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Youth-Led Action Research on Land Commencement Workshop

Reports & Research
July, 2014
Global
Urban Tenure
land access
tenure security
urban areas
youth
The land challenge is central to the broader youth dynamics of migration, employment, livelihoods and belonging. The more than 1.8 billion youth living worldwide represent not only a land challenge, but an untapped potential in moving the tenure security agenda forward.

Youth-led Action Research on Land builds on previous youth and land engagement and consultations that have identified critical needs and knowledge gapsin the space of youth and land.
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The Dynamics Of Land Deals in Africa

Videos
February, 2017
Africa, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia
Land & Investments
farmers
land access
land deals
land governance
land investments
land law
land tenure systems
natural resources management
tenure security
women
youth
Looking at several large-scale land deals in Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia, this extraordinary documentary highlights the nuanced impacts of these investments. Small-scale farmers and producers, national government officials, and African policy-makers unpack the deals, showing that there are winners and losers when providing investors access to large tracts of land in Africa. For example, land deals impact differently on women and youth, and altering land regimes also impacts on access to other natural resources such as water, fish, and local indigenous vegetables.
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New instruments for better land governance

Journal Articles & Books
August, 2013
Global
Land & Investments
land governance
rural population
rural development
land access
tenure security
sustainable land management
land investments
extractive industries
development agencies
The livelihoods of many rural dwellers are dependent on having secure and equitable access to land. Tenure security is also a prerequisite for sustainable land management. The massive interest of commercial investors has increased the pressure on land globally. This article describes the international community’s efforts to improve the responsible governance and management of land.
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Food security, agricultural policy and the role of small-scale farms

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2013
Global
Land & Food Security
farmers
land access
tenure security
food security
land policies
Increasing prices for agricultural commodities offer a historic opportunity to intensify production systems for small-scale farmers in many developing countries. But without agricultural policies supporting them in making use of this opportunity, many of them would lose their access to land and income, resulting in aggravated food insecurity.
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Experiencias productivas autogestionadas en pueblos indígenas

Training Resources & Tools
October, 2008
Chile
control rights
indigenous peoples' land rights
tenure security
Documento realizado para la Reunión Técnica Internacional Comunidades Indígenas, Tierra, Desarrollo e Institucionalidad: Experiencias en América Latina. El estudio pretende, a partir del análisis de experiencias en Chile, levantar posibles APRENDIZAJES y RECOMENDACIONES para contribuir al diseño de estrategias, políticas y metodologías de apoyo al desarrollo de ECONOMIAS INDIGENAS. Cuenta con una sistematización de experiencias chileanas: 1. Autogestionadas por integrantes de pueblos indígenas. 2. Con ressultados favorables desde la visión de sus participantes. 3.
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Linking land governance and food security in Africa

Outcomes from Uganda, Ghana & Ethiopia

Reports & Research
August, 2016
Ethiopia, Ghana, Uganda
Land & Food Security
food security
land access
land governance
tenure security
sustainable development
As part of a F&BKP knowledge agenda on land governance and food security, LANDac organisedthree country-specific learning trajectories on land governance and food security in Uganda, Ghana and Ethiopia. This reflection paper brings together the main findings and outcomes to provide policy recommendations for improved land governance and food security in Africa.
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LOK NITI Land Grab: the struggle continues

Reports & Research
December, 2014
Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines
Land & Investments
extractive industries
land access
land grabbing
tenure security
This publication compiles land grab cases documented by LWA partners in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, and Philippines. The cases highlight how farmers, women, and indigenous peoples have been displaced from their lands; and how ecosystems have been destroyed, food security undermined and livelihoods lost. This publication also features the recommended principles of responsible agricultural investment (rai) governing land investments in the Philippines recognizing the importance of farming and fishing communities in the country.
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A Regional Workshop on Land Monitoring Initiatives: Proceedings

Reports & Research
April, 2015
Asia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Vietnam
development agencies
land access
land reform
tenure security
This publication contains the major highlights of the Land Watch Asia's "Regional Workshop on Land Monitoring Initiatives: Towards an Accountable Governance on Land" held in Manila, Philippines on 21-22 April 2015. These include the land monitoring country reports (in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, and Philippines) prepared by Land Watch Asia campaign using the Land Reform Monitoring Framework, which was its landmark contribution towards assessing land issues across the region.