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Strides for Land, Gender, and Climate through Nepal Policy Reform
Nepal’s updated climate plan highlights the power of land rights—especially for women—as a foundation for equitable climate action.
Equal Rights, Equal Power
On International Widows’ Day, Landesa’s Dr. Monica Mhoja shares Sarah’s story to spotlight the urgent need for gender-equitable land rights
New National Land Policy Offers Promise for Tanzania’s Rural Residents
The Government of Tanzania launched its revised National Land Policy, which contains provisions to improve land governance nationwide.
To Safeguard Africa’s Forests, Protect Local Land Rights
Africa’s forests and natural areas are an indispensable collective resource. Capably stewarded by the communities that have called these areas
Nature-based carbon offsetting project incentives: An unintended form of social harm?
Nature-based emission-reduction projects must ensure that their benefit sharing arrangements properly account for and transparently compensate local stakeholders for their
A Growing Momentum to Promote Youth Land Rights in Tanzania
Because youth constitute the majority of the population across Africa, investing in youth access to land is recognized as a
Working Together to Advance Respect for Land Rights
Mars is working with Landesa to create guidance for Mars’ suppliers in their efforts to respect and strengthen land rights.
Land-based investment in Tanzania: how simplified legal guides are empowering communities
Masalu Luhula discusses how the use of simplified legal guides is helping to empower communities to engage in dialogue and
We Cannot Be Equal Until We Are People
Securing land rights for women digs down to the root of gender inequality; radically, quietly uprooting it, overturning it, elevating
Securing land rights is key to fulfilling the COP 26 pact
For national governments pursuing their climate commitments, securing land tenure for their rural populations would lay the foundation for effective,
