Study region: Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta (SNSM) region of Colombia.
Study focus: This research was conducted as a case study to generate relevant, quantitative information to support cacao farmer decision-making processes concerning water management in the SNSM. It involved the…
In the Colombian context, disputes over natural resources, mainly over land, and poor governance are intertwined with armed conflict. Although efforts to address this situation, including the 2016 peace agreement signed between Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia…
Improving soil organic carbon (SOC) storage enhances soil quality and mitigates climate change. Agricultural and livestock specialists increasingly view tropical grasslands as a potential target for storing more soil carbon while boosting productivity. Earlier research in the 1990s showed the…
En Luchas de alto riesgo: Las mujeres en primera línea en la defensa de la tierra y el territorio<em> </em>se documenta de qué manera las organizaciones campesinas, indígenas y de mujeres que trabajan en el campo del desarrollo rural en Guatemala, Honduras y Colombia, experimentan…
Diamonds in the Delta (DiD) is an international research-action network of scholars, water professionals and civil society advocates who are concerned about how climate change compounds problems of flooding and subsidence in delta cities. We – the people in the network – are united in our…
In the five years following its historic 2016 peace accord, Colombia has seen a surge of forest razing and land clearance amid continuing unrest in the countryside. The rate of tree loss, which greatly lowers the country’s chances of meeting its zerodeforestation goal by 2030, is tied to…
La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura – FAO presenta el siguiente decálogo con el propósito de facilitar a los periodistas y medios de comunicación una mayor comprensión sobre los temas de gobernanza responsable y tenencia de la tierra, la pesca y los…
El Proyecto Gobernanza y Paz le propuso al país algunos mecanismos para superar la informalidad en la tenencia de la tierra, abordar conflictos socioambientales en áreas protegidas y fortalecer la participación de la sociedad civil en la implementación de la Reforma…
LAND-at-scale is a land governance support program for developing countries from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, which was launched in 2019. The aim of the program is to directly strengthen essential land governance components for men, women and youth that have the potential…
Profesionales de diferentes disciplinas explican el paso a paso y los conceptos de la “Hoja de Ruta para la formalización y titulación de predios de Entidades de Derecho Público (EDP)”. <strong>Escucha testimonios y vivencias de lideresas y líderes comunitarios, así como de servidores…
El Estado Colombiano reconoce y protege la diversidad étnica y cultural de la Nación, la Constitución Política de Colombia define los derechos y garantías de las comunidades étnicas, al considerarlas como sujetos de especial protección constitucional, en razón, a la vulnerabilidad y amenaza, que…
As part of the efforts to find sustainable solutions to complex land tenure issues, multi-stakeholder platforms (MSPs) create an inclusive forum where actors can discuss problems and propose solutions to improve governance of tenure and provide better access to natural resources. This…