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Caminhos para uma agricultura responsável no Mekong
Pathways to Responsible Agriculture in the Mekong
Pathways to Responsible Agriculture in the Mekong
23 January 2025
Pathways to Responsible Agriculture in the Mekong

Thursday, 23 January 2025
3:00-5:00 pm Bangkok | 9:00-11:00 am CET

 

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. The expansion of industrial crops further into marginal uplands and the integration of smallholder farmers into transnational value chains are transforming rural livelihoods rapidly, creating new economic opportunities while excluding communities from access to their customary land and natural resources, while also increasing deforestation and environmental risks. The session  examined those transformations, the related governance challenges, and new initiatives to promote responsible agricultural investments.

This webinar demonstrated evidence-based insights to inform decision-making, inspire innovative solutions, and advance sustainable agriculture and tenure rights in the Mekong region and beyond.

The webinar took place in English, Khmer, Lao,  and Vietnamese.

 

Speakers

Naomi Basik Treanor, Regional Advisor for Responsible Agricultural Investment,·Mekong Region Land Governance (MRLG)

 

Jean-Christophe Diepart, Interdisciplinary Researcher

 

Fred Stolle, Deputy Director, Forests Program,·World Resources Institute (WRI)

 

Nikka Rivera, Agenda Coordinator, Land Rights and Young Farmers,·Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA)

 

Soytavanh Mienmany, Independent Researcher, Laos

 

Sothath Ngo, Research Manager, Centre for Policy Studies, Cambodia

 

The State of Land in the Mekong Region webinar series is a collaborative effort by the Land Portal Foundation, MRLG, and CDE at the University of Bern that spotlights the evolving landscape of land governance in the Mekong region. This series, set in the final phase of the MRLG project (2023-2025), aims to share insights and address challenges in land governance across four countries. Emphasizing openness and information accessibility, each webinar will explore key trends, issues, and solutions in land governance.

MRLG is a project of the Government of Switzerland, through the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), with co-financing from the Government of Germany and the Government of Luxembourg.

 

Contact details
Neil Sorensen, neil.sorensen@landportal.info
Website
Organizers
Land Portal Foundation
Mekong Region Land Governance
Language of the event
English
Khmer
Lao
Vietnamese

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