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Using legal tools and participatory approaches, we work to strengthen land rights for local people to improve their livelihoods and get a better deal from incoming investors

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Critical minerals: international economic law in a global resource rush

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Bringing coherence and a rights-based approach to Indonesia’s climate and investment governance

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Assessing the implementation and impacts of gender-sensitive by-laws in Kisarawe

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Women and land in Senegal: promoting inclusive and participatory governance

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Using dialogue to address land-related conflicts

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Strengthening Indigenous land rights in Cameroon

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Supporting small-scale farmer agency in commercial agriculture

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(Re)claiming power in value chains: A guide for small-scale farmers and their advocates

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Indigenous Peoples are the real solutions to the nature and climate crises

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Recognising and protecting family farming in Guinea: a successful advocacy journey

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What do we mean when we talk about justice?

Insight, 11 July 2024

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Rapid response mechanisms: proactive legal support for communities

Insight, 10 May 2024

A busy city street with several vehicles on the road and building on the back.

Lobbying for land then and now: reflections on what changed in Karachi

Insight, 13 March 2024

A woman farmer tends her crops with a hoe in front of a small house.

Improving women's land rights in Tanzania

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A man thrashes rice in a field, with mountains in the background.

The push for clean energy: how nickel mining expansion is impacting agrarian economies in Indonesia

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Two people bend down to pick up tomatos

A homegrown vision of commercial agriculture in Nepal that puts small-scale farmers at its heart

Insight, 04 May 2023

Man holding a watering can pouring water

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Civil society organisations are key to creating better land policies: lessons from Zambia

Insight, 05 April 2023