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Moving towards a twin-agenda: Gender equality and land degradation neutrality

Journal Articles & Books
September, 2018
Global
Land Degradation & Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
gender equity
desertification
land degradation
local communities
The conceptual framework for Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) highlights that land degradation in developing countries impacts men and women differently, mainly due to unequal access to land, water, credit, extension services and technology. It further asserts that gender inequality plays a significant role in land-degradation-related poverty hence the need to address persistent gender inequalities that fuel women’s poverty in LDN interventions. This paper presents recommendations for moving towards a twin-agenda: gender equality and land degradation neutrality.
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Enhancing effectiveness of forest landscape programs through gender-responsive actions

Policy Papers & Briefs
August, 2018
Global
Forest Landscape Restoration
environment
forest conservation
forest management plans
gender equity in access to land
local communities
natural resources management
sustainable development
women
Many forest landscape projects around the world do not address gender gaps sufficiently. As a result, interventions may lead to outcomes that are not only inequitable, but also unsustainable. In response, the World Bank Group (WBG), Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (WOCAN) and others, in partnership with civil society organizations, local and national governments, are increasingly supporting interventions that explicitly target gender-related inequalities.
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Understanding landscape restoration options in Kenya: Risks and opportunities for advancing gender equality

Policy Papers & Briefs
August, 2018
Eastern Africa, Kenya
Forest Landscape Restoration
environment
forest conservation
gender equity in access to land
land governance
land use
local communities
natural resources management
sustainable development
women
Given their different roles, responsibilities, access to and control of resources, the costs and benefits of land restoration are likely to differ for men and women. Yet, many restoration projects fail to consider gender dimensions when designing their interventions. Efforts to restore agricultural lands are often knowledge- and labor-intensive, and risk increasing women’s already heavy workloads.
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Joint infobrief set on gender equality and forest landscape restoration

Policy Papers & Briefs
October, 2018
Global
Forest Landscape Restoration
environment
forest conservation
forest management plans
gender equity in access to land
land rights
land use
local communities
natural resources management
sustainable development
women
Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) aims to achieve ecological integrity and enhance human well-being in deforested or degraded landscapes. Evidence shows that addressing gender equality and women’s rights is critical for addressing this dual objective. Against this backdrop, CIFOR and a number of partners hosted a Global Landscapes Forum workshop on FLR and gender equality in Nairobi, Kenya in November 2017.
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Participação e Protagonismo das Mulheres no Território da Cidadania da Baixada Cuiabana

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2018
South America, Brazil
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
communal territory
gender equity in access to land
indigenous peoples' lands
Indigenous Peoples
indigenous people's tenure
local communities
rural areas
rural development
rural population
territory
women
As reflexões e discussões contidas neste artigo são oriundas de ações realizadas no projeto “Interface entre extensão e pesquisa no acompanhamento de empreendimentos econômicos e solidários em comunidades tradicionais e áreas de quilombo no território da Cidadania na Baixada Cuiabana MT”.
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The Liberia Land Rights Act: An Online Dialogue

Reports & Research
October, 2018
Liberia
Land & Gender
community land rights
customary land rights
customary law
customary tenure
gender equity in access to land
land governance
land law
land rights
local communities
marital property rights
property law
women
The Land Portal Foundation, Landesa and the Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) co-facilitated a discussion on Liberia’s Land Rights Bill between July 18 and August 8, 2018. The discussion took place in collaboration with the Rights & Rice Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, and the Land Rights Now campaign.

The full dialogue can be read here.
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Women's Land Rights in Liberia in Law, Practice, and Future Reforms

LGSA Women's Land Rights Study

Reports & Research
March, 2018
Liberia
Land & Gender
gender equity in access to land
inheritance tax
land governance
land inheritance rights
land law
land policies
land reform
land rights
local communities
research
women
Land is the most important asset for many rural Liberian women and men, and is often a family’s primary source of cash income, food and nutritional security, health care, and education. Though women play a central role in agricultural production in Liberia, women’s rights and access to land are often not equal to those of men due to biases in the formal legal framework and customary law.
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A Fair Share for Women: Toward More Equitable Land Compensation and Resettlement in Tanzania and Mozambique

Policy Papers & Briefs
March, 2018
Mozambique, Tanzania
Land & Gender
Land, Climate Change & Environment
compensation
displacement
gender equity in access to land
land acquisitions
land degradation
land tenure systems
local communities
natural resources management
rural population
women
Tanzania and Mozambique — countries of vast mountain ranges and open stretches of plateaus — now face a growing land problem. As soil degradation, climate change and population growth place enormous strains on the natural resources that sustain millions of people, multinational companies are also gunning for large swaths of land across both countries. Caught between these pressures, many poor, rural communities get displaced or decide to sell their collectively held land.
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Gender, Land and Mining in Mongolia

Reports & Research
January, 2018
Mongolia
Land & Gender
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
capacity development
gender equity in access to land
land acquisitions
land governance
land investments
local communities
mining
pastoralists
research
rural development
tenure security
women
Mokoro’s practical and action-oriented long-term strategic research project, the Women’s Land Tenure Security Project (WOLTS), is piloting its methodology through a ‘Study on the threats to women’s land tenure security in Mongolia and Tanzania’.