Drought, with a focus on early action to prevent disastrous outcomes, is the theme of the Desertification and Drought Day marked on 17 June 2022. The global observance of the event will take place in Madrid, Spain, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has announced.…
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
To mark the thirtieth anniversary of the Faculty of Forestry, University of Banja Luka and 30 years of PFE "Šume Republike Srpske" ad Sokolac, with the support of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and The International Union for Conservation of Nature , is organizing an…
The upcoming conference organized by the Ben Gurion University of the Negev in Israel will focus on the intersection of land and water and the impact of land degradation and drought on populations across the world. More details on the event are coming soon.
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
As evidências mostram que muito poucos dados sobre a terra estão abertos ao público. Este segundo webinar de Whose Land? se concentrará nas oportunidades e restrições das organizações da sociedade civil (OSCs - sigla em inglês) e comunidades locais na defesa de mais dados abertos sobre a terra e…
Les faits montrent que très peu de données foncières sont ouvertes au public. Ce deuxième webinaire "Whose Land ?" se concentrera sur les opportunités et les contraintes des organisations de la société civile (OSC) et des communautés locales dans le plaidoyer pour des données foncières plus…
La evidencia muestra que muy pocos datos sobre la tierra están abiertos al público. Este segundo seminario web de "¿De quién es la tierra?" se centrará en las oportunidades y limitaciones de las organizaciones de la sociedad civil (OSC) y de las comunidades locales a la hora de abogar por más…
Welcome to the LANDac (the Netherlands Land Academy) Annual Summer School “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. This course provides a multidisciplinary analysis of the ‘land rush’ within…
Evidence shows that very little land data is open to the public. This second Whose Land? webinar focused on the opportunities and constraints of civil society organizations (CSOs) and local communities in advocating for more open land data and in harnessing its power for improved land governance…
Thursday, June 30
9:30 am - 11:00 am CEST
Hybrid format
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The “Data Revolution” has been ongoing for about sixty years now. Halina (1966) already considered the question of whether this constituted a “revolution” or was “data evolution”. Similar…
Thursday, June 30
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm CEST
Hybrid format
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The growing complexity of social and economic challenges is driving new, innovative forms of collaboration across the land sector. This session will draw upon the Land Portal’s experiences in…
As people across the globe turn to information and communication technologies (ICT’s) in their everyday lives, Indigenous Peoples and local communities are also utilising innovative solutions. Increasingly, communities are integrating their traditional knowledge, skills and values with digital and…
Land Portal Foundation, The Tenure Facility, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Ford Foundation
7 de julho às 15:00 - 16:30 CET
À medida que as pessoas em todo o mundo se voltam para as tecnologias de informação e comunicação (ICT's - sigla em inglês) no seu cotidiano, os povos indígenas e as comunidades locais também estão utilizando soluções inovadoras. As comunidades estão cada vez mais…
Land Portal Foundation, The Tenure Facility, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Ford Foundation