2023 marks two decades since the adoption of the Maputo Protocol. The Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (the Maputo Protocol) is arguably the most progressive legally binding instrument on women’s and human rights instruments globally. A total of 44 African countries have signed and ratified it.
While land that is legally designated or owned by indigenous, Afro-descendant, and local communities worldwide between 2015 and 2020 has risen in acreage, in sub-Saharan Africa the opposite applies, says a report by the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI): It decreased by 2.4 million hectares (Mha) – from 9.6 percent of land across the 23 countries in Africa analysed as of 2015 to 9.4 percent of land across the same countries in 2020.
A ONU Mulheres, fundamentada na visão de igualdade consagrada na Carta das Nações Unidas, trabalha para a eliminação da discriminação contra mulheres e meninas; o empoderamento das mulheres; e a conquista da igualdade entre mulheres e homens como parceiros e beneficiários do desenvolvimento, direitos humanos, ação humanitária e paz e segurança.
Localização : Maputo, MOÇAMBIQUE
Com cerca de 500 mil hectares já demarcados para a a produção, a Lunda-Norte dispõe de condições para executar o Plano Nacional de Fomento para a Produção de Grãos (Planagrão) estabelecido pelo Governo, declarou o director do Gabinete Provincial da Agricultura, Pecuária e Pescas.
With the financial support of GIZ, the Organization for Rehabilitation and Development in Amhara (ORDA) in collaboration with Welthungerhilfe (WHH) has been implementing the Land for Life Amhara Multi-Actor Partnership (MAP) project. The Land for Life Amhara MAP is a coalition of various stakeholders including government, civil society organizations, universities, research institutions and other actors. It aims to provide policy advocacy for a transparent and fair land use and management system, securing user rights and to ensure responsible agricultural investment.
The GIZ Support to Responsible Agricultural Investment (S2RAI) project initiated a 3-years training on land registration and cadastral surveying for over 45 students from Gambella region at the Assosa Agricultural Technical and Vocational Education Training Center (AATVET) of the neighboring region of Benishangul-Gumuz.
Latest paper from the WOLTS team offers new evidence of a sustainable approach to securing land rights for women and communities
La Fundación Land Portal ha lanzado una nueva Cartera sobre Tierra e Inversiones que desentraña los conceptos clave, los términos, los marcos y las políticas internacionales y muchos otros aspectos fundamentales para comprender cómo afectan a la sociedad las inversiones en tierras.
A Fundação Land Portal lançou um novo Portfólio sobre Terra e Investimentos que desdobra conceitos-chave, termos, estruturas e políticas internacionais, e muitos outros aspectos críticos para entender como os investimentos fundiários afetam a sociedade.
La Fondation Land Portal a lancé un nouveau portefeuille sur les terres et les investissements qui aborde les concepts clés, les termes, les cadres et politiques internationaux et de nombreux autres aspects essentiels pour comprendre comment les investissements fonciers affectent la société.
The Land Portal Foundation has launched a new Land & Investments Portfolio that unpacks the key concepts, terms, international frameworks and policies, and many other aspects critical to understanding how land investments affect society.
