LANDac selects two foci for research: civil society and responsible investment
LANDac partners currently emphasize two subjects in their research activities: 1) The role of civil society (e.g. farmers’ organizations) in dealing with large-scale land acquisitions and related issues 2) Responsible investment in land: are there lessons to be… Read More
Utrecht Summerschool Land Governance for Development
2 – 13 July 2012 Utrecht University, the Netherlands In July 2012 LANDac organises the third Utrecht Summerschool Land Governance for Development. The two-week intensive course will introduce students to the multiple dimensions of land governance in Africa,… Read More
Conference report ‘knowledge for development’ 2012. new donors, new investments: new development?
Report now available: NEW DONORS, NEW INVESTMENTS: NEW DEVELOPMENT? Beyond the Millennium Development Goals 8th Knowledge for development conference, Utrecht, January 27, 2012 This seminar, organized by IDS (Utrecht University), LANDac, HIVOS, FNV Mondiaal, IOB (Antwerp University) and… Read More
Now available: summerschool 2011 participants’ work on Land Governance in Argentina and Russia / Ukraine
The 2011 Summerschool on Land Governance for Development participants’ best papers and posters are now available. Two papers were chosen as best quality papers from the 2011 Summerschool participants: Matilde Carabellese’s paper “Land grabbing in Argentina: tendencies and… Read More
Utrecht Summerschool “Land Governance for Development” back in 2012
2 – 13 July 2012 Utrecht University, the Netherlands In July 2012 LANDac organises the third Utrecht Summerschool Land Governance for Development. The two-week intensive course will introduce students to the multiple dimensions of land governance in Africa,… Read More
Report LANDac Lunch Meeting “Van Landjepik Naar Duurzaam Landgebruik” (20 October 2011)
In September 2011, Oxfam International presented the report “Land and Power”, which discusses the local implications of the global rush for fertile land by companies, and argues that international companies can and should assume responsibility for protecting local… Read More
IIAS Newsletter: Food Security and Land Grabbing in Asia
The most recent issue of the International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) Newsletter contains a series of papers in on land problems in Asia, with a particular focus on food security. The issue was edited by Annelies Zoomers and… Read More
Conference report “The Global Land Rush – What’s real & what are the myths?” (24 March 2011)
Reports about land acquisitions in developing countries – often labeled as land grabbing – are on the rise. The number of land-related conflicts seems to be growing, leading to concerns about increasing land inequality in societies were many… Read More
Last Updated: 26th July 2019 by admin
Successful third edition of the Utrecht Summerschool Land Governance for Development completed
In July 2012 LANDac organised the third Utrecht Summerschool Land Governance for Development. The two-week intensive course introduced students to the multiple dimensions of land governance in Africa, Asia, Latin America and beyond. 25 Students from 16 different… Read More