The international scientific conference Martinique Facing the Question of Land — Legacies, Memories, Soils, and Rights will be held on Thursday, October 22, and Friday, October 23, 2026, from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Schœlcher campus of the University of the Antilles, in the Michel Louis auditorium. Organized by the GIP Indivision Martinique and the CNRS (UMR PHEEAC / CIRESC), the conference will focus on the complex issue of land ownership and its broader implications for society, aiming to place it at the center of a collective scientific and territorial discussion. This event will mark nearly thirty years since the first conference on the topic, which was organized in 1998 by GEODE Caraïbe, a research group dedicated to studying land and property in the Caribbean region. The conference will bring together a wide range of participants, including historians, geographers, legal experts, land professionals, government representatives, and members of civil society. They will discuss four key themes: the historical legacies of land ownership, the memories and personal relationships people have with the land, the study of land history and related data, and the legal aspects of land division and inheritance. The event will open with a tribute to Professor Maurice Burac, the founder of GEODE Caraïbe, and will conclude with a set of recommendations aimed at guiding future policies on land registration, resolving land division issues, and improving land management in Martinique. Attendance at the conference is by registration only, as the number of seats is limited. Those interested in participating can submit their registration forms through the provided link ➡️ CONFERENCE REGISTRATION. For more information or assistance, participants can contact the organizers by email at gipindivisionmq.colloque@gmail.com or by phone at 0696 25 62 71. The conference seeks to foster a deeper understanding of land issues and promote collaborative efforts to address them in the region.