Information on access to land and its close relationship with poverty, food security and rural development is crucial for improving national land policies in countries around the world. Since land information is dispersed and difficult to locate, the Land Portal will help to aggregate it and make it available to a wide range of users.
The Land Portal is an initiative that originated almost 18 years ago in FAO and currently involves a partnership of more than 40 land-concerned organizations. The
Land Portal enables users to quickly and easily search multiple databases at the same time; find reliable and updated information by country and theme; customize user and organizational profiles and alerts; and share knowledge by uploading and validating content in a range of formats. It also helps people to connect and collaborate with a vibrant user community around the world, enabling them to join thematic working groups and build collective actions.
Since access to and control over land is under threat for millions of people around the world, being able to access key information as well as different visions and analyses of land tenure issues is of crucial importance at this moment.
The Land Portal is sponsored by the European Commission, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Omidyar Network (ON) and Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD). Please visit the Land Portal at www.landportal.info and watch the promotional video at http://www.vimeo.com/21724375.
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