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Planning land use and access in Tanzania: women have their say
… In Tanzania, customary land rights are recognised in the Land Act and Village Land Act. Yet … To improve land tenure security for rural communities, promote sustainable land use and reduce conflicts, the government is undertaking village land use … Land acquisitions and rights … Planning land use and access in Tanzania: women have their say …
Insight, 06 October 2022
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Recognising women’s land rights in Togo: a glimmer of hope
… In Togo, as in many African countries, women's access to land remains a major issue, even though the country’s Land Code and … loans to develop their farming activities. Analysing strategies for sustainable family farming The Togo-based NGO Autopromotion rural pour un Développement Humain Durable (rural self-promotion for sustainable human development, or ADHD), works to promote rural …
Insight, 12 June 2025
Group of four women carrying big basins on the way to get clean water. They are wearing colorful clothing.
Making water use fair for everybody
… affecting women and gender equality  – social norms, power relations, land ownership, access to basic services, risk of violence and the like … footprints, a ‘water footprint’ can be a useful indicator of how sustainable a production process is from a water use perspective. Developed in 2002 by Professor Arjen Hoekstra , a …
Insight, 20 March 2025
Local farmers harvesting tea leaves. They are wearing baskets for collecting the leaves on their backs.
Water stewardship – the critical need to account for water use and enable access for all
… Declaration for Fair Water Footprints and commit to delivering sustainable water and sanitation for all by 2030. At the beginning of … parliament, while reforms to regulate industrial and domestic water use are planned. The aim is to enforce water-saving measures and promote … may look picturesque but surrounding them is often heavily degraded land, resulting from poverty and population increase. The Tea …
Article, 19 March 2025
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How Ekiti State is advancing transition-ready investment decision making
… of government, is working to balance increasingly complex issues: sustainable economic growth, efficient land identification and allocation, as well as citizen priorities, … land acquisition processes, and a lack of clear guidelines for land use decision making. These challenges slowed development, complicated …
Insight, 27 May 2025
Woman sitting on a balcony wearing a face mask. Behind here, an informal neighbourhood of houses can be seen.
Five years on: how Brazil’s Zero Eviction Campaign is driving policy change for housing justice
… also joined to share progress on mechanisms designed to resolve land conflicts. The campaign’s report marking its fifth year (Portuguese … has been critical for changing narratives, providing a human face to land and property conflicts and contesting the criminalisation of social … movements and people who live in favelas or other forms of occupied land. 3. Legal frameworks that prevent forced evictions are – alone − …
Insight, 06 November 2025
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Women claim their space in land governance
… would run for election for the leadership positions of its Community Land Development and Management Committee – the body responsible for making decisions on land management and use. Bluyema is nestled in thick forests along the Liberia-Guinea border … committee were facilitated by the Liberian land rights organisation Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) , in partnership with the …
Insight, 18 November 2021
Woman pastoralist herding cattle in Marsabit, rural Kenya
How are civil society and impacted communities working to change the governance of land-based investments?
… Land-based investments (LBIs) such as logging, mining and agribusiness … impacted communities and human rights defenders are pushing for sustainable practices around LBIs, and what key challenges they face.  … governance processes. At the site level there are, for example, land use rights and practices; at national level there are laws, economic …
Insight, 22 July 2024
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In her name: securing land tenure for women in Zambia
… no way for me to feed them except for the farm.” Taking agricultural land from widows is common across much of the world, including in … Economic Development Office , USAID ILRG supports improved land use planning for wildlife and forestry sectors, low-cost and accessible … programme also develops opportunities for communities to benefit from sustainable natural resource management. This is the third of four …
Insight, 14 October 2021
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Zambia’s chiefs champion gender equality in land and natural resource governance
… Zambian land is governed through statutory and customary systems. Under the … land rights, bridging legal, policy and gender norms to ensure sustainable management of land and natural resources. As discussed in … Development Office , USAID ILRG supports improved land use planning for wildlife and forestry sectors, low cost and accessible …
Insight, 06 September 2021