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The Bottom Line on Land: How Secure Land Rights Create Prosperity for Companies and Communities
This blog originally appeared on The Conference Board. By Tim Hanstad In the developed world, few rights are as inviolable
Where were the women at the World Bank Land and Poverty Conference?
This blog originally appeared on Devex. By Beth Roberts Last month, I attended the World Bank Land and Poverty Conference for
Land Rights as a Centerpiece of Climate Change Resiliency: From Washington State to Kenya’s Coast Region
This post originally appeared on Solid Ground. By Jennifer Duncan,Sr. Attorney and Land Tenure Specialist After 11 years in Seattle,
Anatomy of a Tiger: With all Eyes on Myanmar, See How Land Reform Shaped Asia’s Tiger Economies
This blog was originally published by Skoll Foundation. By Roy Prosterman Asia’s Tigers, the collection of booming economies that emerged in
Local Movement Leveraging the Sustainable Development Goals to Strengthen Women’s Land Rights in Brazil
This blog was originally published by SDG Funders. By Patricia Chaves, Jolyne Sanjak and Malcolm Childress On Feb. 1, 2017,
Un-blurring the Vision of Land Governance to Address the Land Rights of Invisible Women in Odisha
A version of this blog appeared on Zilient. By Pranati Das For Padma, almost all doors of hope were shut
Ten Signs of an Impending Global Land Rights Revolution
This post originally appeared on From Poverty to Power. By Chris Jochnick The development community has experienced various “revolutions” over
Envisioning a World Where Women Inherit Property, not Poverty
By Udita Chatterjee I have dedicated my personal and professional life to strengthening women’s rights to own and inherit land
What is the Surest Pathway Out of Poverty and into the Middle Class?
This post originally appeared on World Economic Forum. By Tim Hanstad What is the surest pathway out of poverty and
Land Rights and Global Development
A version of this article originally appeared in Foreign Affairs. Why Governments Are Backing Secure Tenure By Chris Jochnick In









