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Securing women’s land rights can help with climate change
This post originally appeared on Thomson Reuters Foundation. By Ranjana Das and Tzili Mor, Landesa As world leaders convene in
Not Your Land: How the Development Community Evicted the Poor
The World Bank recently acknowledged a troubling fact: While working to rid the world of poverty through projects that required
Why Landesa Works With Governments to Alleviate Poverty
Despite an abundance of resources, dedicated efforts to alleviate poverty, generous donors, and committed development experts, we continue to live
The True Measure of Land’s Value
This post originally appeared on NextBillion. By Sabita Parida As a trained agriculturist, I have always measured the worth of land
Securing Land Rights Must be Key in UN Development Talks
This post was originally published by the Financial Times’ This is Africa Online. In the week of 20 January, UN
How land rights for women could help fight climate change
This editorial originally appeared in the Global Post on November 18. Climate change is not gender-neutral. Women in the developing
Commentary Series, Part IX: Forest Tenure Security for Long Term Security against Deforestation
This post is part of a series developed by The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and Landesa to highlight the importance of securing land
Commentary Series, Part III: Property Rights for Every Woman and Man
This post is part of a series developed by The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and Landesa to highlight the
Balancing Protection for China’s Forests and the Livelihoods of Surrounding Communities
By Yu Gao and Michael Lufkin Amid all the coverage of the Communist Party’s third plenum last November, one important
The High Cost of Migration in China
Over the last three decades, more than 260 million rural residents of China have moved to the cities in one
