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IOS-Fair Transitions-LANDac International Conference 2023

27 June 2023 - 29 June 2023
Utrecht City Centre
Drift 25
Utrecht
Netherlands

We are happy to announce the joint IOS-Fair Transitions-LANDac International Conference at the crossroads of the fair transitions and land governance debates in the context of climate change. The conference is structured around the joint challenge of finding ways to make transitions fair and inclusive, for human and non-human life.

IOS Fair Transitions
LANDac

The Maledu Judgment: The power of tenure rights recognition

21 March 2023

This webinar discussed the implications of the Maledu judgment, the importance of recognizing and protecting informal land rights, the power of access to information and the positive outcomes tenure security can have for mining-affected communities. It will look at the impacts of the judgment for the community and explore how the community members have engaged with the mining company. 

Land Portal Foundation
Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment
Namati
International Institute for Environment and Development

The role of African traditional authorities in land-based investment governance

15 November 2023

By examining the landscapes of multiple African countries, we will unearth the myriad experiences of traditional leaders, emphasizing the variances in their legislative authority and the weight of their word. By drawing upon actual case studies, the discourse will underscore potential friction areas between traditional leaders, governmental entities, and local populace, especially when the spotlight turns to the management of land based investments within ancestral domains.

International Institute for Environment and Development
Land Portal Foundation
Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment
Namati
ILC Africa

When carbon markets go wrong: How to ensure access to remedy for land tenure violations

07 February 2024

This webinar will explore what access to remedy might look like for communities in the global carbon market system, with a focus on issues of land and resources tenure. Hearing from communities impacted by carbon markets and experts in grievance mechanism design, the webinar will highlight the key features necessary for accessible, dependable, and credible grievance mechanisms. The discussion will offer critical input to the proposed grievance mechanism for markets established under Article 6.4 of the UNFCCC Paris Agreement. 

International Institute for Environment and Development
Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment
Land Portal Foundation
Namati

Land rights and critical minerals: what’s necessary for a just energy transition?

20 November 2024
This webinar will delve into the land governance dimensions of mining minerals that are critical to a green future, sharing insights from diverse practical approaches across diverse geographies to address complex challenges on the ground to secure the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, whilst asking big picture questions on the role of land data, the land footprint and spatial justice dimensions of the energy transition.
Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment
Namati
International Institute for Environment and Development
Land Portal Foundation