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Month: October 2014

29/10/2014 New publication: ‘Losing your land’

New publication: Losing your land – Dispossession in the Great Lakes Dispossession of land on a small scale can have as great an impact on living conditions as large-scale land-grabs. With the increasing commodification of land, new forms… Read More

20/10/2014 – Principles for responsible agriculture and food investments are approved

Principles for responsible agriculture and food investments are approved Rome, 16 October 2014 During the 2014 annual meeting of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) from 13-18 October in Rome, governments from around the world have approved… Read More

20/10/2014 – Vacancy announcement: Land Matrix Project Support Coordinator

Vacancy announcement: Land Matrix Initiative Project Support Unit Coordinator Deadline for applications: 31 October 2014 The Land Matrix Initiative (LMI) is a global and independent initiative monitoring competition over land use in the Global South. Its goal is… Read More

16/10/2014 – Available now: report of the launch of the World Bank report ‘Voice & Agency’ about gender and land

On 11 September 2014, LANDac organized, together with the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the World Bank Group, a launch of the new World Bank publication ‘Voice & Agency: empowering women and girls for shared prosperity’ in… Read More

15/10/2014 – Deadline call for papers LDPI Conference 5-6 June 2015, Thailand

Deadline for abstracts is 31 October 2014! CALL FOR PAPERS International Academic Conference Land Grabbing: Perspectives from East and Southeast Asia 5-6 June 2015 Chiang Mai University, Thailand The Land Deal Politics Initiative (LDPI, www.iss.nl/ldpi) is collaborating with… Read More

09/09/2014 – Debate on 21 October: How do we stop land grabbing?

On October 21st, activists, companies, investors, scientists and Dutch government representatives will come together in De Balie in Amsterdam, to debate the best way to end land grabbing due to rising palm oil demand. Hosted by Milieudefensie (Friends… Read More