International Land Coalition News' Archive 2009
| Religious join farmers in hunger strike MANILA, Philippines - Two Catholic bishops and several nuns and priests have joined farmers in their hunger strike to urge Congress to extend the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program, whose effectivity will end this month. Read more from the INQUIRER.net Read Document |
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IIED launched recently the Part 2 of the multimedia book: "Towards food sovereignty. Reclaiming autonomous food systems". This chapter focuses on the role of local organisations in sustaining food systems, environment and livelihoods. See: G02374.pdf |
| Brussels Development Briefings Mr Michael Taylor, International Land Coalition, comments on today's debate and gives his views on the Briefing session theme. Click on picture to wacth the video.  |
| The All Party Parliamentary Group on Agriculture and Food for Development launched an enquiry to examine whether the UK is meeting its current commitments for addressing issues of global food security. They are inviting submissions according to a number of questions, including What are the global challenges faced in relation to Land use, reform and availability? ILC members and partners are invited to take this opportunity to promote a strong focus on land tenure security for small-scale producers in meeting global food security. Please respond directly to the address provided by 31st March, and copy to m.taylor@landcoalition.org Read document |
| “Market of Lands. New struggles and stress on the land for the development of alternative activities". Currently, the ILC is supporting a Research Platform in Latin America, in order to collect information about different topics related to land issues. Within this framework, the ILC is launching a research contest in Latin America about “Market of Lands. New struggles and stress on the land for the development of alternative activities". Regarding the contest: - The ILC will grant five research fellowships, each one of $5,000.00 - The call is open to all ILC members, partners, affiliates and other institutions related to the labor of the ILC in Latin America. - The deadline to submit proposals is March 27th, 2009. The project proposals must be sent to: Alejandro Diez, CISEPA: adiez@pucp.edu.pe or Sandra Apaza, ILC: sandra@cepes.org.pe Download the Terms of references “Mercados de tierras. Nueva competencias y presión sobre la tierra por el desarrollo de actividades alternativas". La ILC se encuentra impulsando una Plataforma de Investigación a nivel de América Latina. En el marco de esta Plataforma, la ILC lanza un concurso de investigación en la región sobre "Mercados de tierras”. Nuevas competencias y presión sobre la tierra por el desarrollo de actividades alternativas. Información sobre el concurso: - Se asignarán cinco becas de investigación de $5,000.00 cada una. - La convocatoria está abierta a miembros, socios, afiliados y otras instituciones vinculadas al quehacer de la ILC en la región. - La fecha límite para presentar propuestas es el 27 de marzo de 2009. Las propuestas deberán ser enviadas a: Alejandro Diez, CISEPA: adiez@pucp.edu.pe o a Sandra Apaza, ILC: sandra@cepes.org.pe Descarga los Términos de referencia |
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ILC is supporting the Platform on Women's Access to Land in Latin America. Within this framework, the ILC is launching a research contest in Latin America on the following issues: - Laws and regulations related to women's rights to land and natural resources - Role of women in rural economy and food security - Rural women and access to the property of land Regarding the contest: - The ILC will grant five research fellowships, each one of $5,000.00 - Proposals have to focus on one of the three research issues above. - Contest is open to ILC members and partners, as well as to organizations with experience in social research. - Deadline to submit proposals is May 12th, 2009. The project proposals must be sent to: Lea Montes (lea@nitlapan.org.ni) or Sandra Apaza (sandra@cepes.org.pe) Download the Terms of references La ILC se encuentra impulsando una Plataforma sobre Mujeres y Acceso a la Tierra en América Latina. En el marco de esta Plataforma, la ILC lanza un concurso de investigación en la región sobre los siguientes temas: - Normas y regulaciones que rigen los derechos de las mujeres en torno a la tierra y los recursos naturales. - Papel de la mujer en la economía rural y en la soberanía alimentaria. - Mujeres rurales y acceso a la propiedad de la tierra. Información sobre el concurso: - Se asignarán seis becas de investigación de $5,000.00 cada una. - Las propuestas deberán tratar alguno de los tres temas planteados. - La convocatoria está abierta a miembros y socios de la ILC y a instituciones con experiencia en investigación social. - La fecha límite para presentar propuestas es el 17 de abril de 2009. Las propuestas deberán ser enviadas a: Lea Montes (lea@nitlapan.org.ni) o Sandra Apaza (sandra@cepes.org.pe) Descarga los Términos de referencia |
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The first learning road on "participatory cartography and legal assistance for land conflict resolution" is taking place 7-14 march. The eighteen "land travellers" will visit four experiences in Ecuador and Bolivia, for more contacts please visit the page of PROCASUR http://www.procasur.org/coalicion/ |
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Land researches have been sponsored by ILC during 2008 in the frame of different activities. Two cases studies have been documented in Nicaragua: the experience of the Commission of local development CODER in irrigation systems as a way to facilitate land access and the experience of the Farmer Union of San Dionisio UCOSD on land access through long-term leasing contracts.
Read documents: 08_CODER.pdf 08_UCOSD.pdf Contact: Pierre Merlet |
| On 30 January 2009, an ILC Research Contest has been launched. The deadline for the submission of research projects is the 20 of February 2009; five papers will be selected to be developed with ILC support on “impact of land transactions in a new frame of commercial pressure on land”
Regarding the contest: − The ILC will grant five research fellowships. − The call is open to all ILC members in Latin America. − The deadline to submit proposals is February 20th, 2009 − Proposals should be send to Alejandro Diez, CISEPA mail: adiez@pucp.edu.pe sandra@cepes.org.pe, ILC Para más información: INVESTIGACIONES_ILC_Tierra_ final_30_enero.doc |
| Marzo 2009: Ruta de aprendizaje en Ecuador y Bolivia. Ya llegan los ruteros para visitar experiencias existosa de cartografia participativa y asistencia legal para la solucíon de conflictos de tierra. Acceder a los enlaces: http://www.ftierra.org http://www.procasur.org/ |
