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Indigenous women’s land rights: case studies from Africa
“Indigenous women’s land rights: case studies from Africa” is a chapter published by Minority Rights Group in their publication, State
Lessons on Land Tenure, Forest Governance and REDD+: Case Studies from Africa, Asia and Latin America
This joint publication by USAID and the Nelson Institute features several case studies including two articles co-authored by Landesa’s land
Making Equal Rights Real: Taking Effective Action to Overcome Global Challenges
January, 2012 Making Equal Rights Real is a collection of insights from leaders around the world describing effective approaches to
Land Tenure & Payment for Environmental Services: Opportunities and Challenges for REDD+ (via FAO Land Tenure Journal)
DECEMBER 2011 — The thematic issue of the Land Tenure Journal on climate change has been published online – just
Larger Homestead Plots as Land Reform? International Experience and Analysis from India
A study published in the Economic and Political Weekly on the benefits of amply-sized homestead and garden plots, based on
Increasing Women’s Property Ownership through Rural Housing Programmes in India
A study by the The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) and Landesa’s partner in India, the Rural Development
World Bank: Legal Impediments to Effective Rural Land Relations in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
This report by staff from Landesa (then called the Rural Development Institute) discusses land reform and efforts to support the
World Bank Award: Legal Education Center for Farmers' Land Rights
2008 Description of a Landesa program in China funded by a $198,000 grant from the World Bank to create a
World Bank: Chinese Farmers’ Land Rights at the Crossroads – Findings from 2010 Nationwide Survey
A presentation by Landesa staff about a nationwide survey of farming families in China, in which the researchers describe issues
Who Owns Carbon in Rural China?
2010 This paper by staff from Landesa (then called the Rural Development Institute) describes the ways in which farmers’ rights
