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REMINDER: Call for expression of interest still open. Women are particularly encouraged to apply. ()
The Land Portal is recruiting new Board members of the recently established Land Portal Foundation and is looking for female candidates.
Background
The Land Portal is a global gateway for aggregating information on land from multiple sources and building a specialized community of land experts…
Source: LANDESA
This infographic is the first to document the wide range of benefits that flow from women’s land tenure security.
The infographic makes clear that women’s secure tenure can help us reach a number of our most critical sustainable development goals – from improved nutrition,…
The Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI), a joint center of Columbia Law School and the Earth Institute, is excited to announce an interdisciplinary executive-level training course on sustainable investments in agriculture, designed primarily for public sector officials and civil…
WOCAN in collaboration with RECOFTC- The Center for People and Forests has developed an infographic to highlight the discussions and recommendations of the Regional Dialogue on Women’s Inclusion in Landscape Management, held on 7-9 October 2014 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The dialogue brought together…
Source: FAO
14/11/2014 - 2nd meeting of the organizing committee on access to land calls for civil society organizations and governmental institutions to mobilize and launch global debate on land tenure and investment agreements
The International Organizing Committee of the World Forum on…
Source: La Vía Campesina | GRAIN | pdf
05 December 2014
A global effort to give small farmers and indigenous communities control over lands is the best hope we have to deal with climate change and feed the world’s growing population.
As governments converge on Lima for the UN Climate…
The U.S. Government is working to develop a National Action Plan to promote responsible business conduct abroad that is consistent with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. This process provides an opportunity to reflect on…
Source: Land Use Policy Journal
Written by:Dereje Teklemariama, Hossein Azadi, Jan Nyssena, Mitiku Haile, Frank Witloxa
The literature on global land deals or land acquisition has extensively described the possible drivers, trajectories,
and their impacts. In addition,the concept of a ‘land grab…
Source: Global Water Partnership
A new GWP perspectives paper outlines that the governance of land and water needs to be coordinated in order to feed the world’s growing population. The aim of the paper is to galvanise a discussion within the GWP network and the larger water, land, and…
Source: LANDac
20 Jan 2015
We are pleased to announce the LANDac International Conference on Land Governance for Equitable and Sustainable Development which will take place on 9-10 July 2015 in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The Conference is organized by the Netherlands Academy on Land Governance (…
Source: Landesa Center For Women's Land Rights
Friday, February 20, is the deadline to apply to Landesa’s Women’s Land Rights Visiting Professionals Program. Applicants must be professionals from India, China, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Through this programme, the Landesa Center for Women's…
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The IISD Guide to Negotiating Investment Contracts for Farmland and Water is a legal and policy tool for governments and communities that are involved in negotiating investment contracts with foreign investors. The guide focuses on…