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15 Diciembre 2020
We need to understand the consequences of technology, migration, climate shifts, infrastructure and a growing middle class on forest-dependent people
The fifth anniversary of the signing of the Paris Agreement offers a moment to reflect on progress towards global climate goals. When it comes to…
9 Diciembre 2020
Corruption is the abuse of entrusted power for private gain, and corrupt practices in the context of land administration and land management have come to be known as ‘land corruption.’ Unfortunately, land corruption is all too common, with one in every five people across the globe paying bribes to…
8 Diciembre 2020
In recent months, supreme courts from India to Nigeria and Zimbabwe have issued historic opinions recognizing and strengthening women’s rights to land and property.
And while this is important and welcome progress, courts alone aren’t going to get us far enough, fast enough on this critical issue…
4 Diciembre 2020
For centuries, people around the world in the continents of Asia, Africa, Oceania and Latin America have been living off the forests and other natural resources to sustain their livelihoods, their cultural practices and sometimes even religious rituals. This “normality” continued even after the…
3 Diciembre 2020
Por Internation Land Coalition
Estudo revela como as políticas neoliberais criam um campo de ''desertos verdes'': sem trabalho, devastador e monótono. Oligarquia rural, agronegócio e fundos especulativos unem-se, controlam terras e são cada vez mais hostis à democracia
Na maior parte dos…
2 Diciembre 2020
The global soybean trade was worth about 9.5 billion of US dollars in 2000. By the end of this year – in 2020 – it is projected to exceed 60 billion[1]. This is just one of the many figures that explains why the last two decades might be remembered as the Great Soybean Expansion, the period when…
1 Diciembre 2020
Leon Verstappen, who is a professor of private law at the University of Groningen and deputy judge at the Court of appeals in The Hague, has stepped down as Chair of the Land Portal Board, a position he has held since the establishment of the Land Portal Foundation in 2014. Leon recounts his…
1 Diciembre 2020
Leon Verstappen, who is a professor of private law at the University of Groningen and deputy judge at the Court of appeals in The Hague, has stepped down as Chair of the Land Portal Board, a position he has held since the establishment of the Land Portal Foundation in 2014. Leon recounts his…
1 Diciembre 2020
Leon Verstappen, who is a professor of private law at the University of Groningen and deputy judge at the Court of appeals in The Hague, has stepped down as Chair of the Land Portal Board, a position he has held since the establishment of the Land Portal Foundation in 2014. Leon recounts his…
1 Diciembre 2020
Leon Verstappen, who is a professor of private law at the University of Groningen and deputy judge at the Court of appeals in The Hague, has stepped down as Chair of the Land Portal Board, a position he has held since the establishment of the Land Portal Foundation in 2014. Leon recounts his…
1 Diciembre 2020
Queridos amigos
La crisis de COVID-19 ha hecho del 2020 el año más difícil de nuestra vida. Ha demostrado la necesidad de asegurar que la gobernanza sostenible y equitativa de la tierra siga siendo una prioridad en la agenda internacional. La pandemia también puso de relieve la importancia…
1 Diciembre 2020
Queridos amigos
La crisis de COVID-19 ha hecho del 2020 el año más difícil de nuestra vida. Ha demostrado la necesidad de asegurar que la gobernanza sostenible y equitativa de la tierra siga siendo una prioridad en la agenda internacional. La pandemia también puso de relieve la importancia…