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How China’s landmark law changes help protect farmland and farmers’ rights
Rapid urbanisation has put farmers’ land increasingly in the crosshairs of developers. Two recent changes to Chinese land laws seek
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
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:
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
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
Secure Land Rights for Climate Resilience
As world leaders, climate scientists, researchers, and members of civil society debate the global climate change agenda, their efforts must
Food Security and Climate Resilience Require Land Rights Reform
For communities across the Global South, the impacts of climate change are not abstract projections but concrete realities that threaten
Land for all: Liberia embraces comprehensive land reform with historic passage of the Land Rights Act
By Tyler Roush In a watershed moment for land rights in Liberia and across Africa, President George Weah on Sept.
Combating land degradation must begin and end with local communities
This blog originally appeared on Place. By Karina Kloos and Rane Cortez Rural communities, equipped with secure tenure and a









