Discussion will address the role of traditional leaders in customary land administration, forced evictions as a form of land corruption and its impact on women's land rights and an analysis of alternative dispute resolution systems in addressing land corruption.

LANDac – The Netherlands Academy on Land Governance for Equitable and Sustainable Development – brings together researchers, policy makers, development practitioners and business professionals in the field of land governance and development. This edition of the LANDac Conference aims to look at land governance through the lens of transformations.

The Land and Poverty conference presents the latest research and innovations in policies and good practice on land governance around the world. This conference has become one of the largest international events on land governance, attracting over 1,500 participants from governments, academics, civil society, and the private sector. You can download papers for numerous presentations.

Free webinar on how basic legal support can help communities defend themselves against outright land grabs, negotiate equitable terms if they do choose to welcome investments, and seek enforcement if those terms are violated.

Le React et le collectif citoyen en France contre l’accaparement des terres vous invitent à échanger avec Emmanuel Elong, porte-parole de synergie nationale des paysans et riverains des plantations du Cameroun (Synaparcam). Présent en France pour témoigner dans le cadre de procès en diffamation que les groupes Bolloré et Socfin intentent à la chaîne de télévision France 2, Mediapart, et les ONG Sherpa et React, Emmanuel Elong exposera la situation autour des six plantations de la Socapalm, filiale camerounaise de Socfin-Bolloré et expliquera les combats des paysans et riverains affectés.

Cette conférence aura lieu le 13 février 2019 – 18h30 – 21h
Salle Jean Dame, 17, rue Léopold Bellan, 75002, Paris
Métro : Sentier

La Convergence globale des luttes pour la terre et l’eau (CGLTE-TOGO), annonce une caravane qu’elle organisera du 10 au 30 novembre prochain dans plusieurs pays de l’Afrique de l’ouest. La caravane sera consacrée à sensibiliser et plaider autour du droit à la terre et l’eau dans les communautés rurales, ainsi qu’aux questions du changement climatique.

Pension funds are influential actors in global finance, managing more money than all sovereign wealth funds, hedge funds and private equity funds combined. Canada has some of the world's biggest pension funds and increasingly they are investing in farmland – both in Canada and in the Global South. Panelists will explore the impacts of this on farmers using a case study of one investment in Brazil and research on the situation in Canada, followed by discussion.

Event brings together ILC members and other stakeholders to advance understanding of the complex and dynamic political, economic, environmental and social linkages between land governance, food security, poverty and democracy.

The Mekong Region Land Governance (MRLG) project and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) welcome you to join us for our Second Regional Land Forum, to be held in Bangkok on 28-30 May.

What will be happening there?

We will launch the new Mekong region State of Land report prepared by our partners from the Centre for Development and Environment of the University of Bern, with support of RCSD, FAO, EFICAS, MRLG). The first of its kind, this report presents a comprehensive overview of land resources, distribution and governance conditions in the Mekong region, including Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam. The 2018 State of Land will serve as a benchmark of current conditions, and set a baseline for future measuring and reporting of progress in land governance in the Mekong region.

What else?

Similar to the First Regional Land Forum, we are inviting land professionals and practitioners at both the local and global level to present the latest information and current progress on key topics addressing smallholder tenure security. These include:
– community access to land and forests, including mechanisms for better recognition of customary land rights;
– successful techniques for community empowerment and policy advocacy;
– putting a gender lens on land issues;
– new instruments and global finance measures towards responsible agricultural investment;
– land conflict resolution and mitigation strategies; and more.

Other events include a master class on Land Conflict Transformation and an academic sharing session.

We’ll also be inviting donor partners to outline their priorities and activities on land issues in the region, with the opportunity to “pitch” proposals to be taken up in country agendas or for potential funding.

With this event marking the end of MRLG Phase 1, we expect to share some of the novel solutions to difficult regional land governance problems that are emerging in the region. We are also excited to introduce Phase 2, and to continue working together to ensure that all smallholders both women and men have secured and equitable access to agricultural land and forest, particularly indigenous and ethnic minority communities.

We’d like to acknowledge our initial partners supporting the event organisation: the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), the Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), the University of Bern, the Research Centre for Social and Sustainable Development (RCSD), Deutsche Gesellscha& f?r Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), and the Independent Mediation Group.