27 June 2019
Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Latin America and the Caribbean
Colombia
Asia
Myanmar
Afghanistan
Iraq
Syrian Arab Republic
Global
21 June 2019
Global
5 June 2019
Global
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Events
25 July 2019
Location
Online
United States
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US
Tanzania
Jamaica
India
Global
Organizations:
New America
Environmental Systems Research Institute
Land Portal Foundation
4 July 2019 to 5 July 2019
Location
Muntgebouw
Leidseweg 90
3531 BG
Utrecht
Netherlands
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NL
Netherlands
Global
LAND GOVERNANCE IN TRANSITION:
How to support transformations that work for people and nature?
Organizations:
LANDac
Blogs
18 July 2019
Malawi
The distribution of land in Malawi is highly unequal and frequently inefficient. Large areas of land are underutilised in a context where many Malawian farmers would be able to put such land to productive use. In this context, the Malawian government has been slow and ineffective in undertaking land reforms, despite large demand for change both from investors and the local population.
12 July 2019
Malawi
Mozambique
Tanzania
Zambia
South Africa
Global
Our sugar is made from sugarcane. And sugarcane is not planted in trees or in the air, it’s planted in the ground, in the soil, on land. It’s the bedrock of our investment.
—Illovo Land Champion
Recent news
12 July 2019
India
Soaring temperatures and a long delay to the start of the monsoon season are behind some of the most severe water shortages in New Delhi's history – and the water scarcity is even leading to violence.
12 July 2019
Global
From 'smart tractors' to better land rights, farmers need different ways to adapt
11 July 2019
Global
Rights enforcement must be strengthened for forest landscape restoration efforts to succeed, said Steven Lawry during a webinar presentation hosted by the global forest team at GIZ, Germany’s development agency.
11 July 2019
Global
Over the past two years, several private companies have launched efforts to provide global broadband internet using networks of low-earth-orbit satellites. The outcome of these projects is uncertain, but the scale of their ambition is undeniable.