The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is an intergovernmental body and functional commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) mandated to promote gender equality and the advancement of women. The <a href="…
On 23rd of January the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development has launched a new position paper on large scale investment in land and its implication on development policies. Objective of the position paper is to reflect the recent dynamics. Currently the paper is…
[<a href="https://www.unwomen.org/2012/03/impasse-at-commission-on-status-of-women-deeply-regr… UN-Women</a>] During this 56th session of the Commission on the…
Since 2008, the rush for land in developing countries has rapidly intensified but the sector remains largely unregulated and land deals are frequently agreed in secret between governments and investors. Such a lack of mechanisms or political will to ensure transparent, accountable, and equitable…
The structure of this review is as follows: the first section discusses how contract farming is defined for the purposes of this review and briefly describes the history and extent of contract farming globally. The second section details the main factors contributing to the increased incidence…
<h5>The new baseline report on ActionAid's Women's Land Rights Project highlights the need for indigenous women in Guatemala, Dalit women in India, and rural women affected by HIV and AIDS in Sierra Leone to gain actual realisation of their land rights. The report suggests that …
[...] In our understanding of the green economy, one thing is clear: rural women have already faced eviction or exclusion from land ‘grabbed’ for powerful green agendas that are not their own. This is because the current political/economic paradigm ensures that the interests of corporate actors…
<h5>Global Witness just published an important briefing note on the sharp rise in killings over land and forests over the last years. The briefing note is worth-reading. Few years ago, the Special Rapporteur of the UN Secretary General on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders, Hina…
<strong><em>The Rangelands Observatory</em></strong>
The International Land Coalition (ILC) believes that a fair and effective monitoring of ongoing conversion and fragmentation of rangeland ecosystems is needed in order to provide a thorough understanding of the…
The Rangelands Observatory - The International Land Coalition (ILC) believes that a fair and effective monitoring of ongoing conversion and fragmentation of rangeland ecosystems is needed in order to provide a thorough understanding of the trends and their implications – and also to enhance…
<strong><em>Invitation a participer à l’Observatoire des Terres des Parcours, </em></strong>pour promouvoir une prise de décisions avisée et participative sur les utilisations des terres et les investissements dans les parcours – A promouvoir et a faire circuler a travers…
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