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By: Sara Gustafson Date: May 26th 2016 Source: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) The effects of climate change vary from region to region, but according to a new study from the World Bank, the majority of the global impact stemming from climate change will come through…
Por José Graziano da Silva , Director general de la Organización de Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)   La paz sostenible está íntimamente ligada al desarrollo sostenible, a los alimentos y a su producción   Este martes, José Graziano da Silva se ha convertido en…
By Nicholas Tagliarino, World Resources Institute June 13th, 2016 In almost all countries, governments have legal authority to acquire land for public needs, including roads, schools and other public infrastructure, as long as they compensate affected landholders. This process is commonly…
By Dr. Gregory Myers, Lead Land Administration Specialist at the World Bank “Congratulations, today your baby is four years old,” Iris Krebber, DFID/UK recently emailed me. Iris was not referring to a child, but rather the Voluntary Guidelines for the Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forest (VGGT),…
By Dr. Gregory Myers, Lead Land Administration Specialist at the World Bank “Congratulations, today your baby is four years old,” Iris Krebber, DFID/UK recently emailed me. Iris was not referring to a child, but rather the Voluntary Guidelines for the Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forest (VGGT),…
By: Marianne Gadeberg Date: June 3 2016 Source: CGIAR   Interest in investing in sustainability is on the rise. With the Paris Climate Agreement and the launch of the Sustainable Development Goals last year, the political demand to further sustainability across sectors and scales is stronger…
By: Marianne Gadeberg Date: June 20 2016 Source: CGIAR​The ‘Global Landscape Forum – the Investment Case’ convened in London earlier this month with the aim of mitigating climate change and reducing poverty through investments in landscape restoration. Events like this one are desperately needed…
This blog was written as a contribution to the Mekong Regional Land Forum that took place from June 21-23 in Hanoi, Vietnam. Duncan Pruett was a keynote speaker at this event. By Duncan Pruett, Program Policy Advisor for Oxfam in Myanmar I was asked to reflect on foreign investments in…
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By Geoffrey Payne, Geoffrey Payne and Associates   To say we are living in interesting times is a gross understatement. Increasing populations, globalisation and climate change have increased demand for land, while market forces have raised prices to levels unaffordable to many. Urbanisation has…
Date: 09 juillet 2016 Source: L'Obs Par  Niels Planel, Consultant L'"accaparement des terres" : c’est ainsi que beaucoup désignent un phénomène mal connu, dont on s’accorde à faire remonter l’émergence à la crise alimentaire mondiale de 2007-2008 : la flambée des prix dans le monde et les "…
By Imma Subirats, Senior Knowledge and Information Management Officer at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) “We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and…
Source: NCD Alliance Public space interventions have the potential to contribute to progress across numerous Agenda 2030 goals and targets, not only SDG11 on Sustainable Cities. Kristie Daniel explores the opportunities public spaces present for different SDGs, and summarises the case for…