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To protect women and uproot patriarchy means confronting the links between land and gender-based violence
We are inspired by the possibility of strengthening women’s land rights as a way to empower women socially and economically.
Working Together to Advance Respect for Land Rights
Mars is working with Landesa to create guidance for Mars’ suppliers in their efforts to respect and strengthen land rights.
Land and Climate Conversations
In November, the world gathers in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, for the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27). To elevate
Land-based investment in Tanzania: how simplified legal guides are empowering communities
Masalu Luhula discusses how the use of simplified legal guides is helping to empower communities to engage in dialogue and
We Cannot Be Equal Until We Are People
Securing land rights for women digs down to the root of gender inequality; radically, quietly uprooting it, overturning it, elevating
Ending land tenure system discrimination
In Tanzania, closing the land policy implementation gap is the key to unlocking women’s potential in agriculture.
We Must Listen to Women to Tackle Our Changing Climate
Women are underrepresented in climate leadership but hold the solutions for both people and planet.
How China’s landmark law changes help protect farmland and farmers’ rights
Rapid urbanisation has put farmers’ land increasingly in the crosshairs of developers. Two recent changes to Chinese land laws seek
India’s tribal women left behind in progress toward gender equality
A discriminatory land governance system coupled with gendered social norms result in violence and oppression of women in Jharkhand, India.
Securing Land Rights for Indigenous Peoples & Rural Communities Can Activate Critical Change Agents in the Fight Against Climate Change
Although Indigenous and rural communities are vital to the fight against climate change, in many countries these populations struggle to obtain formal
