Women’s secure access to land, housing, and resources is a fundamental pillar of economic stability, social inclusion, and sustainable development. Across the Arab region, however, legal barriers, customary norms, and institutional challenges continue to restrict women’s land tenure rights, limiting their ability to invest, build wealth, and participate in decision-making.
Pathways to Responsible Agriculture in the Mekong
23 January 2025
The Land Portal Foundation and Mekong Region Land Governance (MRLG) joined together for this webinar to explore how agricultural transitions are reshaping rural livelihoods, forests, and ecosystems in the Mekong region.
Land Portal Foundation
Mekong Region Land Governance
NEWS: Introducing the State of Land Information Index (SOLIndex)
19 December 2024
The SOLIndex assesses the completeness and openness of public sector land data at the country level. The Land Portal has developed a data dashboard for users to visualize the situation of land information by country. This interactive data dashboard marks a milestone in a journey that started over a decade ago with our first SOLI research reports.
Africa's carbon deals and the hidden tenure challenge
13 December 2024
Observers marked 2023 as a “make-or-break” year for voluntary carbon markets and a key “inflection point” for their role in addressing climate change and global deforestation. Proponents highlight that forest carbon projects channel much-needed funds towards forest protection and are pivotal to climate change mitigation. However, critics emphasize that carbon deals set incentives for over-crediting. Moreover, carbon offsetting allows the biggest emitters to simply outsource their climate mitigation efforts with potentially adverse impacts for affected communities.
News & Events
Access the latest land news from trusted sources, discover events happening in your region and online, and read blogs by Land Portal users from around the world.
Recent events
LANDac Annual Conference 2025
2 July 2025 to 4 July 2025
Utrecht
Netherlands
Plurality of Knowledge: The future of land governance in shifting global contexts
Utrecht, the Netherlands | 2-4 July 2025
Call for Sessions opens 18 December 2024
Organizers
LANDac
Utrecht University
Online Symposium “Sustainable Land Use and Land Management: Emerging Trends, Current Challenges, and European Solutions”
16 May 2025
The Symposium offers a valuable opportunity to showcase projects,approaches, and activities that explore the latest trends, ongoing challenges, and innovative European solutions in sustainable land management that align with the objectives of the Europe-LAND project.
Recent blogs
The Launch of the Pinheiro Principles Handbook: Advancing Housing and Property Rights for Refugees and Displaced Persons in MENA
20 February 2025
The 2025 Arab Land Conference marked an important milestone in the global effort to protect housing and property rights for refugees and displaced persons with the launch of the Pinheiro Principles Handbook for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This publication—developed through years of consultations, case studies, and collaborative efforts by UN agencies (FAO, IOM, OHCHR, UN-Habitat, NRC, and UNHCR)—aims to provide concrete guidance on implementing the Pinheiro Principles to restore the housing and land rights of displaced populations in the region.
Recent News
Cultiver l'avenir - la sécurisation foncière au service des agriculteurs Malgaches
21 February 2025
La sécurité des droits fonciers individuels et d'utilisation est primordiale pour promouvoir une agriculture durable et résiliente. À Belalitra, région Boeny au nord –ouest du Madagascar, ce lien se concrétise à travers le parcours de Ernestine RAZAFINDRAVAO. Auparavant elle pratiquait une agriculture de subsistance suivant les pratiques traditionnelles peu rentables. Elle peinait à nourrir ses huit enfants.
Corruption Perceptions Index: Corruption is playing a devastating role in the climate crisis
11 February 2025
Global corruption levels remain alarmingly high, with efforts to reduce them faltering, according to the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), released by Transparency International. The report has exposed serious corruption levels across the globe, with more than two-thirds of countries scoring below 50 out of 100. The global average on the index has remained unchanged at 43, highlighting the need for urgent action against corruption and warning of a critical global obstacle to implementing successful climate action.
Call for abstracts: LANDac Annual Conference 2025
05 February 2025
Plurality of Knowledge: The Future of Land Governance in Shifting Global Contexts
Utrecht, the Netherlands | 2-4 July 2025
Call for Abstracts and Early Career Researcher Contributions - closes 23 February 2025!
Find the full Call for Abstracts and Call for Contributions here.
Renforcer la Gouvernance Pastorale en Afrique de l'Ouest et Centrale: Leçons de la mission transnationale et inter-projets d'échange de connaissances
04 February 2025
Du 9 au 16 décembre 2024, s’est déroulée au Cameroun une mission transnationale d'échange de connaissances sur les questions foncières et agropastorales. Une mission qui a réuni des experts, praticiens, acteurs de la société civile et autorités politico administratives.