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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Land Rights for People in Rural Areas can Improve Forest Management, Halt Deforestation
In 2019 the world lost 46,000 square miles of forest every six seconds. The destruction of these forests – which
Responsible Land Governance Key to Vulnerable Countries’ Adaptive Capacity
Enshrining land governance and land tenure security within policy frameworks is essential to providing a foundation to support women and
Smallholder Farming and Achieving Global Development Goals
This brief makes the case that smallholder farms can be more productive than large farms. Investments in infrastructure, technology, inputs
Women’s Secure Rights to Land
This issue brief describes the best practices to overcome barriers against securing women’s rights to land to unlock the socioeconomic
The Global Land Rush
An overview of commercial land acquisitions around the world outlining the historical context, facts, misconceptions, risks, benefits, recommendations for investors,
Land Rights and Food Security
This issue brief establishes the link between improved land rights, particularly for women, and subsequent benefits in improved household food
Land Rights and Agricultural Productivity
Property rights to land represent the key institutional asset on which rural people build their livelihoods. The nature of farmers’
Is Bigger Better?
Developing countries are moving toward corporate farming as a way to boost production and jump-start agricultural development. But the basis
Issue Brief: Is Bigger Better?
Is Bigger Better? The Role of Small-scale Family Farms in Agricultural Development The assumption that large-scale mechanized agriculture is more
