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Implementing progressive laws can accelerate securing women’s land rights in Francophone Africa
Modern land reforms remain indispensable to tackle gender inequality in areas where customary discriminatory practices are dominant. Landesa intern Joy
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
Securing Women’s Land Rights: Challenges and Solutions
Secure land tenure is key to eradicating poverty, increasing agricultural investment and ensuring food security, and is an essential element of climate action
“Land rights are the foundation that enables the realization of all the other Sustainable Development Goals”
Iniciativa Tierra y ODS (Land and SDG Initiative) spoke with Diana Fletschner about the land-related SDG commitments, what has been
Women’s participation in land decision-making bodies in Tanzania: An overview
Godfrey Massay highlights some of the international, regional, and national commitments that seek to improve women’s participation in land governing
Global Action on Land Degradation Offers a Win-Win Solution for People and the Planet
Land degradation neutrality is daunting, but not impossible. And often the solutions are simple, even if the implementation is challenging:
Eight Breakthroughs for Land Rights in 2020
2020 was a tough year on many fronts, and land rights were no exception. COVID-19 hindered land rights advocates from
OPINION: Why governments should strengthen land rights for women and youth
To mark International Human Rights Day, Landesa’s Tizai Mauto and women’s land rights & gender expert Grace Ananda explore a
Gender Equality: Women, Land, and Data
Closing a data gap may seem technocratic and boring. But the social and economic empowerment prospects of more than one
Could youth land rights hold the key to transforming agriculture and stimulating economic development in Africa?
From Liberia to Zimbabwe and Benin to Tanzania, advocates, legal experts and members of civil society are dismantling barriers that









