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Evaluating mangrove community forestry outcomes: a mixed synthetic control and field-based approach

Landesa contributed to a peer-reviewed study comparing 50 coastal villages with community forest (CF) certification to 50 control villages, revealing significant positive outcomes for mangrove conservation in Myanmar. CF sites saw reduced deforestation, enhanced regrowth, and a surprising spillover effect, where nearby non-CF areas also experienced increased forest cover. The study underscores the long-term benefits of government and INGO support, while highlighting the need for sustainable community management and governance to ensure continued success in protecting vital ecosystems.

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A Report on High Level Findings from Research on Women’s Participation in Forest Governance Bodies in Nimba, Grand Bassa and Margibi Counties

This report provides a set of clear, in-depth recommendations to the Liberia Land Authority on improving women’s participation in community-level land governance in the implementation of the Land Rights Act (LRA) passed in 2018. These recommendations are based on learnings from primary qualitative research conducted on forest governance structures at 4 case study sites in 3 counties of Liberia on the implementation of community forestry governance bodies.

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Recommendation for Implementation of Pro-Poor Land Policy and Land Law in Myanmar: National Data and Regional Practices

With the common aim of supporting the development of a protective, pro-poor legal framework, that will empower farmers to use the law, make informed decisions about their land, and maintain secure land tenure – ultimately leading to poverty alleviation for poor, rural women and men – Namati and Landesa have teamed up to prepare this report.

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The Land Bill (Draft 3): Analysis and Policy Recommendations

This report analyses Ghana’s Land Bill, Draft 3, and provides recommendations for how the Bill could more clearly and adequately accomplish its stated purpose and reflect the principles and mandates of the Constitution and National Land Policy.

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Gender and Land Tenure Security: Challenges and Barriers to Women’s Entitlement to Land in India

In rural India, women do a majority of the agricultural labor, yet often have no legal right or control to the land they farm. A new study conducted by Landesa India for UN Women set out to discover the barriers to women’s land rights.

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Developing a National Land Policy in Uganda: A Learning Process

This paper details and assesses National Land Policy development process in Uganda, and in so doing, examines its potential to be the source of lessons for other countries developing politically sensitive policy reforms.

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A Case for Farmers and Rural Communities’ Right to Compensation Under China’s Natural Forest Protection Program (NFPP)

There is a series of strong policy, legal and social reasons to reform the NFPP so that affected farmers and communities are properly compensated.

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Impact of Licensed Cultivators Act in Andhra Pradesh (India)

This report explains how the Andhra Pradesh Licensed Cultivators’ Act has the potential to improve farm productivity as well as the socio-economic condition of farmers. It also recommends legal amendments to improve the effectiveness of the act.

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World Bank: Legal Impediments to Effective Rural Land Relations in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

This report by staff from Landesa (then called the Rural Development Institute) discusses land reform and efforts to support the development of land markets in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

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World Bank Award: Legal Education Center for Farmers' Land Rights

2008 Description of a Landesa program in China funded by a $198,000 grant …

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