News on Land

While Landesa’s recent 17-province survey of farmers found a worrying upswing in farmland loss across much of China, there is some good news for China’s farmers and proponents of rule of law.

Essential to sustaining life and supporting a healthy environment, water is also imperative for economic growth.

The European Commission, the Government of Spain and the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development have convened the Third European Forum on Rural Development, which will take place in Palencia (Spain) from 29 March to 1 April 2011.

Starting from Open theatre, Kathmandu the rally of 1000 women traveled through Ratnapark, Bhotebahal, Kuleshwor and reached at CPN (UML) office, Balkhu Kathmandu.

The WorldFish Center, headquartered on the island of Penang, Malaysia, is a world-class scientific research organization whose mission is to reduce poverty and hunger by improving fisheries and aqu

The current issue of the International Journal of the Commons includes a special feature celebrating the 20th anniversary of Elinor Ostrom’s Governing the Commons.

The South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE) is a regional network that brings together and strengthens South Asian researchers and institutions interested in the in

The Consortium for Improved Agriculture-based Livelihoods in Central Africa (CIALCA) conference on “Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural Intensification of the Humid-Highland Systems of su

Yemen has the highest poverty rates in the Middle East and North Africa and ranks among the most food insecure countries in the world.

<p>Integrated management of water resources and protection of the environment have become a global priority for sustainable development.

The African Union Commission is seeking proposals for research focusing on the following thematic priorities articulated in Africa’s Science and Technology Consolidated Plan of Action (CPA) and its

In my last post, I wrote about the risks and benefits of large-scale land acquisitions in developing countries.