Activities carried out with partners in Brazil
The PGM department is thrilled to host candidate Luiz Gustavo Francischinelli Rittl, affiliated with the Graduate Program in Territorial Planning and Socio-Environmental Development (PPGPLAN) at the Santa Catarina State University (UDESC) and the Geoprocessing Laboratory (GeoLab) as Visiting Scientist for the period of one year.
ITC has promoted a Webinar showcasing innovative master’s programmes designed to equip students with the tools to address global challenges. During this webinar, Cassiano an ITC alumnus from Brazil, shared his inspiring academic and professional journey during and after his time at Faculty ITC, University of Twente. As a civil engineering graduate with a passion for geoinformation science, he pursued a Master’s in Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation.
For the third consecutive year, ITC/PGM participated in the International Seminar on Land Governance and Economic Development in Brazil—this time at its 10th edition (SIGTDE), held in Belém, Brazil. Organized by the Instituto de Governança de Terras (IGT), one of our key partners in the PGM Brazil Hub, the seminar remains a crucial platform for discussions on land governance.
PGM-ITC is hosting the visiting scientist Guilherme Braghirolli, who is currently a PhD candidate from the Postgraduate Program in Territorial Planning and Socio-environmental Development (PPGPLAN) at the State University of Santa Catarina (UDESC). Guilherme is at ITC betweeen September 2024 and March 2025.
ITC delivers lectures at the Federal Institute of Pará
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Faculty ITC (University of Twente) and theFederal University of Ceará has been signed on 17 September 2024. With signing the MoU, the collaboration between UT’s ITC Faculty and UFC in the areas of education, research and capacity development is outlined.
Seminar on Land Governance and Economic Development (SIGTDE): ITC is a Formal Supporter
The Land Governance Institute (IGT) has close ties with the PGM department. The PhD candidate Gabriel Pansani Siqueira is the president-director of IGT. Gabriel is currently doing his PhD at PGM department, being supervised by Prof. Jaap Zevenbergen and Dr. Divyani Kohli. He has successfully qualified and has spent some time at ITC, when he participated in the M-GEO Core Courses. His PhD research focus on a Land-tenure Risk Map for Brazil.
On 25 April 2024, Gabriel Pansani Siqueira successfully qualified for his PhD thesis entitled 'Monitoring Land-Related Risks in Brazil'.
The main contributions of the proposed thesis will be the development of a land-related risk indicator, processing routines that can be tailored to different countries/jurisdictions, and an open-access platform for ongoing monitoring by different stakeholders. By that, it will be possible to identify at the national and regional level all the available parcels and their different levels of land-related risk.
Globalization has increased market trade and strengthened commercial relationships worldwide forming long international supply chains of commodities. Underlying this scenario there is the “land”, which is held by people (or companies) that are responsible for its sustainable use and human rights compliance standards. Therefore, companies, governments, and civil societies need to find a way to assess and monitor land-related risks in different countries/regions with different Land Administration Systems in place.
When companies fail to meet these requirements or standards, it can lead to market losses and considerable financial deficits. The concern about land-related risks can be understood as a growing trend and to avoid this, complex due diligence protocols are being developed, either internally or supported by certification companies, adding transactional costs that can be exponential depending on the size of the supply chains and/or the number of countries or specific regulations involved.
To assess land-related risks, the existing LAS framework of a country is the starting point and an indicator was developed based on its central aspects. The “spatial”, or the geolocation of a parcel. The “legal/tenure”, related to the forms of tenure associated to each specific parcel. The “Land Use”, which is dependent on the regulations that are relevant to a country, company, or specific goal of an assessment.
The topic’s relevance is undeniable and we are looking forward to the upcoming publications and the final thesis!
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Faculty ITC (University of Twente) and the Foundation University of the State of Santa Catarina (UDESC) has been signed on 9 April 2024. With signing the MoU, the collaboration between UT’s ITC Faculty and UDESC in the area of education, research and capacity development is outlined.
After the visit of our colleague Flavia Carvalho de Souza to the UDESC campus in February 2024, a UDESC delegation consisting of Prof. Dr. Francisco Henrique de Oliveira, Head of Research – Provost Office , Prof. Dr. Alexandre Tadeu Paulino, Head of Post-Graduation - Provost Office, and and Prof. Dr. Paulo Roberto da Cunha, Chair of Partnership - Provost Office, paid a visit to ITC:
Our colleague Flavia Carvalho de Souza, PGM Project Officer, was thrilled to visit colleagues Chico Oliveira, from UDESC and Lino Araujo, from IFSC, in the UDESC Campus in Florianopolis, Brazil.
ITC and Land Governance Institute run LADM workshop for Land Stakeholders in Brazil.
ITC and Land Governance Institute meet Land sector stakeholders in Brazil
Activities carried out with partners in Brazil
ITC and Land Governance Institute meet Land sector stakeholders in Brazil
ITC and Land Governance Institute run LADM workshop for Land Stakeholders in Brazil.
Our colleague Flavia Carvalho de Souza, PGM Project Officer, was thrilled to visit colleagues Chico Oliveira, from UDESC and Lino Araujo, from IFSC, in the UDESC Campus in Florianopolis, Brazil.
After the visit of our colleague Flavia Carvalho de Souza to the UDESC campus in February 2024, a UDESC delegation consisting of Prof. Dr. Francisco Henrique de Oliveira, Head of Research – Provost Office , Prof. Dr. Alexandre Tadeu Paulino, Head of Post-Graduation - Provost Office, and and Prof. Dr. Paulo Roberto da Cunha, Chair of Partnership - Provost Office, paid a visit to ITC:
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Faculty ITC (University of Twente) and the Foundation University of the State of Santa Catarina (UDESC) has been signed on 9 April 2024. With signing the MoU, the collaboration between UT’s ITC Faculty and UDESC in the area of education, research and capacity development is outlined.
On 25 April 2024, Gabriel Pansani Siqueira successfully qualified for his PhD thesis entitled 'Monitoring Land-Related Risks in Brazil'.
The main contributions of the proposed thesis will be the development of a land-related risk indicator, processing routines that can be tailored to different countries/jurisdictions, and an open-access platform for ongoing monitoring by different stakeholders. By that, it will be possible to identify at the national and regional level all the available parcels and their different levels of land-related risk.
Globalization has increased market trade and strengthened commercial relationships worldwide forming long international supply chains of commodities. Underlying this scenario there is the “land”, which is held by people (or companies) that are responsible for its sustainable use and human rights compliance standards. Therefore, companies, governments, and civil societies need to find a way to assess and monitor land-related risks in different countries/regions with different Land Administration Systems in place.
When companies fail to meet these requirements or standards, it can lead to market losses and considerable financial deficits. The concern about land-related risks can be understood as a growing trend and to avoid this, complex due diligence protocols are being developed, either internally or supported by certification companies, adding transactional costs that can be exponential depending on the size of the supply chains and/or the number of countries or specific regulations involved.
To assess land-related risks, the existing LAS framework of a country is the starting point and an indicator was developed based on its central aspects. The “spatial”, or the geolocation of a parcel. The “legal/tenure”, related to the forms of tenure associated to each specific parcel. The “Land Use”, which is dependent on the regulations that are relevant to a country, company, or specific goal of an assessment.
The topic’s relevance is undeniable and we are looking forward to the upcoming publications and the final thesis!
The Land Governance Institute (IGT) has close ties with the PGM department. The PhD candidate Gabriel Pansani Siqueira is the president-director of IGT. Gabriel is currently doing his PhD at PGM department, being supervised by Prof. Jaap Zevenbergen and Dr. Divyani Kohli. He has successfully qualified and has spent some time at ITC, when he participated in the M-GEO Core Courses. His PhD research focus on a Land-tenure Risk Map for Brazil.
Seminar on Land Governance and Economic Development (SIGTDE): ITC is a Formal Supporter
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Faculty ITC (University of Twente) and theFederal University of Ceará has been signed on 17 September 2024. With signing the MoU, the collaboration between UT’s ITC Faculty and UFC in the areas of education, research and capacity development is outlined.
ITC delivers lectures at the Federal Institute of Pará
PGM-ITC is hosting the visiting scientist Guilherme Braghirolli, who is currently a PhD candidate from the Postgraduate Program in Territorial Planning and Socio-environmental Development (PPGPLAN) at the State University of Santa Catarina (UDESC). Guilherme is at ITC betweeen September 2024 and March 2025.
For the third consecutive year, ITC/PGM participated in the International Seminar on Land Governance and Economic Development in Brazil—this time at its 10th edition (SIGTDE), held in Belém, Brazil. Organized by the Instituto de Governança de Terras (IGT), one of our key partners in the PGM Brazil Hub, the seminar remains a crucial platform for discussions on land governance.
ITC has promoted a Webinar showcasing innovative master’s programmes designed to equip students with the tools to address global challenges. During this webinar, Cassiano an ITC alumnus from Brazil, shared his inspiring academic and professional journey during and after his time at Faculty ITC, University of Twente. As a civil engineering graduate with a passion for geoinformation science, he pursued a Master’s in Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation.
The PGM department is thrilled to host candidate Luiz Gustavo Francischinelli Rittl, affiliated with the Graduate Program in Territorial Planning and Socio-Environmental Development (PPGPLAN) at the Santa Catarina State University (UDESC) and the Geoprocessing Laboratory (GeoLab) as Visiting Scientist for the period of one year.