening on a large scale.
25 January 2018
About 2.5 billion people around the globe, including 370 million indigenous people, depend on land and natural resources that are held, used, and managed collectively.
This means that one third of the world’s population is vulnerable to dispossession by more powerful actors. As stated by the “Land
25 January 2018
CANBERRA — Each year the LUI Che Woo Prize, established by the second richest man in Hong Kong, awards $20 million Hong Kong dollars ($7.7 million) in funding to individuals and organizations making a difference in the world in three categories: Sustainability, welfare betterment, and positive
16 January 2018
UN indigenous rights chief urges Chile to stop using the country's anti-terrorism law to prosecute the Mapuche people
BOGOTA, Jan 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Latin America is trampling on indigenous rights and jailing ever more campaigners to stifle opposition to big business taking over
11 January 2018
Samoans around the world are to petition the government to uphold the protection of customary land rights.
The Samoa Observer reported members of the Samoan Solidarity International Group will present the petition when parliament opens on the 23rd of this month.
Group member Unasa Iuni Sapolu
10 January 2018
“Gender, Land and Mining in Mongolia” is the product of two years of rigorous field research in Mongolia in collaboration with the Mongolian NGO, People Centered Conservation (PCC). It is the first country research report by the WOLTS (Women’s Land Tenure Security) project team at Mokoro and
4 December 2017
Small island state leaders at U.N. climate talks have spoken consistently of loss of life and property caused by powerful storms
BONN, Germany, Nov 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - From Fiji to St. Lucia, small island nations have taken every opportunity to flag the growing risks of climate