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2014 Day-To-Day programme LANDac Summer School “Landegovernance for development”

Land is a priority issue in international development research, practice and policy making.

Call for papers & Participation: “Beyond Land Grabbing” seminar Roskilde, Denmark

Roskilde University is hosting a seminar on “Beyond landgrabbing: New perspectives on large-scale land acquisitions in Africa and South-East Asia on May 20, 2014.

Vacancy Announcement : Internship Justitia et PAX Nederland – landrechten

Justitia et Pax Nederland is looking for an intern ‘Economic and social rights’ from 1 May – 1 September for 4 days per week. Activities include supporting the programme officer economic and social rights, and in particular the… Read More

Invitation to submit cases: Sustainable land and water programme

Sustainable Land and Water Programme – Sustainable Trade Initiative Launch The Sustainable Land and Water Program was launched on Friday 28 February 2014 in The Hague. The event consisted of an expert and engagement meeting in the morning… Read More

Vacancy: Assistant professor in international development studies with expertise in urban and land governance

The Department of Human Geography and Planning (SGPL) at Utrecht University seeks to appoint an Assistant Professor in International Development Studies (IDS) with extensive field experience (in Africa, Asia and/or Latin America) and with expertise in the field… Read More

New LANDac Publication: The Global Land Grab – Beyond the hype

The last two years have seen a huge amount of academic, policy-making and media interest in the increasingly contentious issue of land grabbing – the large-scale acquisition …

LANDac becomes partner of the Global Land Tool Network (GLTN)

Following attendance as an observer of the Partner Meeting of the Global Land Tool Network in The Hague, The Netherlands in November 2013, LANDac joined the GLTN Network on 26 February 2014. The Global Land Tool Network (GLTN)… Read More

New online course on natural resources and sustainable development

A new course (in French) about natural resources and sustainable development is now available through the edX website: ‘Ressources naturelles et developpement durable’. The 7-week course (4-6 hours per week) looks at the links between natural resource use (land, water, minerals, forests… Read More

Land grabbing and human rights: Debate 1 February, Amsterdam

On 1 February 2014, Human Rights Watch, Oxfam Novib and ASN Bank organize a debate at De Balie in Amsterdam about land grabbing and human rights as part of the Human Rights Weekend. The rise of land grabbing… Read More

Land Governance Donor Programme Database Launched

On January 22 a comprehensive database on land and resource governance programmes funded by members of the Global Donor Working Group on Land was presented during the Platform Annual General Assembly in Paris. Global scope Cooperating with the… Read More