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Beyond Land Titles: Pastoralists Find Security Amid Climate Change in Community Land Governance Mechanisms: A Case Study of How Stronger Local Community Land Governance Promotes the Climate Resilience of Local and Indigenous Communities in Kenya

Reports & Research
October, 2023
Kenya
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land governance
climate change
indigenous peoples' lands
community land rights
local communities
This case study presents the unique example of pastoralist communities in Kenya who had traditionally been able to rely on their customary land governance systems to ensure their access to grazing land and to help them sustain their livelihoods in the face of drought. However, land laws that were passed by the colonial and post-colonial administrations in Kenya progressively replaced customary structures and practices with artificial formal/legal structures that bore no connection to the communities’ customs.
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IP women challenge the intersection of gender and land rights inequalities

Reports & Research
November, 2023
Madagascar
Land & Gender
Land, Climate Change & Environment
gender equity
climate change
indigenous peoples' lands
land rights
indigenous peoples' land rights
This case study highlights the vulnerability of women in Fiaferana, who are disadvantaged, first, by their gender and indigenous heritage, and second, by their lack of tenure security in the midst of climate change. However, the women of Fiaferana have met these overlapping challenges head-on through innovative and empowering strategies, including sustainable land use management.
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Paralegals and the Protection of Land Rights in the Communities of Manhica and Massingir, Southern Mozambique

Reports & Research
October, 2023
Mozambique
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
land law
property law
conflicts
land conflicts
community land rights
legal empowerment
The race for the exploitation of natural resources has brought challenges of different natures, including land conflicts, mainly between investors and the local population. In some cases, the resolution of problems has been unfair due to the lack of legal knowledge and representation to help the vulnerable population. It is in this context that the paralegal figure was established, endowed with solid knowledge to voluntarily provide basic legal support to community members.
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Targeted Study on the Role of Customary Land Formalization in Women’s Economic Empowerment

Reports & Research
May, 2022
Tanzania, Global
Land & Gender
land documentation
land rights
customary land rights
customary tenure
women
This report presents the results of a mixed-methods study on the role of customary land documentation in strengthening Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE). The overarching purpose was to help fill critical knowledge gaps on if and how strengthening women’s land rights via formalized customary land documentation affects their empowerment and economic growth, with a specific focus on women’s access to credit and other financial services, land investments and income opportunities.
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Targeted Study on the Role of Customary Land Formalization in Women's Economic Empowerment

Reports & Research
May, 2022
Tanzania
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
land documentation
land rights
land tenure
customary land rights
women
This report presents the results of a mixed-methods study on the role of customary land documentation in strengthening Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE). The overarching purpose was to help fill critical knowledge gaps on if and how strengthening women’s land rights via formalized customary land documentation affects their empowerment and economic growth, with a specific focus on women’s access to credit and other financial services, land investments and income opportunities.
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State of Land Information in Malawi Report (English)

An Open Data Assessment

Reports & Research
March, 2023
Africa, Malawi
land administration
land governance
land valuation
land tenure
government
open data
This State of Land Information (SOLI) report is an analysis of the current state of land data in Malawi, assessing the availability of land information and the compliance of this information with open data standards.
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Growing the Field

A Collaborative Approach to Change

Reports & Research
January, 2023
Africa, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, Senegal, Colombia, Asia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Bangladesh, India, Global
Land & Gender
gender equity
gender equity in access to land
rights in divorce
land governance
land inheritance rights
climate change
land rights
community land rights
smallholders
youth
women
Land rights are ascendant across the development sector. Movements addressing women’s empowerment, poverty, social justice, food security and climate change are all increasingly turning to land rights to strengthen their cause. In 2022, renowned philanthropist MacKenzie Scott joined these efforts by making an unprecedented $20 million investment in our work. Ms. Scott’s generous gift represents a profound endorsement of the power of land rights to improve the lives of women, men, and communities around the world.
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Fiche pédagogique : Des fondements aux réalisations : où en est la réforme foncière malgache ?

Peer-reviewed publication
Reports & Research
January, 2022
Madagascar
Land & Food Security
Land Degradation & Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land governance
land policies
community land rights
property rights
Une réforme foncière peut concerner un ou plusieurs volets :
– la (re)définition légale des droits sur la terre, et des détenteurs de ces droits ;
– l’allocation, la privation et/ou la redistribution des droits ;
– les supports juridiques pour la reconnaissance légale de ces droits (on parle aussi d’enregistrement ou de formalisation des droits) ;
– les dispositifs administratifs et les modalités de gouvernance nécessaires à sa mise en œuvre.
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Fiche pédagogique : Le certificat comme outil de sécurisation des droits : premiers bilans et questions en suspens

Reports & Research
November, 2022
Madagascar
Forest Tenure
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
Land Degradation & Tenure
Urban Tenure
title deeds
land titling
eminent domain
common lands
community land rights
public ownership
private property
À Madagascar, depuis 2005, la réforme foncière reconnaît légalement l’existence d’un régime de propriété privée non titrée (PPNT) aux côtés de la propriété privée titrée. Des guichets fonciers opérant à l’échelle des communes sont habilités à délivrer des certificats fonciers, preuve légale de propriété privée, à la demande du/des propriétaires et à l’issue d’une procédure qui s’assure du consensus social local.
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Madagascar -Land Tenure and Property Rights Profile

Reports & Research
November, 2020
Madagascar
Land, Climate Change & Environment
climate change
rural areas
land tenure
land tenure systems
property
Madagascar is the world’s fourth largest island with a total land area of 581,800 km². The country’s unique wildlife and biodiversity resources have attracted tourists and significant donor investments over the last three decades. In 2003, the Government of Madagascar committed to tripling protected areas and, by 2016, the country’s total coverage of protected areas had increased from 1.6 million to 7.1 million hectares.Madagascar adopted a new approach to protected area management in 2006.