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7 things to consider about the FAO’s Status of Land Tenure and Governance report, and 3 things we can do about it | Plaas This opinion blog is based on input by Professor Ruth Hall at the second International Conference on Agricultural Reform and Rural Development (ICARRD+20). During this session, the UN’s Food and Agric...

📢 New blog: @ruthhallplaas.bsky.social was a respondent at the FAO's Status of Land Tenure and Governance report launch on Wednesday. Here, she lays out 7 things to consider about its findings, and 3 things we can do about it. #ICARRD20
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Indigenous Peoples and holders of customary tenure rights occupy 5.5 billion ha (42%) of the world’s land; yet only 1 billion ha (8% of global land) are documented with ownership rights.
Watch the Status of Land Tenure & Governance report launch here: shorturl.at/kPSKl
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🦶🏾Land tenure is about belonging, identity, cultural values and meanings, grounded in distinct ways of knowing. Yet implementing policies on land tenure and governance lags.

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ICARRD+20 kicks off this week: can the challenge of redistributive land reform be addressed? The International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ICARRD +20) starts this week in Cartagena in Colombia, hosted by the Colombian government and technically supported by the UN …

ICARRD+20 kicks off this week: can the challenge of redistributive land reform be addressed? #icarrd20 @plaasuwc.bsky.social @ids.ac.uk
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The 2nd Int'l Academic Conference Land, Life & Society at University of Cartagena, Colombia, starts with the Cape Town Declaration, written at the 1st Int'l Academic Conference: Land, Life & Society at @uwconline.bsky.social in 2025.
📃ENG, SPA, FRA & POR: shorturl.at/zoFP2
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Watch this space: digital agriculture technologies in Africa, accompanied by AI infrastructure, are moving fast across the continent. Who will get the land and water they require, who will own the data, and who will benefit? The next big shift in the poltics of land in Africa is upon us.

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IPC releases its position paper on agrarian reform for ICARRD+20 The IPC urges governments to move beyond voluntary commitments and adopt binding, measurable actions to ensure redistributive agrarian reform

We're heading to the second International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development with @uwconline.bsky.social. The International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty's position paper is exciting! It has 5 proposals and demands - shorturl.at/oims4 #ICARRD20
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Globalised extractive territorialisation and changing land uses in Africa | Plaas Author PLAAS View all posts

7 things to understand about how extraction is affecting African people's land usage, and what drives them: new PLAAS blog by Dr Phillan Zamchiya.
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📢 Putting land redistribution back on the agenda:
As we head to #ICARRD+20, Prof @ianscoones.bsky.social reflects on experiences from very different settings to inform future policies.

🗓️ Wednesday, 11 February 2026
🕐 13:00-14:00 CAT
📍 At PLAAS or online shorturl.at/rDJ1N
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Call for 2026 applications: Postgraduate Diploma in Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies | Plaas Author PLAAS View all posts

👩🏾‍🎓 Welcome to 2026! Our renowned Postgraduate Diploma in Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies at @uwconline.bsky.social is open for applications.
🗓️ Deadline: 31 January 2026
1️⃣ First semester: 23 February to 13 March 2026
2️⃣ Second semester: 20 July to 7 August 2026
Apply: shorturl.at/Z8p1V
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Land reform in South Africa: how new landholders could prosper from wildlife and not just farming South Africa needs to track whether beneficiaries of land reform policies are participating in the country’s thriving wildlife economy.

📰 In a new @africa.theconversation.com post, a recent journal article citing PLAAS research shows how land reform in South Africa can expand people's economic opportunities outside of farming and into the wildlife economy: shorturl.at/EXgQO
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❗ Last chance to apply: If you're a Professor or Associate Professor looking to lead knowledge in poverty, land, and agrarian studies sectors, PLAAS is looking for you.

📢 APPLICATIONS CLOSE ON 9 JANUARY 2026
Are you our next Professor? We're looking for a Professor or Associate Professor to join PLAAS at @uwconline.bsky.social! Here's what we're looking for, what you'll do, and where to apply: shorturl.at/5kzkq

We asked 5 participants from our special Journal of Peasant Studies-PLAAS Africa Writeshop to show us what they're learning about journal publishing during their week with us.

What do they want? Community! 🧑🏿‍🤝‍🧑🏾

Watch the intro below, and follow their journeys here: shorturl.at/ZNjDm

📽️ The slow methodology: our researchers in our Living Landscapes in Action project gather vast empirical data in the areas they work. This film shows how they do it and why it's important for our work on social and spatial justice in conservation and biodiversity.
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🌱 Protecting nature from what, and for whom?
Join us on Wednesday for this beautiful film and important discussion about social and spatial justice in conservation and biodiversity.
Screening starts at 17:30 (but come and eat with us at 16:30).

🌱 Protecting nature from what, and for whom?
Join us on Wednesday for this beautiful film and important discussion about social and spatial justice in conservation and biodiversity.
Screening starts at 17:30 (but come and eat with us at 16:30).

🔊 Register online to watch our Land Availability and Land-use Changes in Africa report. Four minutes to go!

🌍 Africa does not have huge tracts of “vacant” land - a myth used to fuel land grabs, ecological destruction & dispossession. Join us in person or online for our new myth-busting report launch at the Conference on Land Policy in Africa at 15:00 GMT+3: shorturl.at/y0Efa
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Join Dr Lubabalo Mbekeni for a PLAAS academic seminar as he shares insights from his research on the Ebenhaeser community, a case study of how land reform can aid poverty reduction.

📆 Tuesday, 18 November 2025
🕐 13:00–14:00 SAST
📍 PLAAS Seminar Room, UWC
💻 Register: uwc.zoom.us/j/95585116993

See you in 10 minutes! ✍🏾

🔊 Today's the day! Join us online for this Masterclass as @kuminaidoo.bsky.social presents just solutions for the climate emergency - with respect and solidarity at its centre.
🕙 10:00-13:00 SAST
🗓️ Today! 15 October 2025
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African communities are on the frontline of a crisis we did not create. What paths to addressing the climate emergency — rooted in justice, solidarity, and respect for nature — are open to us? Join this Masterclass with @kuminaidoo.bsky.social. Register and find class resources: shorturl.at/aDjdc

The #PLAAS30 Land, Life and Society conference kicked off yesterday with important keynote addresses and plenaries from experts.

Watch the replays here:
Plenary 1 Keynotes: shorturl.at/itENF
Plenary 2 Politics: shorturl.at/fAclP

For information on upcoming plenaries: lnkd.in/ef2Ct_25

@plaasuwc.bsky.social marked 30 years of scholarship and advocacy with the Land, Life and Society conference — bringing together global experts to explore how land, food, and climate justice can shape a more equitable future.
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Day 1 opens with keynotes from SA Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform Mzwanele Nyhontso; Morgan Ody, @via_campesina General Coordinator; Professor @IssaShivji from the University of Dar es Salaam; with @RuthHallPLAAS as chair. Programme shorturl.at/WlUfb #PLAAS30

Land, Life and Society Conference 2025 | Plaas Land, Life and Society International conference on the road to ICARRD+20 Urgent attention is needed to the challenges of land and agrarian reform in the contemporary world. Today, intersecting crises,...

🌱 If you want to see what we're up to today and the rest of the week, you can find our programme here: shorturl.at/WlUfb
Keep up with news from the conference via our profile page here: plaas.org.za/land-life-an... #PLAAS30

The Land, Life and Society Conference is live! Watch our plenaries via live stream on our YouTube account.
This conference will be a marker of a memorable 30 years of PLAAS and a solid road towards ICARRD+20. Thank you for creating it with us. #PLAAS30 www.youtube.com/@PlaasOrgZaUWC