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New publication: Africa’s land rush

Africa has been at the centre of a “land grab” in recent years, with investors lured by projections of rising food prices, growing demand for “green” energy, and cheap land and water rights. But such land is often… Read More

21 December 2015: Urban land grab or fair urbanization?

On 21 December, Nguyen Quang Phuc from the College of Economics (HCE) Hue University, Vietnam, will publicly defend his PhD thesis ‘Urban land grab or fair urbanization?’ in Utrecht – Academiegebouw.   Please see Events – urban land grab for… Read More

12/10/2015 Now online: Photo’s LANDac conference

Photo’s taken during the 3-day LANDac conference (8-10 July 2015) are now available online. Please check the LANDac Land governance for development Flickr account: Flickr LANDac

New vacancy: Technical editor at Geomares BV

Vacancy in Dutch:   Technical editor Geomares BV, Lemmer, the Netherlands   Functieomschrijving Ben jij de nieuwe Technical Editor voor GIM International, Hydro International en Geo-matching.com? Op korte termijn heeft Geomares Publishing ruimte voor een Technical Editor met passie… Read More

25/09/2015 New LANDac publication – The moving frontiers of genetically modified soy production

LANDac PhD Lucia Goldfarb and LANDac partner Gemma van der Haar (Sociology of Development and Change group at Wageningen University) have published a new article titled ‘The moving frontiers of genetically modified soy production: shifts in land control… Read More

LANDdialogue | Rabobank statement on land rights

The Dutch bank Rabobank has published a statement on land rights. The statement refers to the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security, as well… Read More

Now open for registration: Workshop Land Governance & Food Security in Uganda

Now open for registration: LANDac Workshop Land Governance and Food Security in Uganda   When:       26-30 October 2015 (5 days, 4 nights) Where:      Source of the Nile Hotel, Jinja , Uganda   Access to land is… Read More

New CIFOR vacancy: Gender Post-Doctoral Fellow – Globalized trade and investments

Gender Post-Doctoral Fellow – Globalized trade and investments   The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) is a nonprofit, global research organization dedicated to advancing human well-being, environmental conservation and equity. We conduct research that enables more informed… Read More

Vacancies at the Global Land Tool Network

The Global Land Tool Network (GLTN) is an alliance of global regional and national partners contributing to poverty alleviation through land reform, improved land management and security of tenure particularly through the development and dissemination of pro-poor and… Read More

International land coalition seeks two long-term consultants

Deadline: 30/08/2015 Country: Italy The International Land Coalition is a coalition of 207 organisations from 64 countries.  ILC’s function as a network brings together diverse but complementary efforts, particularly between intergovernmental and civil society organisations. ILC supports its members through… Read More