To restore Africa's degraded land, improve farmers' rights to it
By Sarah Weber & Kathleen Buckingham, World Resources Institute
There are 7, 128 content items of different types and languages related to land rights on the Land Portal.
Scaling up community land and resource rights - a new global initiative
Despite certain progress in recent years a large proportion of the world’s rural population, especially in low and middle-income countries, still does not have statutory recognized rights to the agricultural land and other natural resources they have been using for generations and on which they depend for their livelihoods. They are, therefore, vulnerable to today’s escalating demand for land for large-scale commercial investments as well as to other external claims on their landed resources.
#LandRightsNow: Protect indigenous peoples and forests
Forests are the lifeline and cultural heritage of at least 100 million indigenous peoples in Asia
The world’s remaining forests, the planet’s biodiversity, and rivers are found in indigenous peoples’ territories. However, rampant large-scale development projects without regard to the environment and the indigenous peoples inhabiting these areas are threatening to wipe out populations and extract resources.
Supporting land rights helps us build stronger, more prosperous communities
Land is an incredibly valuable asset that represents many different things. Land is, first and foremost, a place to call home. For many, it also serves as a critical means of production that they depend on for their livelihoods. Finally, land is inextricably linked to a community's history and culture.
Fostering Land Rights in the Greater Mekong through Linked Open Data
By Laura Meggiolaro, Land Portal Coordinator
As part of its localization strategy, the Land Portal is taking a collaborative approach to partner with existing networks and transform their land-related information into Linked Open Data. In the Greater Mekong, the Land Portal is working with a range of partners who are committed to the common goal of making information accessible, open, and usable by everyone.
How investment treaties protect 'land grab' deals
New research examining the geographical coverage of international investment treaties raises concern about how they might affect public action to address 'land grabbing'.
It is increasingly clear that the international legal arrangements governing the global economy can have direct implications for land governance.
How investment treaties protect 'land grab' deals
New research examining the geographical coverage of international investment treaties raises concern about how they might affect public action to address 'land grabbing'.
It is increasingly clear that the international legal arrangements governing the global economy can have direct implications for land governance.
Workshops help practitioners in Africa boost women’s land rights
By Philippine Sutz, Senior researcher – Legal Tools team; Natural Resources Group, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
This blog was produced for the LEGEND Land Policy Bulletin. Land: Enhancing Governance for Economic Development (LEGEND) is a DFID programme that aims to improve land rights protection, knowledge and information, and the quality of private sector investment in DFID priority countries.
“The woman is a tractor”: how can Eastern DRC’s women gain control over land, rather than simply working on it?
By Women for Women International
This blog was produced for the LEGEND Land Policy Bulletin. Land: Enhancing Governance for Economic Development (LEGEND) is a DFID programme that aims to improve land rights protection, knowledge and information, and the quality of private sector investment in DFID priority countries.