Women’s participation in REDD+ national decision-making in Vietnam
La participación de mujeres indígenas rurales para fortalecer la gobernanza comunitaria
Factors Influencing Land Ownership by Women: Case of Khwisero Constituency, Kakamega County, Kenya
There has been progress in terms of legislation of land ownership and women rights on the same subject in Kenya and a number of Non-Governmental Organizations and Civil Society Organizations are in the fore front promoting women land ownership.
Gendered Aspects of Land Rights in Myanmar: Evidence from Paralegal Casework
Namati offers this brief in the hope that Myanmar’s national reforms and the implementation of the country’s new National Land Use Policy can grow from the lived experience of ordinary Myanmar citizens. Namati and our partners assist farmers in Myanmar to claim their land rights through a community paralegal approach.
Post-conflict land governance reform in the African Great Lakes region. Part III - Securing tenure of smallholder peasants.
La réforme post-conflit de la gouvernance foncière dans la région des Grands Lacs en Afrique. Partie III - Garantir les droits fonciers des petits exploitants paysans
Africa Human Development report 2016. Accelerating Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Africa
This 2016 Africa Human Development Report on gender equality follows the 2012 Africa Human Development Report, which looked at the importance of assuring food security for all Africans. Both reports share a common objective of addressing what might be considered two unfinished agenda items on Africa’s development trajectory.
Governing Tenure Rights to Commons: A guide to support the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security
The Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (FAO, 2012 – referred to in this guide as ‘the Guidelines’) were unanimously adopted by the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) in 2012, with subsequent broad international recognition and support.
Gender, land and agricultural development in Africa. From women to gender
While academics have largely shifted their focus from ‘women in development’ to addressing women and men as
part of broader ‘gendered’ social relations, this shift is yet to be fully translated into development practice. This
requires development practitioners to be sensitive to local contexts and to the various inequalities they contain
Common ground: Securing land rights and safeguarding the earth. A Global Call to Action on Indigenous and Community Land Rights
Up to 2.5 billion people depend on indigenous and community lands, which make up over 50 percent of the land on the planet; they legally own just one-fifth. The remaining land remains unprotected and vulnerable to land grabs from more powerful entities like governments and corporations.
Why gender equality matters when dealing with governance of land
The eradication of hunger and poverty largely depend on how people, communities and others gain access to land. The livelihoods of many, particularly the rural poor including women, are based on secure and equitable access to and control over land and other natural resources.