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Displaying 1 - 10 of 136Between commitments and action: Milestones from the Third Arab Land Conference
The Third Arab Land Conference, held in Rabat, Morocco from 18-20 February 2025 opened an avenue of possibilities for improving policies and practices to govern land in the Arab world. From the launch of several groundbreaking initiatives to empowering women and youth, and fostering data transparency and academic excellence, the event showcased commitments and collaborative work shaping the future of land governance in the region.
Opportunity: Land Governance Research Consultant for the Arab States
The Land Portal Foundation is seeking a dynamic and highly motivated research consultant to conduct desk research about various land governance issues, as well as on land data governance, with a focus on the Arab States.
Please note the extended deadline: 13 April 2025 at midnight CET.
Une nouvelle histoire de données examine les initiatives locales pour la sécurité foncière en RDC
L'est de la République Démocratique du Congo abrite une partie de la deuxième plus grande forêt tropicale du monde après l'Amazonie, et avec elle, les derniers gorilles de montagne de la planète. Cependant, la diversité et l'abondance des ressources naturelles contribuent à financer les rébellions qui minent le pays et déstabilisent toute la région des Grands Lacs africains.
New data story examines local tenure security initiatives in DR Congo
Eastern DRC is home to part of the world's second-largest rainforest after the Amazon, which harbors the last remaining mountain gorillas on the planet. However, this diversity and abundance of natural resources help finance rebellions that are undermining the country and destabilizing the entire African Great Lakes region.
Opportunity: Senior Drupal Developer and Data Architect to conduct an assessment
We are seeking a Drupal expert and data architect to conduct an assessment of the Land Portal Foundation's (https://landportal.org/) technologies and practices that sustain its main website and sub-domains as open data platforms. The expert should advise us on how to improve our sites’ performance and our data management technologies and practices. The recruitment for this consultancy is done jointly with Abt Britain and will be divided into two parts:
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The Land Portal has been following the news about USAID’s shutdown with much sadness and concern. During its 60-plus years of existence, the agency has acted on many fronts of international development, funding and managing thousands of initiatives to ensure good health, education, food security, women’s empowerment and, not least, good land governance in many countries of the Global South. With that experience, a lot of knowledge, good practices, and tools were developed.
Africa's carbon deals and the hidden tenure challenge
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.
Decodificando Perdas e Danos: da responsabilidade histórica à justiça climática
