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International investment treaties: changing the narrative

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

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Long read

Making their voices count

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Case study

Protecting Indigenous lands: lessons from Chile

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Article

Local solutions to strengthen women’s voices in land governance

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News

New IIED legal tools newsletter focuses on legal empowerment

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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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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Land reform in Cameroon: a coherent vision from civil society

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De las lanzas a los mapas: el caso de la resistencia waorani en Ecuador para la defensa del derecho a la consulta previa

From spears to maps: the case of Waorani resistance in Ecuador for the defence of their right to prior consultation

We have 133 items under Land acquisitions and rights

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

Women gathering. Institutional banner in the background.

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

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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

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Bringing attention to what works for women’s land rights

News, Oct 2020