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Community Organizations Landesa - Rural Development Institute
Landesa - Rural Development Institute
Landesa - Rural Development Institute
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Landesa partners with governments and local organizations to ensure that the world’s poorest families have secure rights over the land they till. Founded as the Rural Development Institute, Landesa has helped more than 105 million poor families gain legal control over their land since 1967. When families have secure rights to land, they can invest in their land to sustainably increase their harvests and reap the benefits—improved nutrition, health, and education—for generations.

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Tyler Roush
Chris Jochnick
Diana Fletschner

Resources

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Vulnerable Groups Primer (Responsible Investment in Property and Land (RIPL) Guidebook Series)

Manuals & Guidelines
August, 2018
Global

This primer provides guidance for including and protecting vulnerable groups in the context of a land-based investment. It outlines the importance of identifying and engaging with vulnerable groups, who often have weak claims to land rights and are particularly susceptible to negative impacts from changes in land use. It provides

• an overview of who may qualify for inclusion in a vulnerable group and descriptions of specific vulnerable groups, and

• step-by-step guidance for governments, business, and communities..

LEVERAGING THE SDGS TO IMPROVE WOMEN’S LAND RIGHTS: MODEL VALIDATION

Reports & Research
August, 2018
Americas
Brazil
Global

Steps, pillars, and replication tips for Espaço Feminista’s women-led local model to design, implement and monitor land-related processes and policies.

The Sustainable Development Goals have created an extraordinary window of opportunity to increase the attention to women’s rights and women’s land rights in particular.

Women's Land Rights in Liberia in Law, Practice, and Future Reforms

Reports & Research
February, 2018
Liberia

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.

Women's Land Rights in Liberia in Law, Practice, and Future Reforms

Reports & Research
February, 2018
Liberia

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.

Land rights as a critical factor in donor agricultural investments: Constraints and opportunities for yieldwise in Kenya's mango value chain

Reports & Research
January, 2018
Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Kenya
Tanzania
Nigeria

This study provides a case study of the mango value chain in Kenya and seeks to better understand key linkages between land rights and project outcomes. It explores (1) whether and how land rights for Kenya’s mango farmers affect project uptake and success; and (2) what (if any) are this project’s unintended consequences on land tenure in implementation areas.