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

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Annual review video

International investment treaties: changing the narrative

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

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Making their voices count

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Case study

Protecting Indigenous lands: lessons from Chile

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Local solutions to strengthen women’s voices in land governance

Legal tools for citizen empowerment

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Introduction to legal tools for citizen empowerment

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ALIGN: Advancing Land-based Investment Governance

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

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En Zambie, les chefs traditionnels font évoluer les normes en matière de genre et renforcent les droits fonciers des femmes

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

People sitting around a meeting table

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

A data collector speaks to a householder.

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

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Can promotion groups help strengthen women’s access and control over land?

Blog, Nov 2020

A photo of a woman.

Protecting Indigenous lands: lessons from Chile

Case study, Nov 2020

Women using hoes in a crop field in Kilosa, Tanzania.

Blog series probes principles: what works for women’s land rights?

Blog, Oct 2020