Europe

Infographic: How wetlands can help fight climate change
2 February 2022
Wetlands – land consisting of swamps or marshes – have, during the centuries, been demonised as places of pestilence, drained for agriculture or urban development, and polluted or paved over. But today, they are emerging as crucial ecosystems in the fight against climate change. The…

FOREST GOVERNANCE IN DEBATE - Videoforums cycle from December 3 to 17
15 December 2021
The last two meetings of our cycle are dedicated to : - Local collective governance of forests versus the State in South East Asia, today, December 15 - Experiences and analysis of REDD+ projects around the world, Friday December 17 For more information: http://www.agter.asso.fr/breve178_en…

A Story about Maize: Tracing a value chain from land-use to supermarket shelf
13 May 2022
This Land Portal data story looks at the increase of maize production in and around Thailand, and its relation to a poultry value chain as an ingredient in animal feed.

Webinar - Land Consolidation Legislation: FAO Legal Guide and Its Application at the Country Level
Land consolidation is a well-proven land management instrument, which has traditionally been used for agricultural development with a main objective of reducing land fragmentation and increasing holding and farm sizes. Some European countries have a land consolidation tradition that goes back a…