Neil Sorensen joined the Land Portal as its Communications Specialist in October 2015. He has extensive experience leading communications for international organizations and developing relationships with civil society, donors, intergovernmental agencies, the media and the private sector. Previously, Neil worked for the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) as a Governing Bodies Officer and Strategic Adviser to the Secretary of IFAD. He has also led communications for three international organizations, including the International Land Coalition, the International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP) and the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM). He holds a Master’s degree in Global Diplomacy from the University of London School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) as well as a Bachelor’s degree with a double major in German and Sociology from St. Cloud State University.
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Can you describe who you are and your role?
I am the Assistant Director for Survey and Mapping at the Liberia Land Authority. Our institution is a public entity responsible for all land-related activities in Liberia. In my role, I manage all surveys for government institutions and functions, oversee geodetic and spatial planning for the country's land authority, contribute to maintaining spatial and geo-databases, and help to establish the connection between spatial information, climate change, and land use in Liberia.
Dr. Mahmoud Solomon
Can you describe who you are and your role?
I am the Assistant Director for Survey and Mapping at the Liberia Land Authority. Our institution is a public entity responsible for all land-related activities in Liberia. In my role, I manage all surveys for government institutions and functions, oversee geodetic and spatial planning for the country's land authority, contribute to maintaining spatial and geo-databases, and help to establish the connection between spatial information, climate change, and land use in Liberia.
International Jury Selects Amazon Frontlines to Receive 2024 Hilton Humanitarian Prize
Amazon Frontlines is the first organization that promotes a scalable, proven model of Indigenous-led conservation and the first organization operating exclusively in South America to receive the Hilton Humanitarian Prize.
Land governance and the politics of fair transitions: Deepening the search for social justice
The starting point for the Conference and Summit was the recognition that ongoing transitions in the name of climate change and clean energy are deeply unfair in multiple ways. Climate policies and so-called green investments place huge burdens on people and spaces in the Global South as well as on areas inhabited by marginalized populations in countries of the Global North. Their rights are put under pressure, safeguards are lacking or not enforced, and the room to defend their lands, forests, pastures, and territories is constrained.
Domestic Equality Index (DEI)
Inclusive Land Governance and Fit-for-Purpose Land Administration: Whose Purpose?
4th CIGOFA, International Youth and Land Conference in Africa
Opportunity: Director of the International Land Coalition (ILC)
The International Land Coalition (ILC) is a global alliance of 300+ civil society and intergovernmental organisations, working together to put people at the centre of land governance. It does so through shifting power to the women, men and communities who live on and from the land.
Ensuring Gender-Equitable Consultation in Cambodia's Land and Agriculture Law and Policy
This brief consolidates the key findings from a larger Mekong Region Land Governance (MRLG) regional report Towards gender-equitable land policy and law-making in the Mekong Region. The report used consultation processes over the 2024 Land Law as a case study, and involved interviews, participatory consultation pilots, observations of national consultation workshops, and an extensive literature review.
A version in Khmer is also available HERE.
Ensuring Gender-Equitable Consultations in Vietnam's Land and Agriculture Law and Policy
This brief consolidates the key findings from a larger Mekong Region Land Governance (MRLG) regional report Towards gender-equitable land policy and law-making in the Mekong Region. The report used consultation processes over the 2024 Land Law as a case study, and involved interviews, participatory consultation pilots, observations of national consultation workshops, and an extensive literature review.