📢 BIODIVERSITY & CONSERVATION PROFESSIONALS! Apply for our fully funded Living Landscapes: New Thinking on Integrating Biodiversity and Social Justice short course, designed to bring racial and gender justice into conservation. 🗓️ 26-30 October 2026 📍Cape Town, SA plaas.org.za/call-for-app...

Call for applications 2026: New Thinking on Integrating Biodiversity and Social Justice short course | Plaas

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“I don’t want to be seated in heaven seeing my grandchildren without land.” 🎥 Watch this new documentary, based on research 25 years after Zimbabwe's controversial land reform programme www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldiT...

TRAVEL FILM:25 years after land reform in Zimbabwe

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📢 Applications are now open for our 2027 Postgraduate Diploma in Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, the only accredited programme of its kind in South Africa. Learn more and apply: plaas.org.za/postgraduate...

Equitable access to land and spatial justice: The South African Constitutional Court's progressive judgment on Cape Town's Tafelberg property is big news! We congratulate Ndifuna Ukwazi and Reclaim the City for their long struggle to have these rights recognised. shorturl.at/PUEHi #academicsky

STATEMENT: What the Constitutional Court’s ruling on the Tafelberg property means for equitable access to land and spatial justice | Plaas

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PLAAS STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH AFRICAN CITIZENS Through 30 years of our work, PLAAS has learnt that African citizens want the same thing: a safe piece of land with their families to call home, and no one is threatening to take it away from them. plaas.org.za/plaas-stands...

PLAAS stands in solidarity with African citizens | Plaas

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PLAAS postdoctoral fellow Boaventura Monjane argues that rural and urban struggles are deeply interconnected. Drawing on case studies of popular resistance ✊🏾, he shows how building solidarity across these spaces can challenge inequality. Read here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Bridging divides against erratic democratic trajectories: the politics of rural and urban social movements in Southern Africa

This article examines the complex relationship between social and popular movements in Southern Africa across sectors and geographies amid erratic democracy. It analyzes how these sectorial and geo...

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🌊 New research by PLAAS Professors Mafa Hara and Moenieba Isaacs, alongside fellow researchers, used 10 years of data from 34 African countries to map more than 1,000 conflicts involving small-scale fishers. Nearly 75% were linked to access to resources. Read: theconversation.com/disputes-ove...

Disputes over Africa’s ocean resources: here’s what could help avoid them

As ocean uses expand, it will be necessary to reduce disputes because they disrupt the environmental sustainability and equity central to a blue economy.

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We're on in 30 minutes! Register here for the zoom link if you aren't joining us in person: shorturl.at/Orysm

Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies@plaasuwc.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"Theorising back": join us & Dr Mfundo Mlilo from @unicologne.bsky.social for his seminar, Decolonising tourism development at Victoria Falls. 🗓️ Wed, 3 June 2026 🕐 13:00 – 14:00 SAST 📍 PLAAS seminar room, 2nd Floor, Jakes Gerwel Hall, @uwconline.bsky.social & zoom 📝 Register: shorturl.at/anIQZ

"Theorising back": join us & Dr Mfundo Mlilo from @unicologne.bsky.social for his seminar, Decolonising tourism development at Victoria Falls. 🗓️ Wed, 3 June 2026 🕐 13:00 – 14:00 SAST 📍 PLAAS seminar room, 2nd Floor, Jakes Gerwel Hall, @uwconline.bsky.social & zoom 📝 Register: shorturl.at/anIQZ

Seminar: Decolonising tourism development at Victoria Falls: a new evolutionary economic geography perspective with Dr Mfundo Mlilo | Plaas

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What can South Africa learn from Colombia’s land reform? PLAAS researcher Nkanyiso Gumede shares four key insights that can aid South Africa’s #Landreform process, if backed by political will and investment. Read more in this article with Food for Mzansi. www.foodformzansi.co.za/four-lessons...

Four lessons from Colombia to fix South Africa’s land reform

As global land concentration rises, South Africa’s reform programme faces mounting pressure to deliver. Plaas researcher Nkanyiso Gumede breaks down

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"Theorising back": join us & Dr Mfundo Mlilo from @unicologne.bsky.social for his seminar, Decolonising tourism development at Victoria Falls. 🗓️ Wed, 3 June 2026 🕐 13:00 – 14:00 SAST 📍 PLAAS seminar room, 2nd Floor, Jakes Gerwel Hall, @uwconline.bsky.social & zoom 📝 Register: shorturl.at/anIQZ

Seminar: Decolonising tourism development at Victoria Falls: a new evolutionary economic geography perspective with Dr Mfundo Mlilo | Plaas

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Happy Africa Day! 🌍 Join us today at 🕐 13:00–14:00 SAST as we unpack the first-ever global Status of Land Tenure and Governance Report with experts Ward Anseeuw, Dr Stha Yeni & Dr Joan Kagwanja. 📍 Online via Zoom OR In-person: PLAAS Seminar Room Register here: uwc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Why does policy progress on #landtenure still fail to deliver change for the marginalised? Join us to discuss on Monday, 25 May 2026 🕐 13:00–14:00 SAST 📍 PLAAS Seminar Room, 2nd Floor, Jakes Gerwel Hall (Main Hall), UWC Register: uwc.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Can solidarity from history be reimagined for the present geopolitical moment? Join us for our colloquium on Solidarity then & Now, with a panel of experts from Africa & Norway at @uwconline.bsky.social. Bring your toughest questions, & join us for a light lunch. RSVP is necessary: shorturl.at/GS29M

📢 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 shorturl.at/K7oJd @uwconline.bsky.social @fao.org

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...

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❗ LIVE 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 #ICARRD20 @fao.org

Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies@plaasuwc.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🦶🏾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. 💻 Stream: Status of Land Tenure and Governance report launch: shorturl.at/kPSKl @fao.org @uwconline.bsky.social #ICARRD20

🦶🏾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. 💻 Stream: Status of Land Tenure and Governance report launch: shorturl.at/kPSKl @fao.org @uwconline.bsky.social #ICARRD20

ICARRD+20 kicks off this week: can the challenge of redistributive land reform be addressed? #icarrd20 @plaasuwc.bsky.social @ids.ac.uk zimbabweland.wordpress.com/2026/02/23/i...

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 …

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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 #ICARRD20

Ruth Hall@ruthhallplaas.bsky.social · 6mo ago

You can follow these debates about rural futures, land, food, and climate politics at the #ICARRD20 in Colombia, starting this week: The second 'International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development'. Follow @plaasuwc.bsky.social @tninstitute.bsky.social @peasantjournal.bsky.social

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.

GRAIN@grain.org · 6mo ago

A Dubai-based consumer electronics manufacturer, Maser Group, is diving into agriculture and AI infrastructure across Africa, committing $1.6 billion to farmland development and data centres in Nigeria, Ghana, and Kenya over the next two years. farmlandgrab.org/33299 @ruthhallplaas.bsky.social

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 #AcademicSky

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

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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. #ICARRD20 plaas.org.za/globalised-e...

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🌱 Tomorrow! We're looking forward to hosting you. @ianscoones.bsky.social @ids.ac.uk @uwconline.bsky.social

Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies@plaasuwc.bsky.social · 6mo ago

📢 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 @uwconline.bsky.social

📢 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 @uwconline.bsky.social

👩🏾‍🎓 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 #AcademicSky

Call for 2026 applications: Postgraduate Diploma in Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies | Plaas

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📰 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 Read the journal article: shorturl.at/Zn1CI #AcademicSky

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.

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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.

Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies@plaasuwc.bsky.social · 7mo ago

📢 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

📢 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. RSVP: forms.gle/8PfzsHrujMRb...

Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies@plaasuwc.bsky.social · 8mo ago

🌱 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).