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LANDac Summer School 2018 - Land Governance for Development

02 July 2018 - 13 July 2018
University of Utrecht
Utrecht
Netherlands

Large-scale acquisition of land in the global South has received a great deal of interest in the last few years. Especially following the food crisis (2003-08), and stimulated by the growing demand for biofuels, pressure on land continues to increase. This course provides a multidisciplinary analysis of the ‘land rush’ within the more general context of land governance in Africa, Asia and Latin America: the history and drivers, the diversity of stakeholders and networks involved, the urgency of current challenges, and innovative governance solutions.

LANDac
Utrecht University

Responsible land investment for sustainable food systems

17 October 2019
Red Room
Rome
Italy

Taking stock of lessons from pilots, partnerships and multi-stakeholder platforms with governments, CSOs and business to implement the VGGT.

This event highlighted the importance of equitable governance of land and natural resource tenure for sustainable investment in agriculture and natural resources and the key lessons from recent initiatives to develop and pilot tools and practical

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
International agri-food network
International Land Coalition

Securing Women’s Land for Peace in South Sudan

19 November 2020
Online
United States

This webinar will provide critical information on the status of women’s land rights for peace building in South Sudan. Key research findings and project outcomes in securing women’s land rights for peace and stability in South Sudan will be disseminated.

United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Norwegian Refugee Council
United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Carbon markets and Indigenous lands: The importance of free, prior and informed consent

13 September 2023

While  talk of carbon markets has been prominent of late, offsetting using forest carbon has long been controversial. Carbon markets are trading systems through which countries, businesses, individuals or other entities buy or sell units of greenhouse gas emissions. A newly launched report by the Rainforest Foundation UK, looks at both sides of the coin. 

Ford Foundation
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Land Portal Foundation
The Tenure Facility