FEATURE STORY
A Defining Moment for Equal Rights to Rural Land Across China
As the ongoing violence in Lufeng, China makes clear, farmers' land rights are critical to China's continuing economic development and stability. China's Central Government recognizes this and is working to improve the rural land registration system across China. Landesa is partnering with the government to ensure that this system documents the land rights of both men and women farmers. Learn more
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CHINA
A New Nationwide Survey Underway on Chinese Farmers' Land Rights
 Landesa's China program is teaming up again with China's Renmin University and Michigan State University to conduct another nationwide survey on farmers' land rights, which is the sixth in the series. The survey covers 17 major agricultural provinces in China based on interviews with more than 2,000 farm families across rural China. Learn more
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INDIA
NALSAR and RDI-India Establish Center for Land Rights in Andhra Pradesh, India
 To address the lack of implementation, assistance and even awareness of land laws for rural families in India, the state government of Andhra Pradesh, NALSAR University of Law, and Landesa's partner in India, RDI, are establishing a Center for Land Rights at NALSAR's campus in Hyderabad. Learn more
Building Bridges Over Land
 Around the globe, from London to the Arab world, youth and disenfranchisement have proved a potent combination. But Surendra Sabar, a 27-year-old from India, who was only one year ago without a job, a home, or any connection to the authorities in Odisha, India, is now a great supporter of his government. Learn more |
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September 2011
Landesa's monthly newsletter featuring program highlights, latest blogs, and news.
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Landesa in the News
The New York Times attributes insecure land rights in rural China as one of the signals of the country's slowing economy.
iVillage reports from the Clinton Global Initiative on the theme of investing in women and girls to lead global development, referencing Landesa as an example.
Humanosphere profiles the efforts of Landesa in this summary of how women are at the root of many solutions discussed at the Clinton Gobal Initiative annual meeting.
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New Field Focus Blog Posts
By Zoey Chenitz
Bridging the Two Indias
By Tim Hanstad
By Roy ProstermanBy Anna Knox & Peter Veit
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Meet our E-Librarian
Jennifer Chang, J.D., MLIS
E-Librarian, Landesa Center for Women's Land Rights
 Jennifer Chang is in charge of creating and maintaining the world's first digital library of international legal information on women's land rights, which will empower policymakers, researchers, legal practitioners, and women's advocates to strengthen women's land rights around the world through access to relevant and reliable information. Ms. Chang has extensive research and library experience within academic and law firm libraries as well as with the Brookings Institution where she researched a variety of policy issues related to Northeast Asia.
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