In response to the dearth of data on funding for women and the need to support international advocacy promoting direct funding to IP, ADP, and LC women’s groups and organizations, the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) initiated a bottom-up research effort to build a baseline for measuring funding levels reaching community women on the ground and assess the extent to which existing grants an

This brochure provides an overview of the Global Programme Responsible Land Policy (GPRLP) implemented by the German Development Cooperation Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). It points out the relevance of land rights for reducing hunger and conflicts as well as the potential for achieving environmental, social and economic development.

Si nous voulons comprendre et adresser une restauration des terres et des forêts qui soit durable sur deux plans, social et écologique, il est essentiel de comprendre de manière compréhensive le régime foncier ainsi que forestier.

It is important to understand and address land and forest tenure – comprehensively – if we are to work towards land and forest restoration that is both socially and ecologically sustainable. Forests are critical to planetary health, and the increasing threats of climate change, biodiversity loss and hunger call for urgent action at all levels.

In August 2020, the UN-Habitat Sudan Country Programme and the Global Land Tool Network (GLTN) published the “Darfur Land Administration Assessment: Analysis and Recommendations” report, developed in close cooperation with the United Nations Country Team of Sudan, the United Nations - African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) and the Darfur Land Commission.

The longitudinal study aims to delve into the link between displacement patterns and land governance in Somalia, as well as the impact of the solutions that are currently being used to address displacement in the context of the UN-led Saameynta program.

Les fiches « Analyse des cadres juridiques et institutionnels » du CTFD fournissent par pays, un état des lieux des dispositifs organisant le foncier et l’accès aux ressources naturelles (renouvelables ou non), et en étudient les liens avec les processus de décentralisation à l’œuvre dans les différents États.

The context of Nyanza-Lac is both complex and interesting for researching land issues. It has a very high population density (more than 50% of the whole population of Makamba Province lives in Nyanza-Lac) and attracts flows of intra- and interregional migrants in search of fertile land and income-generating opportunities in the area.

The starting point for the Conference and Summit was the recognition that ongoing transitions in the name of climate change and clean energy are deeply unfair in multiple ways. Climate policies and so-called green investments place huge burdens on people and spaces in the Global South as well as on areas inhabited by marginalized populations in countries of the Global North.

Souvent, les approches des violations des droits fonciers liées aux investissements sont réactives, plutôt que proactives et préventives : l’assistance juridique est généralement fournie après que les communautés ont été affectées, déplacées ou expulsées – et après que des vies ont été perdues, des biens détruits, des eaux et des sols pollués, et des communautés dévastées.

After two years of organizing the LAND-at-scale Exchange in Utrecht, the third LAND-at-scale exchange took place from June 9th to June 13th in Uganda, hosted by LAS partner UN-Habitat/ Global Land Tool Network. Nearly 60 LAS country and knowledge partners came together in Kampala to exchange lessons learned and explore common challenges.

La concentration du pouvoir des entreprises dans le système alimentaire est restée un défi redoutable en 2023, mais GRAIN, avec ses partenaires et allié·es, a continué à défendre la souveraineté alimentaire comme véritable alternative.