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Helping to ensure economically disempowered rural women and men have secure to improve their families' nutrition, security, education & livelihood.

Seattle, WA
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Joined March 2008
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    8 Jan 2020

    Most of the world’s poorest people live in rural areas, rely on agriculture & forests, but lack legal control over the land they depend on. We believe secure for women, men & communities create a stable foundation for prosperity & opportunity📽️

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  2. Feb 12

    Thank you for the profile on Landesa, and sustainable development in your February newsletter!

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  3. Retweeted
    Feb 11

    Around the world, women have less land ownership and weaker land rights than men – but this can change, and a new report from and shows how. Download it here ➡️

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  4. Retweeted
    Feb 11

    . on climate change: "We need to [promote] women’s land rights and target technical advice specifically for them." Yes! Key to livelihoods, resilience, family health and women's empowerment via

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  5. Feb 11

    "The transition to clean energy is necessary. But it has to be undertaken respecting rights of local communities," said 's Jesse Cato. The rush for clean energy is disproportionately hurting rural & indigenous communities.

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  6. Feb 10

    , biodiversity and healthy ecosystems often go hand-in-hand. What the world needs now is a leader who can connect the dots between ' rights and .

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    Feb 9

    Experiences and Development Impacts of Securing at Scale in Developing Countries: Case Studies of China and Vietnam by Frank F. K. Byamugisha

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  8. Retweeted
    Feb 9

    It's and they're hosting a virtual film festival! Our short doc following ILC member in their fight for the Ogiek is featured! Check it out🎥

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  9. Feb 9

    Prof. Bina Agarwal's research in Kerala found the sampled all-women group farms had, on average, almost 2x the annual value of output per hectare and 5x the net returns per farm compared with the mostly male-managed family farms.

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  10. Retweeted
    Feb 8

    "A rights-based approach to conservation is the only way to ensure that solutions protect people and the planet; and indeed, human rights, biodiversity and healthy ecosystems often go hand-in-hand." -

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  11. Retweeted
    Feb 8

    For those with an interest in , , , check out this podcast, courtesy of the :

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  12. Feb 8

    “Community forest tenure reform is a cyclical process of continuous improvement that builds security across multiple dimensions,” says 's . “Coordinated momentum must be established for effective and lasting transformation.”

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  13. Feb 7

    “The importance of secure for post-COVID economic recovery, as well as climate mitigation & adaptation, has been clearly established.” 's & 's Nathaniah Jacobs explain how land rights can help us :

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  14. Retweeted
    Feb 4

    We can’t tackle climate change without indigenous people.

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  15. Feb 5

    "A great incentive for communities to contribute to the sustainable mgmt of forests is community forestry or land titles, which provide a degree of tenure security," said Mekong Land Research Forum's Daniel Hayward.

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  16. Retweeted
    Jan 25

    Studies show when peoples’ are recognized and protected by governments, rates are significantly lower. Tag someone you recommend following who is doing good work to defend the rights of indigenous peoples and defenders.

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  17. Feb 4

    A rights-based approach to conservation is the only way to ensure climate change solutions protect people & the planet. Landesa's Rachel McMonagle advocates for putting Indigenous Peoples’ rights & expertise at the forefront of climate solutions.

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  18. Feb 4

    “If women farmers had the same access as men to land & other inputs, farm yields could be 20-30% higher & agricultural growth rates 2.5-4% greater in developing countries.” Prof. Bina Agarwal of writes in about :

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  19. Retweeted
    Feb 3

    Big congrats to for ranking as an Top 10 World Best Social Good Organizations in 2021 🏆 👏🏾👏🏽 Well deserved recognition in working for and on a global scale.

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  20. Retweeted
    Feb 2

    "The benefits of codifying & expanding property rights are further reinforced by academic studies that found that land certification had a positive impact on agricultural productivity, particularly for female-headed households." From:

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  21. Feb 3

    While there is large variation across countries, men are more likely to own property than women almost everywhere. Learn more about the gender gap in property ownership in a new global assessment via :

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