For Thomson Reuters Foundation, Landesa Sr. Youth and Land Tenure Specialist Tizai Mauto explains why youth land rights are key to revitalizing rural economies and creating job opportunities for millions of young people worldwide.
A new court ruling in India expands the scope of a daughter’s right to inherit land, but the bigger picture remains one of stark gender disparities in land rights. Read more in a new Times Of India blog by Landesa’s Shipra Deo & Robert Mitchell.
Rachel McMonagle, Landesa’s climate change & land tenure specialist, discusses using land rights to adapt to climate change on Property Rights Research Consortium’s Land of a Billion podcast.
January 2022
Landesa’s Director of Women’s Land Rights Beth Roberts and University of East Anglia’s Nitya Rao argue the importance of women’s land rights for the realization of their full personhood, citizenship, and identity.
Shipra Deo, Landesa’s director for women’s land rights in India, talks about the hurdles women face to owning land on the Land of a Billion podcast.
Landesa Climate Change & Land Tenure Specialist Rachel McMonagle discusses prominent outcomes of COP26 and how local land stewards equipped with secure land rights can lead us on the path to concrete climate action.
December 2021
Food Tank recognized Landesa as a key organization contributing to building more resilient and equitable food systems.
LUI Che Woo Prize profiled Landesa’s work to secure land rights as a way to promote security and stability, especially in the upheaval resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Khadija Mrisho writes about the integral role that women farmers play in rural areas, and best practices for closing the implementation gap to achieve gender-equitable land rights.
November 2021
Landesa’s Director of Women’s Land Rights Beth Roberts and University of East Anglia’s Nitya Rao argue the importance of women’s land rights for the realization of their full personhood, citizenship, and identity.
Shipra Deo, Landesa’s director for women’s land rights in India, talks about the hurdles women face to owning land on the Land of a Billion podcast.
Landesa Climate Change & Land Tenure Specialist Rachel McMonagle discusses prominent outcomes of COP26 and how local land stewards equipped with secure land rights can lead us on the path to concrete climate action.
December 2021
Food Tank recognized Landesa as a key organization contributing to building more resilient and equitable food systems.
LUI Che Woo Prize profiled Landesa’s work to secure land rights as a way to promote security and stability, especially in the upheaval resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Khadija Mrisho writes about the integral role that women farmers play in rural areas, and best practices for closing the implementation gap to achieve gender-equitable land rights.
November 2021
Food Tank recognized Landesa as a key organization contributing to building more resilient and equitable food systems.
LUI Che Woo Prize profiled Landesa’s work to secure land rights as a way to promote security and stability, especially in the upheaval resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Khadija Mrisho writes about the integral role that women farmers play in rural areas, and best practices for closing the implementation gap to achieve gender-equitable land rights.