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Commentary Series, Part I: Measuring Global Goals in the Post-2015 Development Agenda
This post is part of a series developed by The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and Landesa to highlight the
Cultural Barriers in India Impede Women’s Legal Right to Inherit Land
By Ashok Sircar and Diana Fletschner As their husbands, fathers, and brothers migrate to cities in search of work, women
Landesa’s Telangana Land Caravan | Daily Photo Journal
February 18, 2014 — News Update: Indian Parliament Voting to Create New State of Telangana On Tuesday, the Lower House
Balancing Protection for China’s Forests and the Livelihoods of Surrounding Communities
By Yu Gao and Michael Lufkin Amid all the coverage of the Communist Party’s third plenum last November, one important
What ‘Downton Abbey’ can teach us about women and inheritance
As fans of Downton Abbey know, women’s lack of inheritance rights have brought down dynasties, impelled marriages, and divided families. What may
A Dark Day for Kenyan Women: Why Kenya Must Not Pass its Revised Marriage Property Bill
Three years ago, the world cheered when parliamentarians drafted, and voters approved, provisions in the country’s new constitution to guarantee
Myth Busting: How We Can Really Achieve Food Security
The majority of the world’s hungry make their living from agriculture – a cruel irony. They are hungry generation after
Fighting Poverty with Land
This post originally appeared on the Council on Foreign Relations Development Channel. In 2005, our non-profit, Landesa, partnered with the government
Peace, land and the development challenge
This post originally appeared on Devex as part of their Land Matters campaign. The Millennium Summit follow-up report of the U.N. secretary-general
4 Traits the World’s Poorest Share, and What That Tells Us About Addressing Hunger
Most of the world’s poorest citizens share four traits: They live in rural areas. They depend on the land to
