Land acquisitions and rights

Using legal tools and participatory approaches, we work to strengthen land rights for local people to improve their livelihoods and get a better deal from incoming investors

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Law, economies and justice

A collaborative programme of work on renegotiating the law to promote fairer, more sustainable economies

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What works for women’s land rights?

A series of blogs looking at ways to strengthen women’s access to and control over land in Africa

Publications

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21486G.pdf

Assessing the implementation and impacts of gender-sensitive by-laws in Kisarawe

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Women and land in Senegal: promoting inclusive and participatory governance

21416g.pdf

A guide on best practices in developing and adopting gender-sensitive village bylaws in Tanzania

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Using dialogue to address land-related conflicts

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Strengthening Indigenous land rights in Cameroon

21051IIED.pdf

Supporting small-scale farmer agency in commercial agriculture: Collective learning on the role of socio-legal empowerment from an international action-research project

21016IIED.pdf

(Re)claiming power in value chains: A guide for small-scale farmers and their advocates

20926G.pdf

ALIGN - Technical support on land-based investments for governments in low- and middle-income countries

20921G.pdf

ALIGN - Technical support on land-based investments for civil society in low- and middle-income countries

20916G.pdf

ALIGN - Advancing Land-based Investment Governance

Man holding a watering can pouring water

New blog series explores ways to navigate law, economies and justice in times of transition

News, 04 May 2023

Two people bend down to pick up tomatos

A homegrown vision of commercial agriculture in Nepal that puts small-scale farmers at its heart

Blog, 04 May 2023

People sitting around a u-shaped table

Civil society organisations are key to creating better land policies: lessons from Zambia

Blog, 05 April 2023

Man walks by a vegetable plot

Civil society improvements to land tenure governance in Guinea

Active Project

Men and women stand in a ploughed field looking down at the turf.

Overcoming obstacles to women's land tenure security in Guinea

Blog, 17 October 2022

People draw a map on a large piece of paper on the ground

Planning land use and access in Tanzania: women have their say

Blog, 06 October 2022

Aerial view of a village surrounded by vegetation

Law, economies and justice: a new programme

Blog, 04 October 2022

Wildlige graze in the foreground of a rural scene with a road and trees and mountains in the background.

Special Economic Zones: global trends and issues in Senegal and Madagascar

Event on 21 September 2022

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Asociación ANDES: from local potato farmers to global strategies for protecting crop diversity and Indigenous rights

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Moving forward with communal land rights in Ethiopia: what are the legal solutions?

Blog, 24 June 2022