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Landesa receives $20 million gift from author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
The new funding is a direct investment in Landesa’s efforts to accelerate gender equality and arrest the climate crisis.
Global women’s land rights campaign launches in Africa
Nairobi, 8 March 2022— Leaders and campaigners from across the world today launched Stand for Her Land in Africa, a
How Climate Change Can be Fought With Secure Property Rights
Rachel McMonagle, Landesa’s climate change & land tenure specialist, discusses using land rights to adapt to climate change on Property
Why Do Women Farmers Still Lack Access to Agricultural Land Ownership?
Shipra Deo, Landesa’s director for women’s land rights in India, talks about the hurdles women face to owning land on
Ending land tenure system discrimination
Khadija Mrisho writes about the integral role that women farmers play in rural areas, and best practices for closing the
Announcing the Community-Smart Consultation and Consent Project
The CSCC Project will strengthen natural resource governance by improving understanding, capacity, and implementation of good consultation and consent practices
Making large-scale land investments account for small producers’ welfare
Landesa Land Tenure Specialist Masalu Luhula was quoted in an article about how large-scale agricultural investments can threaten women’s land
Women lead the way in innovative land services pilot
Working alongside women’s community groups, Landesa is bringing gender-sensitive land resources to women in rural West Bengal.
How China’s landmark law changes help protect farmland and farmers’ rights
Landesa China Program Director Li Ping writes about how changes to the 2019 amended Land Management Law and recently adopted
Webinar: Women’s Land Rights Assessments in sub-Saharan Africa
Thursday, Sep. 30th from 3-4:30pm East African Time | 8-9:30am EDT. The webinar will present the research conducted by the
