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How state and customary authorities deal with land issues has important consequences for how they are viewed by citizens.
Sustainable land governance requires that all members of a community, both women and men, have equal rights and say in decisions that affect their collectively-held lands.
La gobernanza sostenible de la tierra requiere que todos los miembros de una comunidad, tanto mujeres como hombres, tengan los mismos derechos y voz en las decisiones que afectan a sus tierras de propiedad colectiva.
Written submissions on the Communal Property Associations Amendment Act to the Portfolio Committee Rural Development and Land Reform
Written submissions on the Regulation of Agricultural Land Holdings Draft Bill made to the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform
The management of conflict over land and natural resources is a very broad issue and there is a growing literature on techniques that have potential for use in this field.
For the past few decades, efforts to strengthen women’s land rights in many sub-Saharan African countries have primarily focused on a single approach: systematic registration through individual/joint certification or titling.
This guide is intended to supplement other resources that provide broader overviews of human rights due diligence. It will be particularly helpful for downstream businesses or investors as they navigate how to identify, address, and track the impacts of their value chains on indigenous peoples.
Women represent a large part of the 2.5 billion people who depend on lands managed through customary, community-based tenure systems and are especially reliant on commons for their lives and livelihoods.
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