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The Road to Resilience in a Post-COVID World: Stronger Land Rights for Women

Gender-responsive land tenure and property rights interventions can be an important catalyst in bringing the kind of revolutionary change necessary
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“Land rights are the foundation that enables the realization of all the other Sustainable Development Goals”

Iniciativa Tierra y ODS (Land and SDG Initiative) spoke with Diana Fletschner about the land-related SDG commitments, what has been
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Why are tribal women in India still robbed of their land rights?

In Jharkhand, eastern India, women are not entitled to own land and accusations of witchcraft are wielded against them to
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Global Action on Land Degradation Offers a Win-Win Solution for People and the Planet

Land degradation neutrality is daunting, but not impossible. And often the solutions are simple, even if the implementation is challenging:
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We can’t tackle climate change without indigenous people

Rachel McMonagle, Landesa’s Climate Change and Land Tenure Specialist, urges the Biden Administration to put Indigenous Peoples’ rights and expertise
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Eight Breakthroughs for Land Rights in 2020

2020 was a tough year on many fronts, and land rights were no exception. COVID-19 hindered land rights advocates from
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OPINION: Why governments should strengthen land rights for women and youth

To mark International Human Rights Day, Landesa’s Tizai Mauto and women’s land rights & gender expert Grace Ananda explore a
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Gender Equality: Women, Land, and Data

Closing a data gap may seem technocratic and boring. But the social and economic empowerment prospects of more than one
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Why Securing Youth Land Rights Matter for Agriculture-Led Growth in Africa

Access to land is both a critical component and a fundamental barrier to productive youth engagement in agriculture. If properly
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Secure Land Rights: A Sustainable Solution at the Intersection of Climate Change and COVID-19

COVID-19 and climate change are impacting all of us, but the dual disasters have a disproportionate impact on communities in
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