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Obama on Myanmar Land Rights

During this week’s historic first visit to Myanmar by an American President, President Obama was right to shine a spotlight

Common Ground: The Rule of Law and Land Rights

The international development community has long been dedicated to strengthening the “rule of law.” And with good reason. It is

Impact of Forestland Reforms on Rural Women in China

By Xiaobei Wang, China Gender Specialist, and Elisa Scalise, Director of the Landesa  Center for Women’s Land Rights. Thirty years ago, in

Poor Land Tenure: A Key Component to Why Nations Fail

This article was originally posted on The Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars’ New Security Beat blog The murder of five

My 2012 Annual Letter

Landesa is pleased to post Bill Gates’s Annual Letter as a guest blog feature. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

A Comprehensive Approach to Securing Land Tenure in China

On a recent visit to Tianzhong, China, I was reminded of how many of China’s rural development, planning and justice

Washington State’s Most Important Export: Hope

Think of Washington state and you probably picture a rainy emerald region with an economy powered by airplanes, timber, software,

“In China it is power, not law, which governs.”

When eating dinner with a family in Fujian province, I explained I was a lawyer conducting field research. The elderly

Bridging the Two Indias

India is said to live in two centuries. My recent visit there reminded me that this divide is so wide

Web-based Education Tool Aims to Mainstream Land Rights into International Development Thinking

Regardless of what matters to you – access to education, universal food security, strengthening women’s rights, or a healthier environment
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