Routledge Handbook of Global Land and Resource Grabbing
An in-depth global review of land resource resource grabbing is both timely and essential reading.
Promoting training of Central Africans in land governance for poverty reduction
1) Prof. Ngana, why did you launch this training unit on land issues at the University of Bangui? What needs does the training meet?
It was NELGA that motivated us. I am the Focal Point for NELGA in the Central African Republic. As part of the implementation of its structure in Central African universities, NELGA had launched a survey to revise the curriculum of land governance.
Indigenous Forests Are Some of the Amazon’s Last Carbon Sinks
Forests around the world play a major role in curbing or contributing to climate change. Standing, healthy forests sequester more atmospheric carbon than they emit and act as a carbon sink; degraded and deforested areas release stored carbon and are a carbon source.
Gender and land champions can help - seven years of WOLTS in Tanzania
Many rural communities in Tanzania share similar challenges from mining companies and investors. I have seen first-hand how men and women gender and land champions can help.
Land registration and the local social contract
During the Annual Conference hosted by the Knowledge Platform Security and Rule of Law (KPSRL), the LAND-at-scale knowledge management organised a session exploring how land registration might impact relations between local governments and the populations they are expected to serve. Land registration interventions today often follow a path of decentralisation in which local land offices are tasked with additional responsibilities, or new entities are being created. These local offices give local authorities an important role in land mapping, registration, administration and adjudication.
Le Land Portal, la FAO et l'UNCCD lancent un podcast et un portfolio sur la relation entre les régimes fonciers et la dégradation des terres
17 juin 2022- Aujourd'hui marque le #DesertificationAndDroughtDay et pour souligner l'occasion, le Land Portal, la FAO et l'UNCCD se sont unis pour lancer deux nouveaux produits : un portfolio et un podcast, approfondissant la relation importante entre le régime foncier et la neutralité en matière de dégradation des terres.