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ILC Congratulates Committee on Food Security Endorsement of Voluntary Guidelines on Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests
11/05/2012
ILC Congratulates Committee on Food Security Endorsement of Voluntary Guidelines on Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests

Rome, Italy -  Today, at the  38th Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS), members States endorsed the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security. The International Land Coalition (ILC), a global alliance of civil society and intergovernmental organizations...

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Read Op-ed by Michael Taylor
26/03/2012
Read Op-ed by Michael Taylor
Michael Taylor, Programme Manager Global Policy and Africa sheds light on the unfair legal system that enables land to be acquired via suspect methods at the expense of the rural poor.
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Read Italia Oggi article on the Voluntary Guidelines negotiations
20/03/2012
Read Italia Oggi article on the Voluntary Guidelines negotiations
Michael Taylor, ILC Programme Manager, Global Policy and Africa was featured in Italia Oggi on the Voluntary Guidelines negotiations that took place at the beginning of March.  These negotiations have been concluded and the approval will take place in May 2012.
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Read ILC’s Director interview with A World of Science
16/03/2012
Read ILC’s Director interview with A World of Science
ILC’s Director, Madiodio Niasse was featured in the quarterly issue of UNESCO’s newsletter ‘A World of Science’ on a topic that is central to all: the phenomenon of large-scale foreign land acquisitions and investments. From Sudan to the South Pacific, the rush for land is...
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ILC and partners launch learning route on Making rangelands secure
02/02/2012
ILC and partners launch learning route on Making rangelands secure
Secure access to land and resources has become a critical issue for the millions of rangeland users that depend upon rangelands for their food and livelihood security. Most experience high levels of insecurity due to a number of factors including the lack of recognition...
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Read ILC’s Director interview with Farming Matters magazine
22/12/2011
Read ILC’s Director interview with Farming Matters magazine
ILC’s Director, Madiodio Niasse was featured in the December issue of ILEIA’s Farming Matters magazine on a topic that is central to all small-scale farmers: land. Competition for land and power, and particularly the global increase of large scale land acquisitions, cause...
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