The High-Level Session on Land Management in Times of Crisis at the Third Arab Land Conference convened policymakers, experts, and practitioners to explore how effective land governance can mitigate these challenges, prevent future conflicts, and drive resilience.
Pathways to Responsible Agriculture in the Mekong
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.
NEWS: Introducing the State of Land Information Index (SOLIndex)
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.
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Recent events
LANDac Annual Conference 2025
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
Online Symposium “Sustainable Land Use and Land Management: Emerging Trends, Current Challenges, and European Solutions”
Recent blogs
Harnessing Innovation for Sustainable Land Investments and Housing in the Arab Region
As the Arab region grapples with rapid urbanization, rising land costs, and the challenges of climate change, governments and private stakeholders are looking to digital innovation as a game-changer in land governance. The High-Level Session on Land Sector Innovation for Sustainable Investments and Housing brought together ministers, policymakers, and private sector leaders to explore how advanced technologies—such as GIS, AI, 3D cadastres, and blockchain—can transform land governance, enhance investment opportunities, and ensure housing accessibility.
Recent News
Corruption Perceptions Index: Corruption is playing a devastating role in the climate crisis
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
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
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.