Daughters’ inheritance rights in Uttar Pradesh
Shipra Deo, Landesa's Women's Land Rights (WLR) Director in India, writes about a new law in Uttar Pradesh that strengthens WLRs, the history of WLRs in the region, and practical steps to continue forward progress.
Read ArticleAugust 26, 2019
What the Climate Crisis Means for Land Rights
The climate crisis will reshape our relationships to land around the world. To shift how the world produces food, manages land, and adapts to this crisis, it's imperative that we don't sacrifice the land rights of rural communities who have sustainably maintained their lands for generations.
Read ArticleAugust 20, 2019
OPINION: Solve land rights in Central America to stem U.S. migrant crisis
Landesa’s Sr. Research and Evaluation Advisor Gina Alvarado argues that the US should invest in programming that strengthens the land tenure rights of Central American farmers as a sustainable way to stem the current migrant crisis.
Read ArticleAugust 15, 2019
Realizing Land Rights to Deliver for Rural Women
The gender gap in land manifests itself in a stark reality – around the world, less than 15% of all landholders are women, despite the fact that women comprise 43% of the agricultural workforce in the developing world.
Read ArticleAugust 14, 2019
Forging new partnerships: Companies and CSO’s collaborate to achieve more responsible investments in land
Overcoming initial skepticism, Illovo and CSO partners found common ground to collaboratively achieve more responsible investments in land.
Read ArticleJuly 22, 2019
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