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Women claim their space in land governance

November, 2021
Forest Tenure
Land & Investments
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
women
land rights
systematic registration
tenure security
government
development
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. While registration – individually or with a spouse – may support tenure security in specific contexts;the sheer complexity of land governance practices and tenure arrangements across the continent (both formal and customary) often render an emphasis on systematic titling inadequate.
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Large-scale Land Acquisition in Africa: Impacts;Conflicts and Human Rights Violations. The Case of Feronia in DRC

Our Land is Our Life: Policy Brief

December, 2021
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Forest Tenure
Land & Investments
land rights
women
research
The paper aims to understand what land rights women have under formal and customary legal systems in pastoral areas in Ethiopia;how these are implemented and what their impact is;and to make recommendations for their convergence. It focuses on two pastoral regions: Afar and Oromia national regional states. The research revealed that there is a high disparity between what the law says and what is being practiced on the ground as far as women’s land rights in pastoral areas are concerned.
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Land Matrix Analytical Report III: Taking stock of the global land rush

September, 2021
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
women
land access
land
women
A recent study of two Senegalese villages showed how training women on land access is helping them claim their land rights. But disparities in results between locations and the use of customary practices as the preferred way of accessing land highlighted that civil society organisationsstrategies and approaches need to reflect local realities and ensure women from different groups and geographies also benefit.
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Resistance against industrial oil palm plantations in West and Central Africa

March, 2021
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Urban Tenure
women
land
property rights
development
The Key Messages on Sustaining Peace through Women’s Empowerment and Increased Access to Land and Property Rights in Fragile and Conflict-affected Contexts were intended to provide a reference on how to empower women and protect their housing;land and property rights in fragile and crisis affected contexts;and to set out why this is an essential element to sustain peace and stability. The publication includes a list of resources to further inform the development of related programmes and projects.
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What are the Effects of Large-Scale Land Acquisitions in Africa on Selected Economic and Social Indicators?

April, 2021
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
land rights
trust
women
property
Explores what the Prindex 2020 dataset tells us about land rights in sub-Saharan Africa. One in four people in Africa live with the fear of being evicted day-to-day: one of the highest rates in the world. Across 34 countries surveyed in sub-Saharan Africa;a staggering 121 million people said they felt insecure. Compared to other regions of the world;people in sub-Saharan Africa place far less weight on legal documentation when considering how secure they feel in their rights.
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Land in South Africa: Contested meanings and nation formation

A Mistra Policy Brief

February, 2021
South Africa
Forest Tenure
Land & Investments
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
women
land rights
A nationwide awareness campaign on the dissemination of information on the Land Rights Act (LRA) and the Liberia Land Authority Act (LLAA) has begun across Liberia with a focus on communication;the laws;women’s rights and community engagements.
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A great step forward for land rights in Namibia: 988 land holder titles issued in Freedom Square;Gobabis

March, 2021
Namibia
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Investments
Forest Tenure
land rights
women
Despite Tanzania’s progressive legal framework on land rights and governance;many women are often left out of community decision-making due to social and cultural norms that persist in some areas of the country. The author discusses a participatory initiative that is helping women make their voices heard when it comes to land governance.
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Mambasa territory elated at the commencement of construction of the land administration building

March, 2021
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
Land & Food Security
women
land rights
landowners
Describes how inclusive technology;a gender-responsive documentation process and shifting gender norms are empowering women through secure land rights. Includes recognising women as landowners;leading by example;securing land;securing futures.
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Land and climate change: Rights and environmental displacement in Mozambique

February, 2020
Mozambique
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Investments
Land & Gender
Land & Food Security
land tenure
women
land
tenure security
development
This commentary highlights the importance of land tenure security for women and indigenous peoples. Land titles are often used as a proxy for women’s land security;but focusing on titling alone does not lead to greater tenure security for women. To ensure tenure security;the development community;policymakers and practitioners must expand the range of interventions that address constraints women face when exercising their land rights.
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Beyond Title: How to Secure Land Tenure for Women

March, 2020
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Investments
Land & Food Security
women
land rights
land
Introduces a new IIED blog series looking at principles to strengthen women’s land rights. Over the past 15 years pressures on land across sub-Saharan Africa have increased and these have tended to affect women more severely as they have little control over the land they traditionally use. Awareness of the importance of women’s land rights is higher than ever and global commitments to women’s land rights have never been stronger;yet there is no consensus on which strategies most effectively strengthen women’s land rights in practice.