The Ministry of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development has been collaborating with the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Urban Development in the process of developing the National Agriculture Investment Plan (NAIP) for the period 2018-2022, a successor of the Agriculture Sector Wide Approach (ASWAp) 2011-2016. The collaboration has been aimed at ensuring systematic consideration and integration of key land issues critical to the national…

UNIDO Investment and Technology Promotion Office (ITPO) Germany has launched a Global Call for Innovative Solutions in Cleantech and Sustainable Land Management on 1 July 2021. The Global Call aims to identify and promote readily deployable and scalable solutions and innovative technologies from the private sector to address the adverse effects of climate change and ultimately contribute to inclusive, resilient, and sustainable economic…

he Nauru R2R project Outcome 2 focuses on the development of an integrated landscape management practices to be adopted by local communities living with the ‘bottom-side’ and applicable ‘ridge’ and ‘topside’ areas not covered by mining. The Senior Technical Advisor will be expected to work with Division of Environment and Agriculture to develop an integrated agriculture and land use plan for Nauru R2R project sites. The plan is essential for…

Permaculture is platform with a set of design principles centered around whole systems thinking simulating or directly utilizing the patterns and resilient features observed in natural ecosystems. Tune back into nature and re-align your mind, body and soul. The 72 hour Permaculture Design Certificate course covers subjects ranging from ethics and principles of permaculture, natural systems, aquaculture, sustainable design methods, patterns in…

Integrated landscape management and large-scale landscape restoration should be in every company’s business strategy because in order to reach the Sustainable Development Goal on Land Degradation Neutrality (SDG Number 15.3) scaling up and acceleration of business-driven landscape restoration is urgently needed. This requires business professionals with a vision, the right knowledge and skills. This MOOC aims to train the next generation of…

This 3-week Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) web conference, which will be held from 14 January until 4 February, is an open forum that will bring together governments, experts, and other stakeholders to review and further explore knowledge gaps and discuss knowledge needs and priorities regarding land degradation and restoration. Building on the knowledge gaps identified in the Platform on…

This E- learning course teaches innovative carbon accounting methodology in Sustainable Agriculture Land Management (SALM) . It is approved by the Voluntary Carbon Standards (VCS) and validated in Kenya. SALM allows access of smallholder farmers in developing countries to carbon markets.Applicants will study access development topics through online courses that are customized to your needs. Dive into our catalog of virtually facilitated and self…

The Institution of Surveyors of Tanzania (IST), the Tanzanian Institution of Valuers & Estate Surveyors (TIVEA) in collaboration with the Commonwealth Association of Surveying & Land Economy (CASLE) is organizing an international conference on Sustainable Development Goals in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Unsustainable land use affects directly the local water cycle leading to less rain, and consequently land erosion and desertification are a result of these processes in dry climates. In this project we will focus on coastal areas around the Mediterranean .If successful, this may bring prosperity to the poorest regions, enhance water safety, sequester greenhouse gases, reduce weather extremes, and increase sustainable food production.The challenge…

El propósito del premio “Land for Life” es galardonar a aquellos enfoques y prácticas integrales sobre los aspectos ecológicos y sociales de la gestión sostenible de las tierras como medio para alcanzar la neutralidad en materia de degradación de las tierras. El proceso de nominación se llevará a cabo de la siguiente manera: Formulario en línea: Quienes quieran proponer una candidatura tendrán que rellenar nuestro formulario en línea y aportar la…

CRS is dedicated to addressing hunger and food insecurity among vulnerable communities around the world, and our Agriculture and Livelihoods programming is evolving to address the growing complexity of poverty and food security. Climate change has significantly impacted agricultural production, leaving smallholder farmers particularly vulnerable. Additionally, an estimated 40% of agricultural lands are degraded, and across the globe, small scale…

Climate change is one of the greatest global challenges of our time, Its adverse effects require the rapid reduction of existing emission levels as well as the prevention of further emissions growth in rapidly developing regions. Only a combination of both approaches will allow us to achieve the targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. New technologies do not only play a significant role in climate change mitigation and adaptation…

The Global Food and Environment Institute (GFEI) are delighted to invite you to join our December webinar ‘Soil, land use and climate change: the role of soil organic carbon'. This seminar also links timely with World Soil Day (WSD) which is held annually on 5 December as a means to focus attention on the importance of healthy soil and to advocate for the sustainable management of soil resources. Professor Chapman is Chair in Biogeochemistry at…

The Rural Economy and Development Programme (of which the Agricultural Economics and Farm Surveys Department is a part) is a research programme of Teagasc, the Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority, whose primary mandate is to conduct social science research on topics related to quality of life, rural, agricultural and food issues. The candidate will be part of an interdisciplinary team that will integrate a number of pre-existing…

The Indigenous Peoples Assistance Facility aims to strengthen indigenous peoples’ communities and their organizations by financing small projects which foster their self-driven development in the framework of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Thematic areas are food security and nutrition; access to markets; land, territories and resources; and climate change mitigation and adaptation — with a specific focus on indigenous…

The Global Food and Environment Institute (GFEI) are delighted to invite you to join our December webinar ‘Soil, land use and climate change: the role of soil organic carbon'. This will be a 20 minute webinar presented by Professor Pippa Chapman followed by 10 minutes for Q&A. Professor Pippa Chapman is Chair in Biogeochemistry at the University of Leeds. Professor Chapman's research activities centre on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem…

Funding oppurtunity to enhance biodiversity conservation and environmental management on indigenous lands in Brazil

The Global Land Outlook (GLO) is a state-of-the-art strategic communications product providing a transformative vision and framework for land management practice, policy and planning at global, regional and national scales. The GLO features a series of the regional thematic reports which illustrate various aspects of a complex interlinkage of land degradation, social and economic development and ecosystem restoration practices in the regions. The…

Remember this Marketplace is created just for you. Once you are seeking or offering capacities to support sustainable land management, this is the place to come. Here you will find information, opportunities, possibilities and great tools all relating to capacity building. You can share your profile, offers and other information on capacity building right here. And guess what? You can do so in English, Spanish, French and Russian. So tell your…

Remember this Marketplace is created just for you. Once you are seeking or offering capacities to support sustainable land management, this is the place to come. Here you will find information, opportunities, possibilities and great tools all relating to capacity building. You can share your profile, offers and other information on capacity building right here. And guess what? You can do so in English, Spanish, French and Russian. So tell your…

The International Land Coalition in association with the Netherlands Academy on Land Governance for Equitable and Sustainable Development (LANDac) is inviting abstracts for the upcoming LANDac Annual International Conference, 4-5 July 2019 with the focus on how Multi-Stakeholders Platforms (MSPs) are being used to ignite local innovations, while simultaneously how such innovations are able to use the platforms as a springboard for scaling-up…

The GLP Telecoupling Working Group is pleased to invite the community to their fifth webinar, where they will discuss international trade flows in relation to land resources and ecosystem functioning. The webinar will include two presentations from working group members: Abdullah Shaikh (School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Australia) who will talk about “National-level consumption-based and production-based utilisation…

The 2017 New South Wales (NSW) Landcare and Local Land Services Conference is the premier event to showcase sustainability, Landcare and volunteering across NSW and includes the annual Landcare Muster and the NSW State Landcare Awards. Don’t miss this chance to gather with around 300 people from Landcare and community groups, farmers, Aboriginal groups, industry and government representatives from across NSW and Australia. The renowned science…