LANDac International Conference 2022 Session Summary

June 17th 2022-  Today marks #DesertificationAndDroughtDay and to highlight the occasion, the Land Portal, FAO and the UNCCD have come together to launch two new products; a portfolio and podcast, delving into the important relationship between land tenure and Land Degradation Neutrality.  

Land Portal and Global Data Barometer Publish Benchmarks to Assess the State of Open Land Data in 100+ Countries

11 May 2022 (GLOBAL) — Today the Data for Development Network, Latin American Open Data Initiative, and the Land Portal Foundation are launching the 

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The Land Portal Foundation is seeking a dynamic and highly motivated Knowledge Engineer to join our open data team in charge of selecting, curating and ingesting different types of land-related data into the Land Portal.

The Land Portal Foundation is seeking Communications Consultant to support promoting, informing and enriching the global debate and practice on key land issues while raising the visibility of national, regional and international partners. 

Seeking Data Analyst for Open Land Data Project in Senegal

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Open Up Guide for Land Governance Implementation Project
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Seeking Researcher for Open Land Data Project in Senegal

LAND PORTAL FOUNDATION
Open Up Guide for Land Governance Implementation Project
Send applications by 29 October 2021

AS Africa registered a significant first, becoming the first continent in the world to complete its digital landuse data, new revelations emerged about its trees outside of key forests in Africa

There are more trees in Africa than initially thought, with the latest study showing there are about 7 billion trees on the continent, not counting the continent’s major woodlands like the Congo rainforest. This is according to a recent study by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).

The Land Portal Foundation and Open Data Charter intend to implement the Open Up Guide for Land Governance in the period 2021 - 2024. As part of this project, we seek to develop State of Land Information (SOLI) reports for 10-12 countries in Africa and Latin America. The SOLI reports will provide an overview of publicly available data and information on key land issues from government and other stakeholders in targeted countries.