As carbon markets continue to expand and countries rush to develop national carbon frameworks, the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities—particularly regarding land tenure—have become central to the debate. The sixth installment of the ALIGN webinar series, held on March 27, 2025, brought together panelists from the Philippines, Zambia, Brazil, and the global advocacy community to explore how these rights are being addressed—or sidelined—in emerging national carbon strategies.
A key to carbon justice? Integrating land rights into national carbon frameworks
Introduction to NASA Earth Observations and Tools for Operational Wildfire Monitoring and Management
Introduction to NASA Earth Observations and Tools for Operational Wildfire Monitoring and Management
16 April 2025 - 30 April 2025
Wildland fire managers, scientists and the public benefit from timely and easy to access information about current fire activity to provide information about potential risks and support suppression activities. NASA provides multiple sources of time sensitive satellite imagery and derived data products within the Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS).
NASA Applied Remote Sensing Training Program (ARSET)
S2RAI II present their projects in the region
24 March 2025
On March 7, 2024, GIZ Ethiopia and Djibouti Country Director, Miss Dorothee Hutter, visited Gambella to observe the implementation of the Support to Responsible Agriculture Investments (S2RAI II) project and engage with key stakeholders. The visit provided a comprehensive look at the project’s impact on agricultural investment, digital land management, and commity engagement.
News & Events
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Recent events
Conferência sobre Gênero nos Sistemas Alimentares, da Terra e da Água 2025
7 October 2025 to 9 October 2025
Cidado do Cabo
Africa do Sul
A conferência bienal de pesquisa de gênero do CGIAR de 2025 será realizada de 7 a 9 de outubro de 2025 na Cidade do Cabo, África do Sul. O tema da conferência é “Acelerando a igualdade nos sistemas alimentares, da terra e da água:Impulsionando soluções por meio de evidências e aprendizado”.
Land, Life and Society: International conference on the road to ICARRD+20
7 October 2025 to 9 October 2025
Cape Town
South Africa
A global conversation about the politics of land and resource struggles in an era of global and local crises
7-9 October 2025
University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa
PLAAS is pleased to announce our upcoming international conference on Land, Life and Society.
Organizers
Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies
Recent blogs
Celebrating the International Day of Forests 2025
31 March 2025
On this International Day of Forests, we highlight the critical need for meaningful youth participation, particularly from Indigenous, local and Afro-descendant communities. Youth play a crucial role in protecting the world’s forests by offering fresh perspectives, innovative solutions, and a long-term commitment to conservation. Their creativity and urgency are key in addressing the complex challenges facing forests, such as deforestation and climate change.
Recent News
S2RAI II present their projects in the region
24 March 2025
On March 7, 2024, GIZ Ethiopia and Djibouti Country Director, Miss Dorothee Hutter, visited Gambella to observe the implementation of the Support to Responsible Agriculture Investments (S2RAI II) project and engage with key stakeholders. The visit provided a comprehensive look at the project’s impact on agricultural investment, digital land management, and commity engagement.
Opportunity: Land Governance Research Consultant for the Arab States
21 March 2025
The Land Portal Foundation is seeking a dynamic and highly motivated research consultant to conduct desk research about various land governance issues, as well as on land data governance, with a focus on the Arab States (deadline: 4 April 2025 at midnight CET).
Opportunity: Senior Drupal Developer and Data Architect to conduct an assessment
13 March 2025
We are seeking a Drupal expert and data architect to conduct an assessment of the Land Portal Foundation's (https://landportal.org/) technologies and practices that sustain its main website and sub-domains as open data platforms. The expert should advise us on how to improve our sites’ performance and our data management technologies and practices. The recruitment for this consultancy is done jointly with Abt Britain and will be divided into two parts:
Worldwide call for land specialists
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07 March 2025
While fully acknowledging the recent challenges of the global foreign assistance scene, Cadasta Foundation and Global Land Alliance (GLA) see the crisis as an opportunity to strengthen the global land governance sector.