2018 could be transformative for the indigenous and community land rights movement, with unprecedented opportunities for scaling up rights recognition around the world.
Last week, the Rights and Resources Initiative—a global coalition comprising 15 Partners, 7 Affiliated Networks, and more than…
It's time to ditch the jargon and tell stories about property rights that create the impact needed for change
In a world bombarded with information, stories are everything. Strong storylines can inspire movements and shift attitudes. The “99 percent” story sparked a global conversation about…
There’s been quite a hubbub in the land community the last month over the reclassification of two land indicators from ‘Tier III’ to ‘Tier II’. So what’s this all about? For the uninitiated, each SDG indicator has to go through a validation process before it gets included in the formal SDG…
Date: 2 janvier 2018
Source: Farmlandgrab
Par: Gaëlle CLOAREC
Total s’apprête à importer dans le sud de la France des quantités massives d’huile de palme, fruit d’une monoculture intensive, pour produire des biocarburants. Alors que l’Union Européenne, 2e importateur mondial, cherche à…
The recent series of devastating hurricanes in the Caribbean has reminded the world, once again, that natural disasters are not equal-opportunity destroyers. The economically marginalized and those lacking secure land and property rights are often disproportionately affected for at least three…
By Professor Jeffrey Sachs, Chairman of the Advisory Board of CCSI, University Professor at Columbia University, and Director of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network
Think of land use as the most important bridge between the SDGs. Farm land is the key to the survival of millions of…
In February of this year, a deportation officer of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency was indicted for extorting immigrants for cash and sexual favors. Arnaldo Echevarria promised two undocumented women “working papers” in exchange for sex, eventually impregnating…
By Nicholas Tagliarino, Land Portal Foundation
Looking for easy access to online information, data, news, and other materials on land? Want to learn more about indigenous and community land rights, women’s land rights, and forest tenure? Tired of information on land being inaccessible or…
By Amanda Richardson, Resource Equity
This blog was produced for the LEGEND Land Policy Bulletin. Land: Enhancing Governance for Economic Development (LEGEND) is a DFID programme that aims to improve land rights protection, knowledge and information, and the quality of private sector investment…
By Rachel Turner, Director, International Finance & Senior Land Champion, UK Department for International Development
This blog was produced for the LEGEND Land Policy Bulletin. Land: Enhancing Governance for Economic Development (LEGEND) is a DFID programme that aims to improve land rights…
Posted: 11/24/2014
Source: Huffington Post
By Tim Hanstad, President and CEO, Landesa
If we want to empower rural women in the developing world, there is no better first step than providing them with secure rights to land.
The reason is simple: developing world economies are agricultural…
Photo: CIAT/GeorginaSmith (Creative Commons)
Women play important roles in all smallholder farming systems. Advocates for women farmers often claim that “women produce 60-80% of the world’s food.” Occasionally, we are told that this statistic refers to food produced in developing countries, or…