Blog | Ensuring women’s participation in land governance: “bringing the law home” in Tanzania
Despite Tanzania’s progressive legal framework on land rights and governance, many women are often left out of community decision-making due to social and cultural norms that persist in some areas of the country. In this guest blog at… Read More
Perspective | Five insights on internal displacement and human rights for Asia and the Pacific in terms of the Paris Agreements
In this perspective article, author Albert Salamanca, Senior Research Fellow at the Stockholm Environment Institute’s Asia Centre, shares five insights on internal displacement and human rights for Asia in terms of the Paris Agreements. These insights have emerged… Read More
Journal Article | Fit-for-Purpose Land Administration in Violent Conflict Settings
In this recently published journal article by C. Augustinus and O. Tempra in Land (MDPI), the authors address the question: what are the key features of fit-for-purpose land administration in violent conflict contexts? The article discusses case studies… Read More
Second Arab Land Conference
Between the 22nd-24th of February the Second Arab Land Conference took place in Cairo, Egypt and online. The conference marked an important milestone in the roadmap towards establishing good land governance in the Arab region. Have you missed… Read More
Both ENDS | New publication: Advancing inclusive land governance: Successful strategies and practices from the field
Both ENDS works together with a diverse network of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on inclusive land justice and land governance agendas. Collaborating and engaging with communities and decision-makers, these organisations actively identify, implement and advocate for inclusive land… Read More
FAO recent publications: Improving governance of tenure in policy and practice – the ABC of land tenure – Investor perspectives
FAO recent publications: Improving governance of tenure in policy and practice – the ABC of land tenure – Investor perspectives The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has recently published several interesting publications, including peer-reviewed… Read More
PAX | Community-based strategies to protect HLP rights in Syria
Community-based strategies to protect HLP rights in Syria: Lessons learned This recently published document by PAX’s Benoite Martin outlines the lessons that have been learned in implementing a methodology that aimed at mapping ownership and violations of housing,… Read More
ETFRN News 60 | Publication volume of articles ‘Restoring African Drylands’
Publication of volume of articles on ‘Restoring African Drylands’ The European Tropical Forest Research Network and Tropenbos International have published a volume of articles on ‘Restoring African Drylands’ (December 2020) in ETFRN News 60, edited by Nick Pasiecznik and… Read More
Land Use Policy (Vol. 99) | Land tenure security for women: A conceptual framework
In this recently published article (open access), Cheryl Doss and Ruth Meinzen-Dick have developed a conceptual framework to analyze women’s land tenure security. The article identifies the multiple dimensions of women’s tenure security and outlines the key factors… Read More
Last Updated: 3rd March 2021 by Coordinator
KPS&RL | Knowledge Management Fund
Deadline expression of interest: 12 March 2021 The Knowledge Platform Security & Rule of Law has launced a Knowledge Management Fund. The Knowledge Management Fund is the Knowledge Platform’s instrument to financially support activities arising from its network…. Read More