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New Laws in China Could Protect Individual Land Rights
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. The Chinese central government is revising its land …
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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Research Papers and Case Studies on Land Tenure and Forest Carbon Management (REDD and REDD+)
On October 21-22, 2011, the Land Tenure Center (LTC) of the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, together with the Translinks program of USAID, is host
Top 6 Myths About Land Acquisitions
In my last post, I wrote about the risks and benefits of large-scale land acquisitions in developing countries. Judging by the increasing number of related articles and commentaries, the issue is increasingly finding its way on to the radar screens …
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IFPRI to take leading role in two new CGIAR Research Programs
IFPRI will take a leading role in two of the new research programs currently being developed by the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CG
EMPLOYMENT: Consultancies in Land Policy and Land Management
Having started a new phase since February 2011, the GIZ Sector Project “Land Policy and Land Management” is seeking qualified consultants for various short term assignments.