Prioritizing options for women’s empowerment and resilience in Malawi’s food tree value chains
Women’s empowerment in Malawi is central to food security and economic stability. Across the country, women are responsible for much…
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Land tenure and restoration: A dual challenge for African landscapes
Managing land sustainably and improving local people’s living standards are major challenges for environmental conservation. Faced with these challenges, the…
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In Colombia, working together for equitable land and resource access
There is increasing recognition that women’s land rights are a crucial factor in overcoming global social and environmental challenges. But…
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Multi-stakeholder platforms set to resolve land-use conflicts in northern Ghana
From farmers and chiefs through local NGOs to government, stakeholders in Ghana’s Western Wildlife Corridor brought their concerns about autonomy,…
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Securing land tenure for women and girls to promote climate change resilience
“Women’s land rights should be at the core of everything we do, to enhance our climate action” –Beth Roberts, Director…
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Boost governance in Peru’s secondary forests to enhance landscape restoration
Assessing the value of secondary forests in Peru is vital for designing policies that recognize the benefits they contribute to…
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Is the formalization of collective tenure rights supporting sustainable Indigenous livelihoods?
Titling Indigenous territories has been discussed in global fora as an essential tool to promote forest conservation. Activism by Indigenous…
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New global initiative: Transforming gender norms in land and resource rights
A new research project between a consortium of CGIAR Centres and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will generate…
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Customary rights key to land reform in Democratic Republic of Congo, expert says
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a vast country about two thirds the size of Europe. More than half of…
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On average tenure interventions are good for people and the planet
With surging international, national, and subnational policy attention to land tenure security (LTS) in developing countries in recent years, it…
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Let learning lead the way to strategic forest and landscape restoration
Combining the myriad theories and strategies on forest and landscape restoration into a successful recipe for implementation requires not only…
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A perfect storm: Study of peat fire mitigation sheds light on complex global challenge
An increasing awareness of the repercussions of large-scale fires has amplified concerns globally about climate change amid dire warnings from…
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