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  1. Library Resource
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    June, 2023
    Global

    This policy brief highlights the critical role of gender-responsive approaches to land tenure that empower women and accelerate the implementation of land restoration commitments that build community resilience. It examines how greater tenure security for women and girls can lead to a more equitable and sustainable land management. The brief builds upon the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) 2018–2030 Strategic Framework and its Gender Action Plan adopted in 2017.

  2. Library Resource
    Al-Ossmi, L., & Ahmed, V
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    December, 2023
    Asia, Iraq

    Esta tabela é um complemento ao perfil de país do Iraque, publicado pelo Land Portal em 10 de dezembro de 2023. 

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  3. Library Resource
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    November, 2016
    Global

    From large land acquisitions that displace communities without due compensation, to the encroachment of mining on indigenous lands, to the brunt of climate change and natural disasters, to everyday land and property deprivation by kin or state, women are typically more harshly impacted by land tenure insecurity due to discriminatory laws and lingering social bias
     

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    Policy Papers & Briefs
    September, 2021
    Global

    USAID programs and Missions implement activities that improve land rights, support inclusive land and resource governance, build resilient livelihoods, and promote women’s empowerment. This brief explores the relationship between gender norms and women’s land rights, introducing key social norms concepts and tools to identify and shift harmful norms in the context of land and natural resources.

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    10 Years of the Tenure Guidelines: States Must Address Rising Inequalities and Enact Agrarian Reform to Realize the Right to Land - International Statement

    Policy Papers & Briefs
    May, 2022
    Global

    On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests (Tenure Guidelines), we, organizations of small-scale food producers, Indigenous Peoples, workers, urban communities and civil society, underline the critical importance of land, fisheries and forests for achieving social, environmental, gender and intergenerational justice, and demand that States, the FAO and the entire UN system comply with their obligations to realize the right to land.

  6. Library Resource
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    September, 2019
    Ethiopia

    This policy brief analyses retail regulations regarding agricultural inputs and recommends further action to improve market access for smallholder farmers..This resource was published in the frame of the Land Investment for Transformation (LIFT) Programme. For more information;please check: https://landportal.org/community/projects/land-investment-transformation...

  7. Library Resource
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    December, 2021
    Africa

    This brief builds on the recommendations from the webinar jointly organized by FAO, ARC and WFP on
    “Advancing Women’s Leadership in Climate Action and Governance” in March 2021. It was prepared by
    FAO Regional Office for Africa Gender and Climate Change teams, in collaboration with the Africa Risk
    Capacity Gender Team
     

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    Unlocking pathways to economic opportunity, gender equity, and agricultural innovation through land rights

    Policy Papers & Briefs
    January, 2022
    Global

    The future belongs to youth. But in many parts of the world, young women and men lack the means and the opportunity to build livelihoods and fully participate in their communities. This is especially true in rural areas, where agriculture is the foundation of the economy, but land rights remain out of reach.

    Consider the case of sub-Saharan Africa, where an estimated 10-12 million young people enter the workforce each year, but only 4 million new jobs are created, leaving the majority of young workers either unemployed or settling for menial and informal work.

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    Scaling up Land Governance for Food Security in Burkina Faso

    Policy Papers & Briefs
    January, 2022
    Burkina Faso

    This one-pager provides details on the LAND-at-scale project in Burkina Faso. This project is implemented by Nitidae, Observatoire National du Foncier Burkina Faso (ONF-BF), Oxfam Burkina Faso, and financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs via the Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency. 

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    Amahoro @ Scale - An integrated approach towards improved tenure security and land governance in Burundi

    Policy Papers & Briefs
    January, 2022
    Burundi

    This one-pager provides details on the LAND-at-scale project in Burundi. This project is implemented by ZOA, VNG International and MiPAREC, and financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs via the Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency. 

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