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Responsible land policy in Uganda is helping women feel safe
7 Sep 2022
About Responsible Land Policy in Uganda With an average of 213 inhabitants per km2, the population density in Uganda is very high in comparison with other African countries. The population is growing by more than 3.3% per year. Land in Uganda is increasingly fragmented due to inheritance rules. As a result, land ownership is […]
How can we reshape global food systems?
8 Aug 2022
About GLF Value Chains Week The first-ever GLF Value Chains Week showcases efforts by financiers, project developers, and changemakers to build sustainable and equitable value chains for the health of people and the planet. Global supply chain systems are complex. Many underlying drivers related to policy, financing, and market demand pose significant challenges for companies and financial […]
Sustainability transition by securing legitimate land rights
28 Jul 2022
About UNCCD The largest, most influential event on how governments are handling land is the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, which this year convened for the 15th time: UNCCD COP15. For two weeks in May, leaders ranging from presidents, ministers, and financiers to heads of the community and […]
Transforming food systems from the bottom up
15 Jul 2022
The transition to inclusive and climate-resilient agri-food systems The One World, No Hunger (EWOH) initiative of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has opened a space for transformation and innovation through collective efforts, vast investments, and mutual learning across a broad partner network. Given the central role of soils in the […]
Supporting smallholder farmers access land through leasing
11 Jul 2022
Facilitating land access to smallholders While leasing farming land is a common practice in rural Kenya, existing legal provisions for leasing land are unclear to many community members. The community sees the official process as very costly, serving well-off people who lease large and/or high-value land. Community-led land lease guidelines, on the contrary, are […]
Cultivating equality in Burkina Faso
11 Jul 2022
The challenge: the gender gap in land policy implementation Burkina Faso’s legal framework for land governance recognizes equal rights for men and women. By law, women, just like men, can obtain formal land possession certificates and inherit the land. However, due to weak land governance institutions, the land law has so far only been […]
Guardiões da natureza: Juventude indígena recuperando seu espaço
4 Jul 2022
Sobre a LAC Week De 27 de junho a 2 de julho de 2022, a Semana da Juventude da América Latina e Caribe da GLF 2022 explorou como os jovens de toda a região estão tomando as rédeas da situação, protestando contra as injustiças ambientais e sociais, desafiando o status quo, criando espaços […]
Guardianes de la naturaleza, la juventud indígena recupera su espacio
4 Jul 2022
LAC Week Del 27 de junio al 2 de julio de 2022, la Semana de la Juventud de América Latina y el Caribe del GLF 2022 exploró cómo los jóvenes de toda la región están tomando el asunto en sus propias manos al protestar contra las injusticias ambientales y sociales, desafiar el status quo, […]
El impacto de la minería en paisajes de América Latina y el Caribe
4 Jul 2022
Acerca de LAC Week Del 27 de junio al 2 de julio de 2022, la Semana de la Juventud de América Latina y el Caribe del GLF 2022 exploró cómo los jóvenes de toda la región están tomando el asunto en sus propias manos al protestar contra las injusticias ambientales y sociales, desafiar el […]
How restoration is a tool to empower youth
27 May 2022
Rio Conventions Pavilion at UNCCD COP15 The Rio Conventions Pavilion, supported by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), carried out a series of events that aimed to increase ambition to meet the objectives of the Paris Agreement on climate change, to restore and maintain healthy landscapes with a focus on addressing the interlinked challenges of […]
