Landesa's Issue Briefs provide a closer look at how land rights can improve lives and have a positive impact on the world's most persistent challenges.
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Climate Change Adversities and Gender Inequality in Bangladesh
This program reflection from the Coastal Livelihoods and Mangroves Project explores how gender norms shape women’s and girls’ experiences of
Returning Land to Local Communities
An interactive Tanzanian case study and lessons for responsible land divestment. This resource is part of an initiative on community-smart
Gender Learning Brief: Gender in Community Fisheries & Mangroves Management in Cambodia
This Learning Brief, co-authored with Parliamentary Centre of Asia, highlights findings from a baseline survey and qualitative assessments Landesa’s local
Progress towards the SDG land rights commitments (2024)
In 2015, world leaders recognized the critical importance of land rights within Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals. This
Progress towards the SDG land degradation and restoration commitments (2023)
This brief provides a detailed description of an analysis assessing what progress countries have made toward SDG 15.3 on land
Land Empowers: Life-cycle approach to girls’ and women’s land rights
A life-cycle look at how women’s and girls’ relationship to land can lead to transformation or discrimination.
Links between Women’s Land Tenure Security and Climate Action: An Evidence Brief
Learn how women’s land tenure security helps achieve climate goals through long-term land investments, expanded range of response options, and
Youth Hold The Key
Explore global data, case studies, and intersectional solutions for investing in youth land rights.
Land Rights Matter—For People and Planet
Across the globe—and everywhere Landesa works—communities in rural areas are among the most vulnerable to climate change impacts, like land
