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Their land, our future: To arrest the climate crisis, we need a democratic overhaul
Both the climate crisis and inequality require a democratic overhaul. Governments globally should start by turning over legal control of land and natural resources to
Why Women Farmers Deserve the Right to Identity
On the 2019 International Day of Rural Women, Landesa’s Shipra Deo explores how land rights are an essential element for
Women Help Feed the World. Why Can’t They Own Land?
In rural areas worldwide, the land rights gender gap still prevents millions of women from accessing the same resources &
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
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
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,
Women’s Land Rights: Shifting Power for Gender Equality
By Beth Roberts | Investments in women’s land rights are a prerequisite to full and substantive gender equality that benefits
Transformative Change Through Women’s Land Rights
A new campaign, Closing the Crop Gap, aims to raise awareness of the challenges women farmers face compared to their
Secure Land Rights for Climate Resilience
As world leaders, climate scientists, researchers, and members of civil society debate the global climate change agenda, their efforts must
Closing the gap on women’s land rights
This blog originally appeared on Place. By Monica Mhoja Women around the world are saying “enough” to discrimination and standing
