Lunch lecture: Land governance, commercial land acquisition and rural development in Africa – some observations from the Great Lakes Region
LANDac and the Dutch Ministries of Economic Affairs and Foreign Affairs kindly invite you to a lunch lecture by Dr. Chris Huggins. ‘Land Governance, commercial land acquisition and rural development in Africa – some observations from the Great… Read More
Dilemmas of hydropower development in Vietnam: between dam-induced displacement and sustainable development
On 13 January, Ty Pham Huu successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled ‘Dilemma’s of hydropower development in Vietnam: between dam-induced displacement and sustainable development’ in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Ty’s work has been closely dovetailed with LANDac research and… Read More
20/11/2014 Forthcoming publication (early 2015) – Global trends in land tenure reforms: Gender impacts
We are pleased to announce the forthcoming publication ‘Global trends in land tenure reforms: gender impacts’, due to be launched in the first half of 2015. The book explores the gendered dimensions of recent land governance transformations across… Read More
09/09/2014 – Debate on 21 October: How do we stop land grabbing?
On October 21st, activists, companies, investors, scientists and Dutch government representatives will come together in De Balie in Amsterdam, to debate the best way to end land grabbing due to rising palm oil demand. Hosted by Milieudefensie (Friends… Read More
26/09/2014 Now available: Report ‘The global Jatropha Curcas hype: What can we learn from the boom and bust of a miracle crop’ (19-20 June 2014)
The final report of the conference ‘The global Jatropha Curcas hype: What can we learn from the boom and bust of a miracle crop?’ held on 19 and 20 June 2014, in Utrecht, the Netherlands, is now available…. Read More
18/09/2014 – Call for cases
LANDac is calling for cases of domestic or foreign investments or activities in agriculture in the Global South that are models in which due attention is paid to issues of sustainable development, inclusive growth and food security; with… Read More
LANDdialogue | Start of the new Land Governance Multi-stakeholder Dialogue
Yesterday, 26th of August, Minister Ploumen chaired a first meeting of the Land Governance Multi-stakeholder Dialogue in the Hague. The meeting signaled the start of the new dialogue between financial institutions, pension funds, big companies, NGOs, knowledge institutes… Read More
18/08/2014 – Successful 5th edition of the LANDac course ‘Land governance for development’
From 7 – 18 July 2014, LANDac organized its fifth summer school course ‘Land Governance for Development’ in cooperation with the Utrecht Summer School in the historic centre of Utrecht. The fifth edition of the 2-week course drew… Read More
18/08/2014 – The global land grab as modern day corporate colonialism
In the article ‘The global land grab as modern day corporate colonialism, LANDac partners Mayke Kaag (African Studies Centre) and Annelies Zoomers (International Development Studies, Utrecht University) reflect on the debate around large-scale land acquisitions, based on their… Read More
Last Updated: 31st July 2020 by Gemma
27/01/2015 Global trends in land tenure reform: gender impacts (NEW PUBLICATION)
‘Global trends in land tenure reform: gender impacts’ edited by Caroline Archambault (Utrecht University, International Development Studies) and Annelies Zoomers (Utrecht University, International Development Studies/ Chair of LANDac), will be published in February 2015. The book explores the… Read More