UU, CIFOR & LANDac | PhD Defense Federico Brandão
Dear colleagues, You are cordially invited Frederico’ public defence of its PhD thesis titled: OIL PALM EXPANSION IN THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON The challenge of reconciling conservation and development January 17, 2020 at 14.00 Summary The recent Amazon fire… Read More
LANDac 2020 Conference | Call for Sessions Extended!
Land Governance Challenges and Climate Change: Handling Pressures, Upholding Rights 2-3 July 2020Muntgebouw Utrecht, The Netherlands Call for Sessions for the 2020 Conference is out now! Deadline for submission extended 22 January 2020. The LANDac Annual International Conference… Read More
WUR | Public Lecture An Ansoms: Land Lost – Land Regained in Transforming Rural Landscapes?
Public Lecture Prof An Ansoms: Land lost – land regained in transforming rural landscapes? Smallholder farmers navigating Rwanda’s agrarian land reforms. Date: December 18th 2019Time: 15:00 – 17:00Location: room C62, Leeuwenborch, Wageningen University, The Netherlands In her lecture,… Read More
EADI/ISS Series | Solidarity for People Displaced by Large-Scale Investment Projects
LANDac and UU colleagues Kei Otsuki and Griet Steel recently posted a blog for the EADI/ISS Series on Solidarity for People Displaces by Large-Scale Investment Projects. Read the blog here! You can still join the panel by submitting… Read More
EADI/ISS 2020 | Call for Abstract: Solidarity for investment-induced displacement and resettlement
Kei Otsuki and Griet Steel (Utrecht University, the Netherlands) are convening a panel at the 2020 EADI/ISS Conference Solidary, Peace and Socal Justice: HP059 – Solidarity for investment-induced displacement and resettlement. In this panel, they address what solidarity… Read More
CFS 46 | LEGEND | Findings and Key Lessons from LEGEND’s Work on Responsible Land Investments
At the 46th Edition of the Committee on World Food Security, LEGEND (Land: Enhancing Governance for Economic Development) partners presented their key findings and lessons-learned from LEGEND’s work on responsible land investments. You can download the presentation here.
LANDac | Launch Blog Series Professional Learning Programme
In the newly lanched blog series, LANDac fellows from the Professional Learning Programme share their experiences in the field. ‘”This plot is not for sale!”: Land Administration and Land Disputes in Uganda‘ is the first blog in the… Read More
Land Portal and IIED | Launch of the Responsible Land-Based Investment Navigator
The Responsible Land-Based Investment (RLBI) Navigator helps private sector actors identify and access the practical tools and guidelines that are most relevant to their work. It was developed jointly by the Land Portal and the International Institute for… Read More
Wageningen University | Winter School Natural Resources and Conflict: Violence, Resistance and the State (for PhD students)
9th December 2019 @ 08:00 – 18th December 2019 @ 17:00 Download the flyer here! The extraction, exploitation and trade of natural resources continue to be a source of conflict worldwide, notwithstanding claims of inclusive and equitable development…. Read More
Last Updated: 31st July 2020 by Coordinator
Women’s Land Rights | Call for Proposals 2020 (deadline 31-1-2020)
Research Consortium has launched a Call for Proposals 2020: Women’s Land Rights Research Consortium Research Grant on the Effectiveness of Interventions to Improve Women’s Land Tenure Security. The Research Consortium on Women’s Land Rights is a community of… Read More