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Could youth land rights hold the key to transforming agriculture and stimulating economic development in Africa?
From Liberia to Zimbabwe and Benin to Tanzania, advocates, legal experts and members of civil society are dismantling barriers that
Why Securing Youth Land Rights Matter for Agriculture-Led Growth in Africa
Access to land is both a critical component and a fundamental barrier to productive youth engagement in agriculture. If properly
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
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
Realizing Land Rights to Deliver for Rural Women
The gender gap in land manifests itself in a stark reality – around the world, less than 15% of all landholders are women,
Land Rights and Mangoes: How Land Insecurity Impacts Women Mango Growers in Kenya
This post originally appeared on the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. By Jennifer Duncan and Megan Olson After giving birth
Securing Rural Land Rights to Achieve Sustainable Cities
This blog was originally published by Place. By Beth Roberts The final draft of the New Urban Agenda (NUA) will
A Window into the Future: Involving Boys to End Child Marriage
This post originally appeared on Girls Not Brides. By Poulami Sanyal A window into the future. That’s how I think
Bride Kidnapping and Land Rights in Rural Kyrgyzstan
Nazgul, then 19, was refilling cups of tea at the roadside café where she worked when three young men arrived.
