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  1. Library Resource
    Peer-reviewed publication
    Conference Papers & Reports
    December, 2021
    Global

    Land and ecosystems lay the foundation of the economy and the wellbeing of society. 85 percent of the world’s 1.2 billion young people live in regions that are directly dependent on land and natural resources for sustenance. Land degradation is a youth issue that threatens current and future generations’ quality of life. Young people are increasingly becoming eco-anxious about threats to their environment and the possible impacts there may be for future generation.

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    Écoles durables Orientations conceptuelles et méthodologiques

    Orientations conceptuelles et méthodologiques

    Journal Articles & Books
    Reports & Research
    Conference Papers & Reports
    January, 2024
    Americas, Brazil

    Cette publication présente le travail d'une feuille de route développée pour les gouvernements et les communautés intéressés par la mise en œuvre de la méthodologie des écoles durables, développée par le gouvernement du Brésil, par le biais de l'Agence brésilienne de coopération, du Fonds national de développement de l'éducation et de la FAO.

  3. Library Resource
    Understanding and Addressing Corruption in the Land Sector

    Written Submission to UNAC COSP10

    Conference Papers & Reports
    December, 2023
    Global

    Land corruption – corrupt practices in the land sector – threatens the lives and livelihoods of people and communities, the environment and climate, food security and political stability. Its impacts are particularly acute for 2.5 billion people who live on and from the land. Addressing it requires a dedicated focus and assessment of land related institutions across different national contexts.

  4. Library Resource
    Conference Papers & Reports
    May, 2023
    Global

    While emissions trading already began in the late 1980s and early 1990s, carbon markets can officially be traced back to the Kyoto Protocol of 1997. The Kyoto Protocol introduced market-based mechanisms allowing countries to trade emission allowances and invest in emission reduction projects overseas. On this basis, the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) was launched in 2005, pioneering the introduction of large-scale, regulated carbon trading systems.

  5. Library Resource
    Conference Papers & Reports
    October, 2023
    Latin America and the Caribbean

    Los Pueblos Indígenas son mencionados solamente en 2 de las 169 metas de los 17 Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS). Cada objetivo proporciona metas específicas que deben alcanzarse a lo largo de un período de 15 años. El 25 de septiembre de 2015, los líderes mundiales comprometieron firmemente la establecimiento de un conjunto de objetivos globales con el fin de erradicar la pobreza, preservar el planeta y asegurar la prosperidad para todas personas como una parte de la Agenda de Desarrollo Sostenible.

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    MAD Proceedings, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, March 2023

    Responsible Agricultural Investment: A Pathway to Inclusive Sustainable Development, 21-22 March 2023 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Conference Papers & Reports
    March, 2023
    Ethiopia

    The Ministry of Agriculture in collaboration with the Responsible Governance of Investment in Land (RGIL) project conducted national Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue (MSD) under the theme “Responsible Agricultural Investment: A Pathway to Inclusive Sustainable Development”. It was held from 21 to 22 March 2023 in Addis Ababa, at Radisson Blu Hotel. The dialogue brought together ninety-one representatives of government officials, technical experts, academia, agricultural investors, the local community, civil society organizations (CSO), consultants, and the media.

  7. Library Resource
    Fair Transitions and the Politics of Land.

    Institutions and Imaginaries for Inclusive Futures

    Conference Papers & Reports
    October, 2023
    Global

    Questions about how land is governed and controlled in the context of multiple crises are key to debates about fair transitions. The energy transition, net-zero ambitions, nature protection, and food system transformation all involve claims on land, water, and forests. How these claims are framed, analysed, and governed, how access to land is organised, and who gets a seat at the table to discuss key decisions are questions of urgent concern from both a fair transitions perspective and a land governance perspective. Key note speaker Prof.

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    MSD Proceedings, Gambella, Ethiopia, October 2021

    26-27 October 2021, Gambella, Ethiopia

    Conference Papers & Reports
    October, 2021
    Ethiopia

    This proceeding documents the process and outcome of the first Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue (MSD) Forum on Responsible Governance of Investment in Land (RGIL) aimed at ensuring investment in land in Ethiopia are productive, contribute to sustainable land management and respects the rights and needs of local populations in particular vulnerable groups and women.

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    MAD Proceedings, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, March 2023

    29-31, March 2022, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

    Conference Papers & Reports
    March, 2023
    Ethiopia

    The second Multi-Stakeholders Dialogue Forum (MSD 02) was held from 29 to 31 March 2022 in Bahir Dar city, the capital of the Amhara region. The MSD Forum brought together 115 representatives of government officials, technical experts, investors, local community representatives, development partners, and the media in order to find solutions to the various challenges in the governance of largescale agricultural investments in Ethiopia. The three-days MSD meeting included presentations, group work and field visits.

  10. Library Resource
    Conference Papers & Reports
    April, 2023
    Latin America and the Caribbean

    El primer foro anual sobre defensoras y defensores de derechos humanos en asuntos ambientales en América Latina y el Caribe se realizó en Quito los días 22 y 23 de noviembre de 2022. El foro fue convocado por la CEPAL en calidad de Secretaría del Acuerdo de Escazú, en alianza con el PNUMA, el ACNUDH y el Gobierno de Ecuador y con el apoyo del Fondo Fiduciario de Derechos Humanos, Inclusión y Empoderamiento del Banco Mundial.

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