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COVID-19, Biodiversity and Climate Change: Indigenous Peoples Defining the Path Forward
Indigenous Peoples and local communities manage more than half of the world´s land. These biodiverse ancestral lands are vital to the people who steward them and the planet we all share. But governments only recognize indigenous and community legal ownership of 10 percent of the world´s lands. Secure tenure is essential for safeguarding the existing forests against external forces. This is specifically true for forests managed by Indigenous Peoples, where much of the world’s carbon is stored.
COVID-19 and Public Health: Indigenous Peoples on the Front Line
Wednesday, September 2nd, 9:00 AM-10:30 AM EST (3:00 PM – 4:30 PM CEST)
Three-quarters of emerging infectious diseases are zoonoses, meaning they can be transmitted from animals to humans, with Ebola, SARS, MERS and now COVID-19 being examples. Scientists are warning that deforestation, industrial agriculture, illegal wildlife trade, climate change and other types of environmental degradation increase the risk of future pandemics.
LandVoc Community of Experts
LandVoc is a collaborative effort. On a voluntary basis, more than a dozen experts in the land sector are involved in the development of the Linked Land Governance Thesaurus. While the editing of LandVoc is carried out by the LandPortal team, the knowledge held by the LandVoc Community of Experts is invaluable, particularly in terms of providing technical guidance. More specifically, the experts contribute by:
- Suggesting new concepts and translations;
- Suggesting new or improved definitions for concepts;
- Suggesting alignments to other concept schemes;
- Providing expert advice on land governance concepts where needed;
- Help to standardize the classification of content on land-related information;
- Support in the promotion, uptake and use of LandVoc, including advising on outreach activities and tools.
The Community of Experts exchanges on a regular basis. If you feel that you can contribute with your specific expertise, please contact hello@landportal.info.
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Agrisud International
Entreprendre contre la pauvreté
Nous tous, chez Agrisud, n’acceptons pas l’idée qu’aujourd’hui 1,4 milliards de personnes puissent vivre en situation de pauvreté, avec le plus souvent de grandes difficultés pour se nourrir quotidiennement.
Au Sud comme au Nord, nous savons que cette situation est due très souvent à l’exclusion économique, pour des raisons multiples, qui elle-même entraîne progressivement l’exclusion sociale.
LANDac Online Encounter 2020: Covid-19 Crisis and Land Governance and Parallel Sessions
In this webinar, LANDac, the LANDdialogue and the Land Portal Foundation will take stock of the emerging insights on the immediate and mid- to long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on equitable and sustainable land governance.
LANDac Online Encounter 2020: Multifaceted Challenges of Land and Climate Change and Parallel Sessions
The interconnection of land rights and climate responses at micro, meso and macro level.
LANDac Online Encounter 2020: Closing panel & discussion
LANDac – the Netherlands Academy on Land Governance for Equitable and Sustainable Development – brings together researchers, policy makers, development practitioners and business professionals in the field of land governance and development.
LANDac Online Encounter 2020: The Nexus Between Urban Land Governance and Climate Adaptation and Parallel Sessions
Informal settlements in areas that are already disaster prone are an increasing problem. Climate adaptation is also often used as an excuse fo evictions to redevelop sites in a more climate-proof manner in what is often referred to as ‘climate gentrification.