The Land Matrix is an independent land monitoring initiative that promotes transparency and accountability around large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) in low- and middle-income countries across the world. By capturing data on its website, the initiative aims to stimulate debate on the trends and impacts of LSLAs, facilitate wide participation in collecting and sharing data about these deals, and contribute to the growing movement towards open data.
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Library ResourceDatasetsTraining Resources & ToolsJanuary, 2009Africa, Uganda, Cameroon, Senegal, Latin America and the Caribbean, Argentina, Asia, Philippines, Eastern Europe
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2008
Klimaatverandering is ruimtelijk relevant. Daarom heeft de overheid een politieke ambitie vastgelegd in de nationale adaptatiestrategie ‘Maak ruimte voor klimaat’ (2007) om Nederland klimaatbestendig te maken en ook in de toekomst bij ruimtelijke inrichtingsvraagstukken rekening te houden met klimaatverandering. Een hernieuwde visie op de inrichting van Nederland is derhalve noodzakelijk. Die visie moet gebaseerd zijn op de actuele stand van de wetenschappelijke kennis. Bij het opstellen van die visie moeten verschillende belangen en waarden in onze maatschappij.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2008
Het beleid voor het platteland staat in de Agenda Vitaal Platteland. Deze studie beschrijft het opzetten van een monitoringsystematiek voor een afrekenbaar plattelandsbeleid. Of het beleid en de monitoring goed ‘gelukt’ zijn, is pas goed te bespreken bij de eindevaluatie in 2014. De studie beschrijft de stappen die gemaakt zijn in het proces. De auteur evalueert waar mogelijk het proces op basis van criteria die zijn ontleend aan beleidsstukken en literatuur.
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Library ResourceTraining Resources & ToolsJune, 2008South-Eastern Asia
Opportunities for forest managers to gain knowledge and skills in participatory resource management processes are still limited. A recent survey by IUCN has brought this out where a third of PA managers indicated that one of the areas priority training areas for them was related to sustainable development. Recognising the need for such training, a number of organisations including CARE, FAO, MSTCDC, RECOFTC and WWF initiated a series of workshops and training courses on different facets of this topic.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsApril, 2008Uganda
The MLHUD Sector Strategic Plan for Statistics (SSPS) is a 5 year (2007/8 – 2011/12) plan which provides a framework for further reform and acceleration of statistical development in the sector statistical system. This Plan is intended to guide the development of an integrated, coordinated and coherent statistical system which ensures harmonized data production processes at all levels of administration. Although the Ministry is relatively new, it strives to obtain quality statistics.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchNovember, 2008Global
In 2007, ICARDA celebrated its thirtieth anniversary. The Center and its partners have worked together for three decades to improve the food security and livelihoods of the poor in dry and marginal areas. During this time, we have seen significant changes in the biophysical environment and in socio-economic circumstances. New farming technologies, new livelihood options, and better policies and institutions are speeding up agricultural development in the world's dry areas, and we are proud of the role we have played in this progress.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2008Kenya
This article looks at the role of land and grievances thereto in the post-election violence experienced in Kenya in late 2007 and early 2008. It argues that the failure of post-colonial governments to craft a cohesive and inclusive national agenda for development has resulted in a fragmented populace. This fragmentation militates against a national ethic as the citizenry congregate around their ethnic groupings as a source of security and guaranteed access to resources such as land.
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Library ResourceTraining Resources & ToolsJanuary, 2009Kenya
Population and housing census of Kenya, 2009
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Library ResourceJanuary, 2009Indonesia, Peru, Eastern Asia, Southern Asia, Oceania
This policy brief examines the manner in which Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) pilot projects have been undertaken in Indonesia and Peru. The research data summarized within the brief was gathered using a method known as Fair and Efficient REDD Value Chain Allocation (FERVA). The FERVA analysis is used to capture the perceptions and expectations of REDD stakeholders at the preliminary stages of REDD initiatives; it also informs stakeholders of the different functions of the REDD value chain.
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Library ResourceJanuary, 2008Philippines
The main objective of the paper is to explore possible institutional arrangements among the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP), Philippines, implementing agencies in a post-2008 transition scenario for CARP. There were three reasons cited for the implementation of the agrarian reform program, namely: (i) to increase productivity, (ii) to reduce inequality particularly in the countryside, and (iii) to address one of the main causes of the persistent Communist insurgency in the country.
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