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Problema de acesso à terra no Sul Global: Efeitos do uso consuetudinário e da lei da terra na redução de acesso das mulheres às terras cultiváveis na Guiné-bissau

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2023
Africa, Guinea-Bissau
Land & Gender
gender equity
gender equity in access to land
customary law
agriculture
customary land rights
customary tenure
women
Este tem como objetivo analisar os efeitos de uso consuetudinário e inaplicabilidade da Lei 5/98, e se tais fatores contribuem para a redução de acessoàs terras cultiváveispelas mulheres inseridas na agricultura de subsistência na Guiné-Bissau. O problema fundiário é uma preocupação global, tendo início na transição do sistema econômico feudal, quando um grupo minoritário detentor do poder controlava os meios de produção.
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La situación de las mujeres en los sistemas agroalimentarios

Reports & Research
March, 2023
Global
Land & Gender
gender equity
gender equity in access to land
food security
agriculture
women
El informe Situación de la mujer en los sistemas agroalimentarios proporciona los datos más recientes, las lecciones aprendidas y las recomendaciones para los encargados de formular políticas y tomar decisiones sobre el género en los sistemas agroalimentarios. Este informe revisa y analiza las oportunidades y limitaciones de las mujeres en los procesos económicos y sociales, al mismo tiempo que hace un balance y evalúa el progreso realizado para cerrar una serie de brechas de género.
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Incorporating Responsible Land-Based Investment Principles into Investor Policies and Practices: A Manual for Investors

Manuals & Guidelines
November, 2022
Global
Land & Investments
VGGT
gender equity
food security
land investments
land rights
women
This manual aims to provide practical guidance for investors in incorporating responsible land-based investment principles into investor policies and practices and is meant to be used along with the Introductory Guide for Communities, Governments and Investors. It has been written for all three RGIL countries, hoping that it will also be useful for other countries.
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Land, Women Empowerment and Socioeconomic Development in the Arab Region. Evidence-based perspectives

Reports & Research
February, 2023
Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates
Land & Gender
gender equity
gender equity in access to land
discrimination
land inheritance rights
land rights
land tenure
tenure insecurity
tenure security
women
There is a correlation between socio-economic development, human rights and the empowerment of men and women to participate at all levels of decision making. Secure land rights are an important precondition for the achievement of these goals, including and the realisation of a broad spectrum of human rights: adequate housing, equality, food, health, work and education.
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Growing the Field

A Collaborative Approach to Change

Reports & Research
January, 2023
Africa, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, Senegal, Colombia, Asia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, India, Global
Land & Gender
gender equity
gender equity in access to land
rights in divorce
land governance
land inheritance rights
climate change
land rights
community land rights
smallholders
youth
women
Land rights are ascendant across the development sector. Movements addressing women’s empowerment, poverty, social justice, food security and climate change are all increasingly turning to land rights to strengthen their cause. In 2022, renowned philanthropist MacKenzie Scott joined these efforts by making an unprecedented $20 million investment in our work. Ms. Scott’s generous gift represents a profound endorsement of the power of land rights to improve the lives of women, men, and communities around the world.
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BTI 2022 Country Report Azerbaijan

Reports & Research
May, 2022
Azerbaijan
Land & Gender
Land Conflicts
gender equity
land governance
development
territory
agriculture
conflicts
land conflicts
land dispute
government
women
During the reporting period, the consolidation of authoritarian rule in Azerbaijan continued. Snap parliamentary elections in February 2020 did not meet international standards for free and fair competition. However, some notorious high-ranking state officials were fired, and corrupt local level administrators detained on corruption charges. These developments, in addition to the appointment of some young professionals to ministerial posts, raised hopes for a possible opening of the country to real reforms and changes.
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Situación Actual de las Mujeres Rurales en Honduras

El acceso a los recursos productivos para garantizar su seguridad y soberanía alimentaria

Reports & Research
December, 2021
Honduras
Land & Gender
gender equity in access to land
rural development
women
El documento “Situación de las Mujeres Rurales en Honduras” presenta un detallado informe y análisis de la realidad actual en temas de acceso a los recursos productivos desde al análisis documental y desde la percepción misma de las actoras.
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National gender profile of agriculture and rural livelihoods: The Republic of Azerbaijan

Reports & Research
September, 2022
Azerbaijan
Land & Gender
gender equity
gender equity in access to land
rural development
rural areas
agricultural land management
agriculture
rural population
women
This country gender assessment (CGA) for the Republic of Azerbaijan was undertaken as part of FAO and national commitments to promote gender equality while integrating a gender perspective into its operations. The resulting CGA report focuses on the intersections of gender, agriculture and rural development, and presents a snapshot of critical gender-based inequalities and their consequences for agricultural production and rural livelihoods in Azerbaijan.
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Profil national genre des secteurs de l’agriculture et du développement rural – Tchad

Reports & Research
November, 2021
Chad
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
gender equity
gender equity in access to land
rural development
agricultural land management
women
Ce Profil national genre des secteurs de l’agriculture et du développement rural analyse les inégalités entre les hommes et les femmes, les bonnes pratiques et les recommandations pour l’autonomisation des femmes dans l’agriculture, les chaines de valeurs, la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle, et la gestion des ressources naturelles.
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Pathways for the recognition of customary forest tenure in the Mekong region

Reports & Research
November, 2022
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
gender equity
land governance
forest law
customary law
forestry
land dispute resolution
land tenure
customary land rights
land tenure systems
customary tenure
local communities
Globally, about 2 billion people claim ownership of their homes and lands through a customary tenure system. Customary tenure has long been insecure and is under growing pressure in many places. But it is also increasingly recognized through a variety of mechanisms, formal and informal. RECOFTC released a new report on the recognition of customary tenure of communities living in forested landscapes in Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar and Viet Nam. It also includes a case study from Thailand.