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Women and Land Management

LandLibrary Resource
Institutional & promotional materials
November, 2014
Global

In Asia, while women play central roles in the use, management and conservation of forest resources and agricultural lands, they are often excluded from land management decision-making.

Case Study: What Does Registration of Communal Land Mean to Namibians?

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Reports & Research
November, 2014
Africa

Includes views of land registration in Omahalya Village in the Omusati Region of Namibia, connection to the land, value of registration, protection from land grabbing and conflicts, investing in their land, women’s empowerment, the commonage. Concludes that the village is a promising example of the benefits of Communal Land rights registration.

7 ways to work for better land rights

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Reports & Research
November, 2014
Africa

Contains recognise and strengthen customary rights starting with statutory recognition; community rather than individual titling must be further explored as an option; women’s land rights remain weak under customary tenure but formalization is not necessarily the answer; custom or rights for women is a false dichotomy; supporting women’s collective action is key; political leadership and eviden

Women’s Access to Land and Property Rights in the Plural Justice System of Timor-Leste

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Reports & Research
October, 2014
Timor-Leste

The Centre of Studies for Peace and Development (CEPAD) with support from UN Women, conducted participatory action research over a period of 12 months in order to examine women’s access to justice in the plural legal system of Timor-Leste with a focus on women’s rights to land and property.

Gender in REDD+: Q&A handbook - Myanmar

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Institutional & promotional materials
October, 2014
Myanmar

The main objective of the handbook is to support local trainers and facilitators who are already familiar with climate change and REDD+. It provides them with useful information on gender considerations for climate change and REDD+ related training and capacity development programs.

RECOFTC - USAID Adapt Asia-Pacific Developing a Demonstration Site: Community Forestry, Gender and Climate Change Adaptation in Nepal

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Institutional & promotional materials
October, 2014
Nepal

RECOFTC - The Center for People and Forests with support from USAID Adapt Asia-Pacific are working to empower local women in the village of Bishnupur, Nepal to take climate action into their own hands and protect their community's vital forestry resources.