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News

Women’s land rights: it's more complex than just tenure

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Annual review video

International investment treaties: changing the narrative

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Blog

Traditional leaders in Zambia shift gender norms and strengthen women’s land rights

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Blog

What happens when the landgrabbers leave? An account from Kilwa, Tanzania

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Long read

Making their voices count

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Case study

Protecting Indigenous lands: lessons from Chile

Legal tools for citizen empowerment

How IIED is improving the use of legal tools to strengthen local rights in natural resource investments More in this collection

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Article

Introduction to legal tools for citizen empowerment

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Project

ALIGN: Advancing Land-based Investment Governance

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Project

Rethinking investment treaties and dispute settlement in the light of sustainable development

Latest publications

Des îlots de responsabilité ? L'approvisionnement des entreprises en cobalt artisanal en République démocratique du Congo

Islands of responsibility? Corporate sourcing of artisanal cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Tenure rights and obligations: towards a more holistic approach to land governance

Routes to change: rural women’s voices in land, climate and market governance in sub-Saharan Africa

Agricultural expansion in Zambia: what are the drivers and implications?

Why simple solutions won’t secure African women’s land rights

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Zambia’s chiefs champion gender equality in land and natural resource governance

Blog, Sep 2021

Woman holding a hoe in a field.

Women’s land rights: it's more complex than just tenure

News, Aug 2021

Landscape of fields and forest

Q&A: Negotiating a new biodiversity deal that works for Indigenous Peoples

Interview, Aug 2021

A group of people pose for a photo outside, with trees in the background. There is a banner in the middle

Traditional leaders in Zambia shift gender norms and strengthen women’s land rights

Blog, Jul 2021

Women working the land

Study shows how training is shaping women’s awareness of their land rights

Blog, May 2021

International investment treaties: changing the narrative

Annual review video, Mar 2021

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What role do local governance frameworks play in strengthening women’s voices in land governance?

Blog, Mar 2021

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Ensuring women’s participation in land governance: “bringing the law home” in Tanzania

Blog, Jan 2021

The landscape of the Santurbán páramo.

Unpacking regulatory chill: the case of mining in the Santurbán páramo in Colombia

Blog, Dec 2020

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Helping Indigenous communities secure land rights in Nepal

Case study, Dec 2020

Men and women sitting in chairs.

What happens when the landgrabbers leave? An account from Kilwa, Tanzania

Blog, Dec 2020

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What works for women’s land rights?

Blog series, Nov 2020