Neil Sorensen
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http://www.landportal.info 18-11-2009 17:26:11
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Samuda Jabini from the Association of Saamaka Communities (VSG) in #Suriname said people have been fighting for #landrights for generations. They are suing their government for #landgrabs. Cadasta Foundation Land Portal Landesa Forest Trends
My colleague Charl-Thom Bayer from the Land Portal gives a preview of our State of Land Information Index (SOLIndex) at the World Bank #landconf2024. landportal.org/news/2024/05/l…
We have a great lineup at our event on open land information systems in Africa at the World Bank #landconf2024 with Naome Kabanda from Uganda, Maria Muianga from Mozambique, Ke Rafitison from Transparency International, Masida Mbano from Malawi, & Ousseynou Niang from Senegal. Land Portal
🌍 Join us at the IoS Fair Transitions & LANDac Conference & Summit in Utrecht, 3-5 July 2024! Keynote speeches on 3 July from 10:00-12:00 CEST will be live-streamed. #FairLAND24 #SocialJustice 📷 LANDac - The Netherlands Land Academy landportal.org/event/2024/01/…
Join the IOS Fair Transitions LANDac Conference & Summit Opening Session via live stream now: vimeo.com/event/4409580 #Fairland24 LANDac - The Netherlands Land Academy
13 out of 55 states in Africa are involved in civil war says Liz Alden Wily at #FairLAND24, a result of social and economic injustices. Watch the keynote dialogue live: vimeo.com/event/4409580 LANDac - The Netherlands Land Academy
The Land-at-scale project in #Somalia Saameynta uses the GlobaLandToolNetwork Social Tenure Domain Model (STDM) to map and reduce land conflicts. LANDac - The Netherlands Land Academy #FairLAND24 #landrights IOM - UN Migration 🇺🇳 landportal.org/event/2024/01/…
Alexandra 't Lam from the Amahoro @ Scale project, part of the Land-at-scale program, says #landconflicts are often between returnees and the residents linked to the occupation of refugee land. #FairLAND24 LANDac - The Netherlands Land Academy Gemma Betsema Read more: landportal.org/event/2024/01/…
For Land-at-scale Uganda, Simon Peter Mwesigye from GlobaLandToolNetwork says #landconflicts have arisen between local communities and 200,000 refugees from #SouthSudan, which has exerted a lot of pressure on forests & wetlands. LANDac - The Netherlands Land Academy #FairLAND24 Gemma Betsema landportal.org/event/2024/01/…
There's a big risk from land based climate change mitigation activities such as reforestation, afforestation, and forest protection measures that are financed through carbon markets, says Christophe Kubitza from Land Matrix at #FairLAND24 LANDac - The Netherlands Land Academy
Data from Prindex coming from the Gallup world poll shows that almost 1 in 5 adults feel insecure about their land, which amounts to 1 billion people, says Malcolm Childress from the Global Land Alliance at #FairLAND24.
#landex representative Eva Hershaw from Land Coalition says their data are aligned with #SDGs indicators to elevate voices while centralizing land data sets and reducing fragmentation at #FairLAND24.
I am proud to share the keynote speech from Kumi Naidoo, Global Ambassador for Africans Rising . The theme of this year's conference is Land governance focused on Imagining the Impossible. youtu.be/9ijdXlGK3vU #FairLAND24 LANDac - The Netherlands Land Academy
Grand corruption in land isn’t just about stolen property—it’s about stolen futures. Land Portal & Transparency International just published a blog to fight back with transparency. Read it here 👉 landportal.org/blog-post/2025… #LandRights #OpenData #AntiCorruption #EarthDay
Don’t miss this webinar on Women & Pastoral Livelihoods: Innovating for a Sustainable Future 📅 May 15 | ⏰ 12:30–2pm BST | 💻 Online Moderated by Land Portal Board Chair, Liz Daley. Register: landportal.org/event/2025/04/… #GenderEquality #Pastoralism SPARC_Ideas Livestock Data for Decisions
Webinar: Pastoralism in the Sahel Today – Honouring Jeremy Swift 🗓️ 24 April 2025 | 🕔 17:00–18:30 (GMT+1) Join @camillatoulmin, Sara Pantuliano - @sara-pantuliano.bsky.social, author Alex de Waal, Ian Scoones & others for a great webinar! 🔗 landportal.org/event/2025/04/… #Sahel #Pastoralism
New blog out now! 🌱 Ahead of #MRLF2025, we explore how land rights, climate action & agrarian transitions are reshaping the Mekong region. Proud to support this dialogue with Land Portal & @MRLG_Project. 🔗 Read: landportal.org/blog-post/2025… #LandRights #ClimateJustice #Mekong