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2nd Anniversary of the Landesa Center for Women’s Land Rights
October 15, 2011 marked the second anniversary of the Landesa Center for Women’s Land Rights. Launched in 2009 to unite
Landesa Provides Trainings for Officials of China’s Ministry of Land and Resources on Farmland Preservation
OCTOBER 12 — A delegation of China’s Ministry of Land and Resources visited Landesa’s global headquarters in Seattle, WA and
Wall Street Journal Publishes Op-Ed on Land Rights in China by Landesa CEO Tim Hanstad
OCTOBER 12, 2011 — In a new Wall Street Journal op-ed, our CEO Tim Hanstad shows both the critical role
1st ‘Global Hero Award’ Goes to Roy Prosterman
OCTOBER 6, 2011 –Global Washington honors Professor Roy Prosterman as the inaugural recipient of the Global Hero Award for his
A Defining Moment for Equal Rights to Rural Land in China
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 — As the ongoing violence in Lufeng, China makes clear, farmers’ land rights are critical to China’s
A new nationwide survey underway on Chinese farmers’ land rights
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 — Landesa’s China program is teaming up again with China’s Renmin University and Michigan State University to
NALSAR and RDI-India Establish Center for Land Rights
To address the lack of implementation, assistance and even awareness of land laws for rural families in India, the state
Building Bridges Over Land
Around the globe, from the streets of London to the Arab world’s public squares, youth and disenfranchisement have proved a
Farmers land rights in Sichuan improved but threats remain
Li Ping and Xiaohui Wu, land tenure attorneys at Landesa, have conducted extensive fieldwork to research the state of farmers
Reporting research to inform government policy in Liberia
Three Landesa program staff returned this month from Liberia where, with seven Liberian researchers, they conducted research on customary land
