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LEGEND | New publication: LEGEND State of the land debate
The UK Department for International Development (DfID) has launched its first global State of the Land Debate report today, on the 4th anniversary of the VGGT. The report addresses the Voluntary Guidelines on the responsible governance of tenure of land,… Read More
LANDac | New publication: Soy production in South America: Globalization and new agroindustrial landscapes
Special Issue, 43(2), March 2016 Soy production in South America: Globalization and new agroindustrial landscapes Guest editors: Gustavo de L. T. Oliveira and Susanna B. Hecht The entire collection (15 articles) free access for a limited time!… Read More
New study on Dutch floriculture investments in eastern Africa and the impacts on local food security
The Netherlands Academy on Land Governance (LANDac)/ IDS Utrecht University has conducted a scoping study on Dutch flower farms, land governance and local food security in eastern Africa within the Food & Business Knowledge Platform (F&BKP). While earlier… Read More
9/2/2016 New publication: Advances in Responsible Land Administration
Advances in Responsible Land Administration Jaap Zevenbergen, Walter de Vries, Rohan Mark Bennett Features Delivers cutting-edge approaches for land administration design, implementation, and assessment Includes high-tech descriptions for technical readers whilst adding the human touch for those from… Read More
15/01/2016 Overview of publications in the area of water governance
The Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitiek (German Development Institute) DIE published an overview of their 2014/2015 publications in the areas of transboundary water management, integrated water resources management, water and energy, water governance in agriculture, payments for water-related ecosystem… Read More
14/12/2015 New publication: Theorising the Land – Violent Conflict Nexus
A new article will be published in the journal World Development (February 2016) entitled ‘Theorising the Land – Violent Conflict Nexus’ by Mathijs van Leeuwen (Leiden University, Radboud University Nijmegen) and Gemma van der Haar (Wageningen University). The full… Read More
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
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
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
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LANDac | Publication: Where do I report my land dispute?
A new publication by Doreen Nancy Kobusingye, Mathijs van Leeuwen and Han van Dijk, focuses on the reporting of land conflicts in Uganda. The article, titled ‘Where do I report my land dispute? The impact of institutional proliferation… Read More