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Combatting corruption through participatory video: A guide for practitioners

Manuals & Guidelines
March, 2019
Kenya, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Global
Land & Corruption
corruption
This guide was developed to assist participatory video practitioners to undertake corruption-focussed projects and to encourage its uptake within the anti-corruption movement worldwide. Participatory video is a form of community media that engages citizens in the processes of investigating and documenting their circumstances, devising solutions and advocating for change. The videos produced can be used to establish communications between citizens and decision-makers, opening up new spaces for dialogue and opportunities for increased social accountability.
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FAO support of multi-stakeholder platforms on land tenure governance

Innovative practices from the field and building on experience

Conference Papers & Reports
May, 2021
Kenya, Malawi, Somalia, Tanzania, South Africa, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Guatemala, Colombia, Mongolia
VGGT
land governance
sustainable development
natural resources management
land tenure
land stakeholders
As part of the efforts to find sustainable solutions to complex land tenure issues, multi-stakeholder platforms (MSPs) create an inclusive forum where actors can discuss problems and propose solutions to improve governance of tenure and provide better access to natural resources. This publication highlights how MSPs at regional, national and local level demonstrate forward thinking, including innovative practices and approaches to respond to the above mentioned social challenges, for the benefit of all.
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Food Security and COVID-19

Policy Papers & Briefs
June, 2021
Kenya, Angola, Chad, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Guatemala, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, Global
COVID-19
land governance
sustainable development
food security
agricultural land management
agriculture
farmers
smallholders
June 4, 2021 -- An increasing number of countries are facing growing levels of acute food insecurity, reversing years of development gains. Even before COVID-19 reduced incomes and disrupted supply chains, chronic and acute hunger were on the rise due to various factors including conflict, socio-economic conditions, natural hazards, climate change and pests. COVID-19 impacts have led to severe and widespread increases in global food insecurity, affecting vulnerable households in almost every country, with impacts expected to continue through 2021 and into 2022.
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Reducing concession size, adjusting business plans and developing more inclusive business models

Lessons from responsible land investment pilots in sub-Saharan Africa, Case Study 3

Reports & Research
March, 2020
Malawi, Mozambique, Western Africa, Ghana, Sierra Leone
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
community land rights
farmers
food security
land access
land conflicts
land investments
land ownership
land tenure
land use
local communities
scale
This paper is one of three thematic case studies resulting from a set of pilot projects undertaken jointly by civil society and private business partners from 2016–2019 in five countries in sub-Saharan Africa. These pilots sought to test how private companies could collaborate with civil society organisations and other stakeholders to implement responsible agribusiness investments that recognise and respect community land rights, and to develop innovative tools and approaches that could be adopted and implemented at greater scale.
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Realizing women’s rights to land in the law

Journal Articles & Books
November, 2018
Serbia, Nepal, Morocco, Guatemala, Philippines, Uganda, Albania, Oman, Peru, Azerbaijan, Indonesia, Zimbabwe, Colombia, Cambodia, Congo, Argentina, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, China, Mexico, Kenya
Land & Gender
customary tenure
land tenure
land inheritance rights
customary land rights
land rights
land tenure systems
women
Goal 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) “Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls” recognizes the fundamental role of women in achieving poverty reduction, food security and nutrition.
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Commemorating the 5th Anniversary of the Voluntary Guidelines on Tenure

Institutional & promotional materials
October, 2018
Tunisia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Somalia, Zambia, Benin, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Colombia, Laos, Pakistan, Finland, Ireland, Sweden, United Kingdom, Italy, Belgium, France, Germany, Switzerland
VGGT
land governance
land tenure
The leaflet will provide an overview of in-country projects and achevements as well as regional initiatives. Articles include but are not limited to: Community lands at the core of Kenya’s new legal reforms; The Voluntary Guidelines: an instrumental tool in the pursuit of climate mitigation goals and REDD+; Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure: an opportunity for peacebuilding in Colombia; Strengthening collaboration for the successful implementation of Sierra Leone’s Na tional Land Policy ; Enhancing food security through land policy reform in Somalia.
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Strengthening sector policies for better food security and nutrition results. Land Tenure

Institutional & promotional materials
September, 2018
Mozambique, Burundi, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Myanmar, Cameroon, Colombia, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Sudan, Pakistan, Niger, Malawi
Land & Food Security
food security
land tenure
Land, fisheries, forests and other natural resources provide a basis for livelihoods and social, cultural and religious practices. However, most people in rural areas in developing countries do not have any form of documentation to protect their land and natural resources rights, which puts their livelihoods and consequently their food and nutrition security are at risk. Secure tenure rights promote responsible investment in agriculture that could increase productivity and enhance food security and nutrition.
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Increase the use of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure among CSOs and Grassroots Organizations - Mongolia

Institutional & promotional materials
June, 2018
Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Guatemala, Colombia, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, Nepal, Belgium, Netherlands
VGGT
land governance
land tenure
grassroots organizations
Increase the use of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure among CSOs and Grassroots Organizations – Mongolia is a country factsheet that provides information on the project “Increase the use of the VGGT among CSOs and Grassroots Organizations”, a general overview of governance of natural resources in the country, and information on activities undertaken in the country in collaboration with local CSOs and grassroots organizations.
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Understanding Land Corruption as a Basis for Prevention

Findings from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Zambia

Reports & Research
March, 2019
Africa, Zambia, Liberia, Sierra Leone
Land & Corruption
corruption
eviction
gender equity in access to land
land administration
land governance
land grabbing
land management
land rights
tenure security
From forced eviction to loss of livelihood, social status, savings and even life, land corruption in Africa has serious and far-reaching consequences. Such corruption comes in many forms, and it must be understood – along with the factors that enable it – before it can be tackled.
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Trade Liberalization: Impacts on African Women

Reports & Research
August, 2001
Mozambique, Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Mali, Somalia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Sierra Leone, Western Asia, Western Africa, Global, Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Southern Africa
Land & Gender
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land & Food Security
environment
land rights
food security
women
Trade liberalisation processes impact differently on men and women due to the fact that men and women have different roles in production. Despite the fact that women are actively involved in international trade, WTO agreements are gender blind and as such have adverse impacts on women. The General Agreement in Trade and Service (GATS), for instance, provides for a level playing field in service provision between big foreign owned companies and small locally owned companies.