National advocacy, local resilience: women’s land rights and …
2024年10月9日 · Strong rights to land offer women a foundation to hold decision-making power around natural resource governance, participate in political processes, and help entire communities adapt to the climate crisis.
A Growing Momentum to Promote Youth Land Rights in Tanzania
Since 2018, Landesa Tanzania has conducted a youth land rights assessment, published a policy brief on youth land rights, published two blogs on youth land rights, developed a training manual on youth land rights, and built the capacity of over 1,000 youth on land rights.
To Safeguard Africa’s Forests, Protect Local Land Rights
An examination of forest restoration commitments made by a handful of sub-Saharan African countries raises serious questions about the land and forest rights of rural communities within these forested areas.
Why Land Rights Matter - Landesa
Legal rights to land improve the resiliency of families so they can climb out of extreme poverty. Tangible land rights also lay the foundation for other development investments to take root — like education programs, financial services, and health care.
Land Rights and Global Development - Landesa
People without secure land rights are vulnerable to land grabs by businesses and governments. The Land Matrix, a public monitoring group, has documented more than 1,200 large-scale land acquisitions by foreign entities over the last 16 years, covering around 65 million acres.
Property and land rights are key to women’s empowerment
There is ample evidence that women’s land rights lead to positive outcomes for the well-being of them and their families. Since land is a valuable and critical resource, the resistance towards women’s land ownership rights is equally strong in the …
Land Rights for Climate Justice - Landesa
2024年10月9日 · At Landesa, we leverage land rights as a powerful tool to flip the script toward resilient environments and thriving communities. Explore our work growing the path to climate justice through land rights.
What We Do - Land Rights for Climate Justice - Landesa
Landesa secures land rights for communities stewarding critical carbon sinks and biodiversity hotspots like mangroves, rainforests, and peatlands to protect these ecosystems from corporate interests and unjust land grabs.
Women’s Land Rights - Landesa
2022年10月13日 · Our infographic shows that women's land rights can improve income, health, education, and safety for rural women farmers.
Working Together to Advance Respect for Land Rights
Land is a source of power, wealth, and livelihood. Yet land rights remain a distant aspiration for so many. Around the world, nearly 1 in 5 adults feel insecure about their land or property rights.