Land-use change has affected ‘almost a third’ of world’s terrain since 1960
17 May 2021
Current estimates of land-use change may be capturing only one-quarter of its true extent across the world, new research shows.
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Pre-announcement: "Carbon Forestry" course 15.02.-05.03.2021
04 December 2020
The (online) course runs between 15 Feb and 05 March 2021 in close collaboration with Freiburg Academy of Continuing Education (FRAUW), UNIQUE Forestry and Land Use & other renowned forest carbon experts (Solidaridad etc.).
IMPORTANT TO KNOW: The course will be held online this year (due to the pandemic restrictions) and there will be reduced fee opportunities for participants without institutional support or with low income.
FAO Land Resources Planning Toolbox
13 February 2018
Last year the Land Resources Planning Secretariat of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) conducted a survey on participatory land resource planning (LRP) to compile experiences among users of LRP tools and approaches. Around 750 land management practitioners responded and identified the emerging needs and trends in existing LRP tools.
Blogs
"It will be fun to develop land-use planning, if we do it together"
08 March 2022
“It will be fun to develop land-use planning, if we do it together.” This was a comment from one of the local land managers during 30 online workshops run by PCC to introduce new Gender Guidelines for local land management in Mongolia.
World Urban Forum 9: A promise or a responsibility?
13 February 2018
Major global agreements, such as the Paris climate change agreement, and the SDGs will not come to fruition without local governments
Over a year ago in Quito, after a long negotiation and high involvement of all stakeholders, the atmosphere I could feel in my constituency was that of a promise; a big promise of a different international understanding of the urbanization phenomenon, a new role of cities and local and regional governments in the international governance and a shared vision of the need to rethink models.
Events
An Introduction to Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Its Applications
06 November 2024 - 20 November 2024
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) has the capability to observe the Earth's surface both day and night and through most weather conditions, making it an ideal sensor to support a wide range of science and applications.
Challenges of Cyber Security in Digital Land Administration: Digital security in the area of data, AI and sustainable cities
24 April 2024
The webinar, organized by the UNECE Working Party on Land Administration (WPLA), follows a study on ecosystems and security in land administration. It explores the complex landscape shaped by global megatrends and sector-specific drivers, emphasizing the role of technology and digitalization in land administration.
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
African Real Estate Society 23rd Annual Conference 2024
09 September 2024 - 12 September 2024
Radisson Blu
Livingston
Zambia
Theme: Smart Cities in Africa for the 21st Century
Library
No. 6 Pastoralists Do Plan! Community-Led Land Use Planning in the Pastoral Areas of Ethiopia
Policy Papers & Briefs
November, 2016
Ethiopia
This issue paper No. 6 of the Rangelands Series consolidates a set of case studies which document how pastoralists plan landvand resource use in pastoral and agro-pastoral areas of Ethiopia.
There are 6, 697 content items of different types and languages related to land-use planning on the Land Portal.
Land use planning is the systematic assessment of land and water potential, alternative patterns of land use and other physical, social and economic conditions. Source: FAO, 2003
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