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At COP27, a Call to Root Climate Action and Justice in Land Rights for Women and Rural Communities
In Bangladesh’s Sundarbans, life revolves around coastal mangrove forests. But as climate change effects worsen, livelihoods are under threat. Read
Land and Climate Conversations
In November, the world gathers in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, for the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27). To elevate
Land Tenure: A Cross-Cutting Solution for Poverty, Climate Change, and Women’s Rights
If we want to improve lives and alleviate poverty, achieve food security globally, and guarantee human rights and full dignity
The Dobbs Decision Reminds Us Feminism Must Be Global and Intersectional
Landesa’s Beth Roberts, Gina Alvarado, and Melissa Padilla examine the parallels between reproductive rights, the still-raging fight to affirm equal
Despite courts, the plot is against daughters
A new court ruling in India expands the scope of a daughter’s right to inherit land, but the bigger picture
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,
Ending land tenure system discrimination
In Tanzania, closing the land policy implementation gap is the key to unlocking women’s potential in agriculture.
We Must Listen to Women to Tackle Our Changing Climate
Women are underrepresented in climate leadership but hold the solutions for both people and planet.
The Foundation for Women’s Empowerment, Global Food Security and the Eradication of Poverty Is Beneath Our Feet
Beth Roberts explores why land is central to the themes of Rural Women’s Day (Oct. 15), World Food Day (Oct.
