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The name game: How women get erased in rural India
On International Day of Rural Women, Shipra Deo shares stories from her work in rural India about the power of
Want to transform agriculture? Give youth access to land
More than 65 per cent of youths (defined as ages 15-34) in Tanzania find employment in agriculture, but they lack
Secure Land Rights: A Sustainable Solution at the Intersection of Climate Change and COVID-19
COVID-19 and climate change are impacting all of us, but the dual disasters have a disproportionate impact on communities in
International Day of Indigenous People: Land Rights and Biodiversity Conservation
Legal recognition of land rights is a necessary basis for successful biodiversity conservation and restoration. To be effective, the process
With a historic legal decision, India marks progress toward equal inheritance rights for daughters
The Supreme Court of India recently ruled that daughters shall enjoy equal rights to inherit family land – an overdue
Peace of Land: A Woman’s Right to Safety May Depend on Her Right to Own Property
The more I listen to women – as they talk about their past experiences, their present needs and their hopes
Respecting land rights with PepsiCo
To help strengthen land rights for rural women and men and help mitigate risk to businesses, Landesa frequently advises companies
Community participation will be essential to the success of India’s rural property mapping effort
The Government of India announced an ambitious effort to map residential areas in villages using drone technology and provide “property
In Myanmar, a Land Rights Program is Accelerating Gender Equality, Growing Rural Incomes, and Preserving Forests
What if we could alleviate rural poverty, strengthen women’s rights, and help turn the tide against climate change, all at
Their land, our future: To arrest the climate crisis, we need a democratic overhaul
Both the climate crisis and inequality require a democratic overhaul. Governments globally should start by turning over legal control of land and natural resources to
