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20 Dezembro 2017
BONN, Germany — Nearly 1,000 members of the development, environment, and finance communities gathered in Germany this week for what is being hailed as a “new phase” of the Global Landscapes Forum as it breaks away from the United Nations climate conference.
Experts in the forestry, food security…
18 Dezembro 2017
The University of Reading staged its first Land Symposium on Friday 1st December 2017, to discuss issues relating to the land struggles of the 21st century.
The event was organised by a committee of three doctoral students from the School of Agriculture, Policy and Development (SAPD) and brought…
13 Dezembro 2017
Indigenous peoples and other local communities play a vital role when it comes to mitigating the impact of climate change. But despite inhabiting 50 per cent of the world’s land, these communities legally own just 10 per cent of it. As a result, civil society groups are calling on governments…
11 Dezembro 2017
PRIndex will collect data from 36 countries in 2018 to help citizens secure their rights to homes and land.
After two years of rigorous testing, Land Alliance and LEGEND partner the Overseas Development Institute are expanding a first-of-its-kind global dataset and index on perceptions of property…
11 Dezembro 2017
Offered by edX, in this course, you’ll be introduced to the basics of land management. This MOOC gives you insight into basic functionalities and tasks of land management. It will help you recognize important land correlations with other fields of interest. You’ll understand contemporary global…
On International Day, UN agency urges greater investment for sustainable agriculture in mountains ()
11 Dezembro 2017
11 December 2017 – On International Mountain Day, the United Nations food security agency has called for greater focus on sustainable agriculture in highland regions around the globe to better respond to climate change impacts and migration challenges.
“Investing in sustainable agriculture in…
7 Dezembro 2017
Recent research found that 20 different “natural climate solutions” have the potential to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 23.8 billion metric tons every year — and that nearly half of that potential, or some 11.3 billion metric tons of emissions, represent what the study’s…
Un site internet lancé pour lutter contre la désertification et améliorer la gouvernance foncière ()
7 Dezembro 2017
Date: 5 décembre 2017
Source: Agence Ecofin
Le panel de la société civile (panel OSC) de la Convention des Nations Unies sur la lutte contre la désertification (CNULCD) vient de lancer un site internet destiné à améliorer la lutte contre la désertification et, par conséquent, renforcer la…
5 Dezembro 2017
NAIROBI: In a major global action against climate change, two UN environmental organisations on Monday signed a pact on increased cooperation and also for mobilisation of private finance and investment for climate action that is crucial for achieving the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement goals.
The…
4 Dezembro 2017
Small island state leaders at U.N. climate talks have spoken consistently of loss of life and property caused by powerful storms
BONN, Germany, Nov 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - From Fiji to St. Lucia, small island nations have taken every opportunity to flag the growing risks of climate…
22 Novembro 2017
Date : 17 novembre 2017
Source : Foncier & Développement
Arrivé au terme de la première phase d’un chantier de travail sur les communs, concrétisée par la parution de l’ouvrage « Opportunités et défis d’une approche par les communs de la terre et des ressources qu’elle porte » (à lire ici), le…
17 Novembro 2017
Rodrigo Castañeda, jefe de la Unidad de Alianzas de la FAO, Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura, en una charla coloquio en el Campus EOI Madrid, en la que ha abordado los grandes retos globales a los que se enfrenta la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para…