Realizing Dreams Through the Power of Land Rights
06 January 2020
The following story is developed from remarks at TEDxJakarta 2019.
rural development
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Kilimanjaro Initiative-Advancing Rural Women’s Land Rights in Ghana
09 March 2017
The issue of women’s land rights is one of the human rights issues that is not given enough attention; however, about 50% to 60% of rural women in Ghana constitutes the labour force within the agricultural sector, yet only 10% earn income and only 8% own land.
The limited land ownership and rights has led to limited access to productive resources.
China: Minister: Rural Collective Property Rights Reform Safeguards Women's Legal Interests
By: Women Voice, Rong Chen
Date: January 5th 2017
Source: Women of China
Two high-ranking officials from China's Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) attended a press briefing on January 3 to explain the nation's latest policies on the reform of collective rural property rights.
Blogs
El actualizado SDG Tracker (rastreador de los ODS) ayuda a navegar por la maraña de datos e información sobre la tierra
31 January 2022
Más de una docena de indicadores relacionados con la tierra se encuentran en cinco objetivos de los ODS, con datos mantenidos por diferentes organismos de custodia. El Land Portal relanzó el SDG Land Tracker (Rastreador de los ODS sobre Tierra) para ayudar a las partes interesadas en la tierra a supervisar los avances y el debate.
Updated SDG tracker helps navigate the jumble of land data and information
31 January 2022
More than a dozen land-related indicators are housed over five SDG goals, with data maintained by different custodian agencies. The Land Portal re-launched the SDG Land Tracker to help land stakeholders monitor developments and discussion.
Forging new partnerships: Companies and CSOs collaborate to achieve more responsible investments in land
22 July 2019
I think the engagement with Illovo is a good start. … [the Project] has provided a platform for Illovo to engage with [us], which is not only a benefit to Illovo, but to the community. It opens up dialogue. In the future…, we’d love for Illovo to come to (us) and ask us to get involved.
Events
African Real Estate Society 23rd Annual Conference 2024
09 September 2024 - 12 September 2024
Radisson Blu
Livingston
Zambia
Theme: Smart Cities in Africa for the 21st Century
Mainstreaming land rights of the rural poor in the climate discourse: Side event
05 June 2023
The aim of this event is increasing public understanding of the links between climate change, disasters, and land tenure rights, and bringing land tenure issues in the climate change discourse, listening particularly to the voices of civil society and youth. The discussion is also expected to bring forth some ideas for action both for the new GFAR Collective Action on land tenure and climate change, and for policy makers.
The Global Forum on Agricultural Research and Innovation
Asian NGO Coalition (ANGOC)
Land Portal Foundation
Young Professionals for Agricultural Development
Residential workshop on Land Governance and Development
02 July 2023 - 06 July 2023
Azim Premji University Campus
Bangalore
India
To equip development practitioners with better and nuanced understanding of land and development connections, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru and the Centre for Land Governance, Bhubaneswar are organising a five-day residential workshop from 3 July–7 July 2023.
Azim Premji University
NRMC
Library
Moving from information dissemination to community participation in forest landscapes
Reports & Research
Policy Papers & Briefs
July, 2017
Asia
Traditionally, in the context of environment and natural resources management, many communication efforts have focused on the dissemination of technical information to end-users who were expected to adopt them. Development practitioners were trying to ‘push’ their products on communities in order to receive community commitment to their development initiatives.
Securing Forest Tenure Rights for Rural Development: Lessons from Six Countries in Latin America
Journal Articles & Books
February, 2017
Latin America and the Caribbean
El Salvador
Honduras
Nicaragua
Argentina
Colombia
Peru
Secure land tenure in rural landscapes is widely recognized as an essential foundation for achieving a range of economic development goals. However, forest areas in low and middle-income countries face particular challenges in strengthening the security of land and resource tenure. Forest peoples are often among the poorest and most politically marginalized communities in their national contexts, and their tenure systems are often based on customary, collective rights that have insufficient formal legal protection.
There are 2, 840 content items of different types and languages related to rural development on the Land Portal.
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