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Protective laws don’t prevent ‘land grab’ in Africa
A new World Development article co-authored by LANDac PhD George Schoneveld explores the relationship between policy and practice associated with customary rights protections in the context of large-scale land acquisitions in Sub-Saharan Africa. Findings point to the difficulty… Read More
LANDac annual report 2012
LANDac has published its 2012 annual report, which can be accessed here. In this annual report LANDac looks back at its achievements, results and lessons learned, while also focusing on new challenges for the coming years. The report… Read More
New publications
Various new publications on the global land grab have been issued recently: Biofuels – Economy, Environment and Sustainability Africa for sale? Positioning the state, land and society in foreign large-scale land acquisitions in Africa Special issue Development &… Read More
LANDac PhD research disseminated in Costa Rica and Nicaragua
Local workshops on residential tourism and its implications for development Though often gone unnoticed in the debate on large-scale land acquisitions, tourism and in particular residential tourism* can be important causes of land alienation. LANDac PhD graduate Femke… Read More
16-05-2013 letter of the Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation about land grabbing
In this letter to the Dutch House of Representatives, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Lilianne Ploumen, discusses the Dutch efforts to oppose land grabbing following a consultation with different stakeholders in April this year. She also responds to… Read More
Current short-term research of LANDac
Farmers’ organizations and land policies LANDac partner Agriterra, in cooperation with the East African Farmers Federation (EAFF), has set up a short-term research project on the role of farmers’ organizations in policymaking on land governance in Uganda. The… Read More
Article: untangling the myth of the global land rush
A recent article in The Broker by Annelies Zoomers (Chair LANDac) and Evert-jan Quak analyses the implications of the global land rush on food security and inequality. The Broker is an independent platform and online magazine on globalisation… Read More
Summerschool 2013 coming up in July
From 8-19 July 2013 LANDac organises the fourth Utrecht Summerschool Land Governance for Development. The two-week intensive course will introduce students to the multiple dimensions of land governance in Africa, Asia, Latin America and beyond. Students will acquire… Read More
Short article on land grab in Latin America (in Dutch)
In December 2012 LA Chispa published a background article on land in Latin America: “Land for sale: five questions and answers on the ‘land grab’ in Latin America” (in Dutch). Click here to read the article. LA Chispa… Read More
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Last Updated: 26th July 2019 by admin
‘Land grab’ draws attention in g8 and media
Land is on the agenda of the current G8 summit, and the topic of ‘global land grabs’ therefore draws renewed attention. LANDac chair Annelies Zoomers was interviewed for the Dutch newspaper Volkskrant (see article here) and for the… Read More