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LANDac 2015 Conference – outcomes and documents
On 8, 9 and 10 July 2015, over 250 experts from academia, civil society organizations, governments, farmers organizations, financial institutions and private sector gathered in Utrecht for the LANDac International Conference on Land Governance for Equitable and Sustainable… Read More
Two internship opportunities at the International Land Coalition!
Deadline: 21/07/2015 Region: Global (including Europe) Are you a university student or recent grad? Are you interested in women’s land rights issues and/or the governance of a global, multi-stakeholder network? If so, ILC has just opened up two opportunities… Read More
New vacancy Utrecht University: Assistant Professor in Geo-Computation and Natural Hazards (1.0 FTE)
Assistant Professor in Geo-Computation and Natural Hazards (1.0 FTE) Job description The Land Degradation and Geo-Computation Group within the Department of Physical Geography aims at understanding terrestrial ecosystem functioning with an emphasis on natural hazards, land degradation… Read More
19/02/2015 Land governance and food security – new knowledge agenda launched
The Food & Business Knowledge Platform (F&BKP) and the Netherlands Academy on Land Governance (LANDac) have developed a knowledge agenda on land governance and food security. Two activities have been taken up: a scoping study on the linkages between… Read More
New article: Impacts of large-scale farming on local communities’ food security and income levels – Empirical evidence from Oromia Region, Ethiopia
LANDac PhD researcher Maru Shete has published in co-authorship with Dr. Marcel Rutten of the African Studies Centre a new article based on his PhD research in Oromia Region, Ethiopia. The new publication in Land Use Policy looks at… Read More
Report VGGT Masterclass
On 15 April, partners organized a Masterclass on the ‘Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security’ (VGGT). The Masterclass was hosted by the Ministry of… Read More
New article: Natural resource privatisation in Sub-Saharan Africa and the challenges for inclusive green growth
LANDac PhD alumnus George Schoneveld and LANDac Chair Annelies Zoomers have published an article entitled ‘Natural resource privatisation in Sub-Saharan Africa and the challenges for inclusive green growth’ in the International Development Planning Review (IDPR). Abstract In response… Read More
NOW OPEN: Registration LANDac course ‘Land governance for development’
Large-scale acquisition of land in the global South has received a great deal of interest in the last few years. Especially following the food crisis (2003-08), and stimulated by the growing demand for biofuels, pressure on land continues… Read More
New E-publication: JARAK the short history of Jatropha projects in Indonesia
JARAK, the short history of Jatropha projects in Indonesia The E-publication of JARAK presents the main results of the studies conducted for the research program “JARAK: The Commoditization of an Alternative Biofuel Crop in Indonesia” at Leiden University… Read More
LANDac II Partners
Last Updated: 26th July 2019 by Gemma
New internship opportunity (deadline 3 August): Indigenous and community land rights at Oxfam Novib
Oxfam Novib Internship on Indigenous and community land rights The Oxfam Novib Academy is looking for a student with a relevant background in the area of land rights about for the duration of 3-6 months and at least… Read More