22 August 2024
Inclusive land governance at the local level allows for the community’s broader governance ‘muscle’ to be exercised in a constructive and practical way. This can reduce conflict and spark transformative social change.
4 June 2024
Rapid response mechanisms (RRMs) are a new, proactive legal approach designed to provide legal and technical support to communities facing nascent conflicts related to land-based investments. RRMs provide preventative rather than reactive legal help the moment a conflict arises or community members
11 April 2024
This blog discusses how the increase in population presents a challenge for land tenure management in Namibia’s communal areas.
7 March 2024
Buea, a picturesque city in the foothills of Mount Cameroon, is experiencing rapid urban development in the region. However, the town faces a number of urban governance and environmental challenges such as poor waste management, deforestation and poor air quality amongst others that demand urgent
21 February 2024
The Saameynta Joint Programme is a project aimed at achieving durable solutions for internally displaced people in Somalia, which currently hosts 3.8 million IDPs. Land governance is at the center of this effort, understanding that tenure security is a fundamental piece of the puzzle to enable
14 December 2023
Ensuring secure land tenure is crucial for improving land development, as both local and foreign investors often hesitate to engage in land transactions when there is uncertainty about ownership rights. The term "Land Tenure Insecurity" refers to the apprehension that someone else might claim
14 December 2023
Ensuring secure land tenure is crucial for improving land development, as both local and foreign investors often hesitate to engage in land transactions when there is uncertainty about ownership rights. The term "Land Tenure Insecurity" refers to the apprehension that someone else might claim
13 October 2023
By Rosa Olokweni, Gender and Land Champion, WOLTS Project Tanzania
Before HakiMadini and WOLTS came to Mundarara, it was as though women in our village were sleeping. None of us was aware of our rights to land, many of us were mistreated by our husbands and we never spoke in meetings.
13 October 2023
By Rosa Olokweni, Gender and Land Champion, WOLTS Project Tanzania
Before HakiMadini and WOLTS came to Mundarara, it was as though women in our village were sleeping. None of us was aware of our rights to land, many of us were mistreated by our husbands and we never spoke in meetings.
5 September 2023
Odgerel describes the changes he is making to tackle land degradation in his herding community since becoming a gender and land champion.
5 September 2023
Odgerel describes the changes he is making to tackle land degradation in his herding community since becoming a gender and land champion.
31 August 2023
P. Purevdolgor describes the impact of becoming a gender and land champion in her Mongolian herding community.