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Human Rights Against Land Grabbing? A Reflection on Norms, Policies, and Power

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2013
Global
Land & Gender
VGGT
land tenure
women
Large-scale transnational land acquisition of agricultural land in the global south by rich corporations or countries raises challenging normative questions. In this article, the author critically examines and advocates a human rights approach to these questions. Mutually reinforcing, policies, governance and practice promote equitable and secure land tenure that in turn, strengthens other human rights, such as to employment, livelihood and food.
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Report of the discussion on the right to land for shelter

The online discussion went on from Dec. 5th to 21st.

Reports & Research
January, 2013
Global
Land & Investments
Indigenous Peoples
farmers
local communities
women
landlessness
agrarian reform
land rights
land grabbing
property law
common property
rural development
land governance
land policies
land area
food security
legal empowerment
land conflicts
advocacy
capacity development
cadastres
natural resources management
gender equity in access to land
Please find here the report of the online discussion facilitated by Ekta Parishad on the land portal in December 2012 : Is the right to land for shelter a human right? Many thanks to all of the participants for their very interesting inputs, which will contribute to the ongoing negociations with the indian government.

Special thanks to Dominik Pauli for his great support and commitment.
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Land Portal Paper: Connecting people, sharing knowledge, increasing transparency

Selected for presentation at the annual World Bank Land and Poverty Conference - Washington 8-11 April 2013

Reports & Research
January, 2013
Global
women
land rights
advocacy
gender equity in access to land
research
The results of the Febraury 2013 Land Portal discussion "Using online platforms to increase access to open data and share best practices of monitoring women’s land rights" have been synthesized and incorporated into a new Land Portal paper entitled Connecting people, sharing knowledge, increasing transparency: Using the Land Portal to increase access to open data, share best practices. The paper will be presented at the upcoming Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty 2013, but is available now on the Land Portal:
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Making Rangelands Secure Bulletin Issue 3

Reports & Research
January, 2013
Global
Land & Investments
Indigenous Peoples
local communities
women
pastoralists
land rights
land grabbing
common property
land governance
land policies
extractive industries
legal empowerment
land conflicts
capacity development
natural resources management
environment
A review of examples and experiences of making rangelands secure.
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E-book: WOMEN, LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP AND MARKETS - Bridging the gender gap in Eastern and Southern Africa

By: Jemimah Njuki and Pascal C. Sanginga. Published by: Taylor & Francis, IDRC / 2013-10-30

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2013
Global
women
agriculture
gender equity in access to land
Providing empirical evidence from Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique, and from different production systems, this book illustrates that livestock is an important asset to women and their participation in livestock and livestock product markets. It explores the issues of intra-household income management and economic benefits of livestock markets to women, focusing on how the types of markets and products, and women’s participation in markets, influence their access to livestock income.
- Also in
- Français
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Publication en anglais: WOMEN, LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP AND MARKETS - Bridging the gender gap in Eastern and Southern Africa

Par: Jemimah Njuki and Pascal C. Sanginga. Publié par: Taylor & Francis, IDRC / 2013-10-30

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2013
Global
women
agriculture
gender equity in access to land
En présentant des données empiriques issues du Kenya, de la Tanzanie et du Mozambique, et relatives à différents systèmes de production, cet ouvrage démontre que le bétail est un bien d’importance pour les femmes et leur participation aux marchés où s’écoulent les bêtes et les produits de l’élevage.
- Also in
- English
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How the world is paving the way for corporate land grabs - Publication - ActionAid

Reports & Research
January, 2014
Global
Land & Investments
advocacy
agrarian reform
agriculture
extractive industries
cadastres
capacity development
climate change
common property
land conflicts
desertification
environment
farmers
fisheries
food security
forestry
gender equity in access to land
Indigenous Peoples
land governance
land grabbing
land policies
land rights
landlessness
legal empowerment
local communities
natural resources management
pastoralists
property law
research
rural development
land area
land markets
women
"For millions of people living in the world’s poorest countries, access to land is a matter not of wealth, but of survival, identity and belonging. Most of the 1.4 billion people earning less than US$1.25 a day live in rural areas and depend largely on agriculture for their livelihoods, while an estimated 2.5 billion people are involved in full- or part-time smallholder agriculture.
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CEDAW: A tool for gender-sensitive agriculture and rural development policy and programme formulation

Guidelines for Ministries of Agriculture and FAO

Legislation & Policies
January, 2013
Global
women
agriculture
rural development
gender equity in access to land
Agricultural policies need to address gender inequalities to ensure effective development interventions that can achieve positive and sustainable results in the lives of rural women, men, girls and boys. One powerful instrument for promoting the realization of the rights and potential of rural women and girls is the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).
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CEDAW: A tool for gender-sensitive agriculture and rural development policy and programme formulation

Guidelines for Ministries of Agriculture and FAO

Legislation & Policies
January, 2013
Global
women
agriculture
rural development
land policies
gender equity in access to land
This document gives a brief overview of CEDAW and, in particular, those articles that relate to rural women (especially Article 14). It then continues on to discuss how different organizations can use CEDAW for gender-sensitive program and policy formulation. It also gives some example case study “success stories” within different countries, as well as some further resources.
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Realizing Women's Rights to Land and other Natural Resources

New handbook on good practices by UN Women and OHCHR

Legislation & Policies
January, 2013
Global
women
land rights
property law
land governance
land policies
natural resources management
gender equity in access to land
Women’s access to, use of and control over land and other productive resources are essential to ensuring their right to equality and to an adequate standard of living. Throughout the world, gender inequality when it comes to land and other productive resources is related to women’s poverty and exclusion.