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The Land Research Action Network (LRAN)
is a network of researchers and social movements committed to the promotion and advancement of the fundamental
rights of individuals and communities to land, and to equitable access to the resources necessary for life with human dignity.
The members of LRAN come from policy research centers, universities, human rights groups, community based organizations, social
movements, and non-governmental organizations. It is open to
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World Bank Land Policy and administration |
Email:
eadvisor@worldbank.org
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The World Bank's Land Policy Group works to improve land use policy and policy implementation by providing researchers, policy-makers, and practitioners better information, tools, techniques, and support. By providing focus and structure, it will support communications and collaboration between members thereby accelerating the rate of innovation and improvement around the world.
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IIED |
International Institute for Environment and Development
Head Office
Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7388-2117
Special Contacts:
Director IIED, Camilla Toulmin:
camilla.toulmin@iied.org
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IIED is an independent, non-profit organization promoting sustainable patterns of world development through collaborative research, policy studies, networking and knowledge dissemination. We work to address global issues, for example; mining, the paper industry and food systems. IIED researchers work in teams with international and Southern collaborators and institutional partners. Project work is multidisciplinary and addresses the science, social science, economics and cultural aspects of development problems. Over three decades, IIED has developed a unique body of expertise in:
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OXFAM |
Dr Robin Palmer
Tel: + 44 (0) 1865 312221
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LANDLand Alliance for National Development IFAD |
Director : Bruce Moore E-mail: coalition@ifad.org http://www.ifad.org/partners/landcoalition.htm
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The International Land Coalition is a global alliance of intergovernmental, governmental and civil society organizations. The Coalition works together with the rural poor to increase their secure access to natural resources, especially land, and enable them to participate directly in policy and decision-making processes that affect their livelihoods at local, national, regional and international levels.
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Food First/Institute for Food and Development Policy
Email: foodfirst@foodfirst.org |
The Institute for Food and Development Policy better known as Food First--is a member-supported, nonprofit 'peoples' think tank and education-for-action center. Our work highlights root causes and value-based solutions to hunger and poverty around the world, with a commitment to establishing food as a fundamental human right.
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SARL The Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods (SARL) Programme of IIED |
Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods Programme
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7388-2117
http://www.iied.org/sarl/index.html
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The Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods (SARL) Programme of IIED seeks to promote sustainable, equitable, decentralised agri-food systems based on local diversity and participatory democracy, thereby contributing to improved livelihoods and entitlements, poverty reduction, and long-term ecological and economic sustainability.
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VIA CAMPESINA Campaign Agrarian reform |
Secretaría Operativa
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Via Campesina is an international movement which coordinates peasant organizations of small and medium sized producers, agricultural workers, rural women, and indigenous communities from Asia, America, and Europe. It is an autonomous, pluralistic movement, independent from all political, economic, or other denomination. It is integrated by national and regional organizations whose autonomy is jealously respected. Via Campesina is organized in seven regions as follows: Europe, Northeast and Southeast Asia, South Asia, North America, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. Via campesina has one member and is collaborating with other organisations in Africa.
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Land Tenure Center. University of Wiscounsin-Madison |
1357 University Avenue Madison, WI 53715 Phone: (608) 262-3657 Fax: (608) 262-2141 E-mail: ltc-uw@facstaff.wisc.edu http://www.wisc.edu/ltc |
The Land Tenure Center serves as a global resource institution on issues relating to land ownership, land rights, land access, and land use. Our focus is on the relationship of land to economic development, socio-political organization, and environmental sustainability. LTC's approach to research and training is multi-disciplinary and stresses local collaboration. Since its establishment in 1962, LTC has sought to foster widespread and equitable access to land because of the understanding that this is basic to viable economic, social, political, and environmental systems.
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LANDNET AFRICA |
http://www.ossrea.net/projects/landnet.htm
LandNet Africa Regional Hub and Horn of Africa
Contact Person: Michael Ochieng Odhiambo
Southern Africa
Contact Person: Sue Mbaya
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National Land CommitteeNGO network of land and development affiliated organisations working for land and agrarian reform with rural communities across South Africa |
NLC, Ground Fl Everite House, 20 de Korte Street, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa
Tel: 011-403-3803 Fax: 011-339-6315 E-mail: contact@nlc.co.za |
The National Land Committee is a section 21 non-governmental organisation comprising a national office and eight affiliated land rights organisations. The NLC actively assists poor black rural people across eight (of nine) provinces to access land rights and development resources. The NLC's national office in Johannesburg is the lobbying and advocacy arm of the network. The national office staff work closely with the affiliated organisations. The grassroots work of the NLC affiliates informs the policy approaches and interventions of the network. Affiliates provide information and education to rural communities on land reform, as well as facilitation and planning support land reform communities.
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ZERO Zero Regional Environment Organisation |
Nelson Marongwe Zimbabwe
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MWENGO Reflection and Development Centre for NGOs in Eastern and Southern Africa Office: |
20 McChlery Avenue Eastlea,
Postal address
Telephone: 263-4-721469
Sue Mbaya, Land Project Coordinator mbayas@internet.co.zw |
As a centre for NGOs, MWENGO has entered the land advocacy arena as a facilitator rather than an actor. Our activities have been created with the following objectives:
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ReconcileResources Conflict Institute |
P.O Box 7150
Tel: +254 37 44940
Contact:
reconcile@africaonline.co.ke
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DIMITRA FAO Rural Women and development
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Dimitra Project
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Dimitra is an information and communication project which aims to highlight rural women's contribution to their community and their country. It is implemented by the Gender and Development Service (SDWW), of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - (FAO) . The project is coordinated in Brussels, with support from Rome and Accra, and relies on the active cooperation of a large network of local partners in Africa and the Near East.
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Drylands programme (IIED) |
The Drylands Programme operates from three offices located in Edinburgh, London and Dakar. We can be contacted by email at drylands@iied.org or at the following addresses: 4 Hanover Street, Edinburgh EH2 2EN (Tel: +44 131 226 7040, Fax: +44 131 624 7050), 3 Endsleigh Street, London WC1H 0DD (Tel: +44 20 7388 2117, Fax: +44 20 7388 2826), or
BP 5579 Dakar-Fann, Senegal (Tel: +221 867-10-58 Fax: +221 867-10-59)
http://www.iied.org/drylands/Landrightsandtenure.html Special contacts:
Director Drylands Programme,
Research Associate Drylands Programme,
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The Drylands programme aims at:
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PLAAS Programme for Land & Agrarian Studies CBNRM Community based natural resource management |
University of the Western Cape
Tel: +2721 959 3961
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PLAAS engages in research, training, policy development and advocacy in relation to land and agrarian reform, rural governance and natural resource management. PLAAS is committed to social change that empowers the poor, builds democracy and enhances sustainable livelihoods. Gender equity is integral to these goals. PLAAS aims for rigour in its scholarship, excellence in its training, and effectiveness in its policy support and advocacy. It strives to play a critical yet constructive role in processes of social, economic and political transformation.
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DCG Drylands Coordination Croup |
Grete Benjaminsen
Phone: +47 64 94 99 50
Drylands Coordination Group
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NORAGRIC The Centre for International Environment and Development Studies |
Agricultural University of Norway (NLH)
Phone: +47 64 94 99 50
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Noragric aims to contribute towards equitable development, sustained well-being of women and men, and sound environmental practices through collaborative activities that generate and exchange knowledge and provide education in the area of agricultural development, livelihood security and natural resource management. |
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