Posts Tagged: policy reform

Nepal’s updated climate plan highlights the power of land rights—especially for women—as a foundation for equitable climate action.

Progress for gender-equal land rights comes with the launch of Tanzania’s revised National Land Policy.

In Bangladesh’s Sundarbans, life revolves around coastal mangrove forests. But as climate change effects worsen, livelihoods are under threat. Read

If we want to improve lives and alleviate poverty, achieve food security globally, and guarantee human rights and full dignity

Landesa’s Beth Roberts, Gina Alvarado, and Melissa Padilla examine the parallels between reproductive rights, the still-raging fight to affirm equal

A new court ruling in India expands the scope of a daughter’s right to inherit land, but the bigger picture

Shipra Deo and Robert Mitchell summarize progress toward securing inheritance rights for women in India.

Harnessing the potential of youth through agriculture, a vital sector in Tanzania’s economy that employs as many as three-quarters of

Rapid urbanisation has put farmers’ land increasingly in the crosshairs of developers. Two recent changes to Chinese land laws seek

Modern land reforms remain indispensable to tackle gender inequality in areas where customary discriminatory practices are dominant. Landesa intern Joy