Land Portal Annual Report 2021
Letter from the Team Leader
The Land Portal Foundation is proud to support land stakeholders around the world to nurture a growing information ecosystem that is informing and improving land-related decision-making, policy, and practice at all levels.
State of Land Information Reports Unveil Insights on Botswana and Zambia
Enhancing Access to Land Data: The SOLIndex and Open Up Guide
As an advocate for open land data, the Land Portal Foundation aims to improve access to land data, engage stakeholders, and support actions that promote data openness. I recently had the opportunity to introduce the State of Land Information Index (SOLIndex) and talk about the Open Up Guide at the Global Land Tool Network (GLTN) Partners’ Meeting in Nairobi and show how these tools play a vital role in improving access to land information.
New Portfolio Highlights the Promises and Pitfalls of Land Investments
2022 Land Portal Annual Report Highlights Increasing Access to Land Information
New Publication: State of Land Information in Malawi
Data Story: What makes and breaks achieving women's tenure security
Over the past decade, the gender gap in land rights and therewith the importance of women’s tenure security has gained increasing awareness and momentum in many parts of the world. Despite numerous measures to support gender equality in land rights, rural and urban women continue to face numerous obstacles in accessing land whether through inheritance, transfers, or leases.
But what are the other factors - in their daily lives and particularly under customary law - affecting women's tenure security?