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Cadasta | Land Rights Challenge Fund

Cadasta has launched its Land Rights Challenge Fund! The Land Rights Challenge Fund is available to help Cadasta’s partners better leverage Cadasta’s innovative technical tools and services to document and secure land and resource rights worldwide. The Land… 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

EADI ISS Conference 2020 | Call for Papers

The European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI) and the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) announce the 16th EADI General Conference, to be held in The Hague (Netherlands) from Monday 29 June to Thursday 2… 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

World Bank | Violence Against Women and Girls Resource Guide: Land Sector Brief

Read the full brief here. A recently published report by the World Bank highlights the intersections between land programs/projects and violence against women and girls. It provides recommendations for policy, as well as institutional and community level interventions… Read More

LANDac | Professional Learning Programme Update

To download the programme brief, click here.

UN | Senior Expert Consultant Global Land Outlook

The UN Convention to Combat Desertification is looking for a Senior Expert Consultant to co-author/co-edit the 2nd edition of the Global Land Outlook For more information on the vacancy, click here.