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Access to Land Lies at the Heart of Ending Poverty

From 11-14 November in Bahrain, decisions are being made that will influence priorities of governments around the world.

In September 2015, at a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, 193 countries endorsed the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals – known as the SDGs or Global Goals. This collection of 17 ambitious goals and 169 targets form a framework to address the global challenge of eradicating poverty. 

Securing Land Rights in Africa

By Frank Pichel, Interim CEO & Chief Programs Officer, Cadasta Foundation


Across the continent, insecure rights to land are robbing millions of financial stability and long-term prosperity. While new technology is giving people the tools to define what’s theirs, governments must recognize that certainty of ownership is a prerequisite of sustainable development.


Tier II Status Looms on GLII’s Road to Manama 2017 – Reclassifying the Land Indicators

By Jamal Browne

 

Since the adoption of the global indicator framework by the UN Statistical Commission (UNSC) back in March 2016, significant progress has been made on a set of tenure-related indicators – familiarly referred to as the ‘land indicators’ – primarily through the efforts of the Global Land Indicators Initiative (GLII).


 

How Could Land Tenure Security Affect Conservation?

 


By Yuta Masuda and Brian E. Robinson


I’m sitting in a Mongolian yurt, listening to and trying to emulate Bataa’s* songs about love for the grasslands and the wide, treeless plains of the Mongolian Plateau. Our host sings with consuming passion. I might have brushed his enthusiasm off as a show two weeks ago. But after living and working in these grasslands, the feeling of freedom that comes from unobstructed, far-off distant horizon is infectious.


Researching and reforming women’s land rights in the Western Balkans

By Federica Gabellini, Communication Specialist - Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Land Tenure, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)



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 in DFID priority countries.