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LANDESA, IN COMPLIANCE WITH NEW REGULATIONS, APPROVED TO CONTINUE LAND POLICY WORK IN MAINLAND CHINA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tyler Roush tylerr@landesa.org | 206-257-6135 SEATTLE, Wash. — Landesa, a US-based global nonprofit organization focused on
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Sustaining Sustainable Development: Leveraging Human Rights Norms to Implement Land-related Goals

Impakter published a blog by Beth Roberts on how international standards for human rights can strengthen implementation of the Sustainable

William H. Gates Sr. to Receive the Roy L. Prosterman Humanitarian Award

Landesa’s Annual Seed the Change Gala William H. Gates Sr. to Receive The Roy L. Prosterman Humanitarian Award For Immediate
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Now, nameplates in Satara have both Mr and Mrs

An article on joint titling in the Satara district of Maharashtra state, India, cites a 2014 study conducted by Landesa.

Full implementation of the SDGs land rights indicators needed to ensure a successful Agenda 2030

Recommendation for the Inter-Agency Expert Group on SDGs (IAEG-SDG) meeting, 11-14 November 2017, Manama, Bahrain In 2015, all countries committed
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Joint Statement on International Day of Rural Women

In an unprecedented development, the United Nations Working Group on Discrimination Against Women in Law and Practice recently adopted a position paper
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Tanzanian polygamist’s puzzle: how to stop six wives warring over 500 acres?

Place interviewed a Landesa land tenure specialist in reporting on Tanzania’s efforts to document and register the country’s land.

Join Landesa for a Panel Discussion on Women’s Land Rights at UN CSW 61

The discussion is co-sponsored by Huairou Commission, International Land Coalition, Oxfam, Rights and Resources Initiative, and Solid Ground.  
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Landesa announces hire of new China Program Director

Landesa has hired Wan Yang as its China Program Director. Wan Yang oversees Landesa’s operations in China, including research and
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Tenancy reforms elusive, landless farmers suffer in Odisha

The New Indian Express spoke with Landesa Odisha State Director Sibabrata Choudhury about efforts to enact land leasing reforms in
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