The Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELMS) is emerging as the flagship vehicle for the delivery of support to farmers in England post-Brexit. Its successful implementation will in part be dependent upon navigating a range of governance challenges highlighted by the pilot schemes that are currently being undertaken. This talk will consider some of these challenges, with a focus on legal aspects, including: the extent to which tenants may be…

The Programme Management Unit (PMU) of the FAO-Saudi Technical Cooperation Programme (2019-2025) facilitates, coordinates and manages all technical and advisory services to be provided by FAO to the Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MoEWA). The project 'UTF/SAU/051/SAU Strengthening MoEWA's Capacity to Implement the Sustainable Rural Agricultural Development Programme' is the first project that has been approved within the…

Over the past ten years, LANDac conferences have proven to offer a productive space for knowledge exchange, reflection and debate about issues of concern to the global land governance community. With the annual conferences, LANDac puts critical developments and emerging issues on the agenda, takes stock of trends in land governance transformation, and connects land governance to adjacent academic and policy fields. The 2020 Conference identifies…

FAO and EcoAgriculture partners have embarked on a study to better understand the financial mechanisms supporting effective FLR at local level.

This course will raise awareness about the links between natural resources, conflict, peacekeeping and peace building.

Land-use change and especially intensive agri-development is a key driver of wetland loss and degradation. Drainage of peatlands has a particularly disastrous impact in terms of GHG emissions, biodiversity loss, land degradation and desertification, subsidence and loss of water storage and productive land. However, there is growing recognition that an ecosystem approach i.e. re-establishing agro-ecosystems at landscape scale is necessary to meet…

Montana State University offers an online M.S. program in Land Resources and Environmental Sciences that is designed to provide outstanding graduate training in areas like landscape and ecosystem ecology, soil nutrient management, water quality, environmental risk assessment or climate variability.

We are the world’s largest knowledge-led platform on sustainable land use, dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Climate Agreement. We have connected 4,400 organizations and 180,000 participants to our gatherings in Warsaw, Lima, London, Paris, Marrakech, Jakarta, Bonn, Washington D.C., Katowice, Nairobi and Kyoto – and reached over 500 million from 185 countries. We are greening Africa through the AFR100 and Latin…

The University of Florida (UF) is recognized nationally and internationally as a leader in academic excellence, both on-campus and online. Ranked in the top 10 Public Universities, the University of Florida is the state’s oldest university and has a long-established tradition of academic excellence. This course will cover the agricultural and urban water quality issues in Florida, their bases, land and nutrient management strategies, and the…

This course will cover the agricultural and urban water quality issues in Florida, their bases, land and nutrient management strategies, and the science and policy behind the best management practices (BMPs). Students will learn to evaluate BMP research and analyze its role in determining practices and policies that protect water quality.

This Learning Lab will present findings from the first-ever SDG report using LANDex data in Nepal. We will hear from report authors, civil society, government officials and SDG custodians about the contribution that LANDex can make to the monitoring of land rights in the SDGs, alongside and in the absence of government data. What will you learn? The report aims to contribute to monitoring of SDGs in the following ways: Assessing a country’s…

Teagasc is seeking a Head of Programme to provide outstanding scientific leadership to Teagasc’s Crops, Environment and Land-Use (CELU) Programme. As well as leading the CELU Programme, the appointee will be a key member of the Research Directorate Leadership team. Apply now!

The University of Padova invites applications for the doctoral programme in Land Environment Resources and Health (L.E.R.H). The final objective of the LERH Program is to educate the leaders of the future generations of top management staff and researchers working with sustainable rural and nature management to ensure wider societal benefits.

The United Nations Office for Project Services is seeking a National Consultant for Land Sector-Home Based to advise the international consultant and to facilitate his/her consultations with MOALI representatives, other stakeholders during the in-country visits.

Wageningen University and Research invite applications for their bachelor programme of International Land and Water Management, undertaken at their campus at Wageningen, Netherlands. Students in this course combine knowledge of engineering, environmental and social sciences, study the roles of various stakeholders involved and design land and water management improvement plans. The consequences of interventions such as dams, terracing or…

Smallholder farmers and land reform beneficiaries have been greatly affected by the restrictions of movements that took place in South Africa with the declaration of the global pandemic. The reduced mobility for farmers and a drop in demand for produce, resulted in a loss of income. South African's Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development announced a Covid-19 relief fund for South Africa’s smallholder farmers and land reform…

Rally is the exciting annual gathering of nearly 2,000 inspired and passionate land conservation practitioners from the US, Canada, South America and beyond, who are dedicated to conserving cherished places in local communities.

The United Nations Development Programme is seeking a Integrated Land and Seascape Management (ILSM) Specialist.This post is opened for Myanmar Nationals only.