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

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    20 Dec 2018

    What if all women had equal rights to their land❓ 📽️ Women's activists & smallholder farmers from all over the world explain the benefits of secure & equal land rights for women. Learn about the recently announced global campaign:

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  2. Jun 14

    Empowering women and “disrupt[ing] the status quo of women’s exclusion” is key. After , read more by as she speaks on secure women’s land rights and the perception of power.

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  3. Jun 14

    Of the 41 million ha. under large transnational land investment deals tracked by , <25% has actually started production/operation. Learn more about these “land fumbles” w/cases from Mozambique, Tanzania, Myanmar & Indonesia.

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  4. Jun 13

    📰Latest Plotlines newsletter released today❗️ Featuring our new video from Myanmar, Women Deliver highlights, an excerpt from the new "Land Fumbles blog," and... our Tanzania Program Director winning a Bertha Fellowship! Read it here:

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  5. Jun 13

    One key takeaway from : restricting leads to economic hardship and a lack of gender justice around the globe. By Rudroneel Ghosh , via .

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    Jun 7

    Together, we are powerful. Thank you for giving rural women a voice at the event hosted by

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  7. Jun 12

    In order to effectively return land from unused concessions, strong national and int’l legal frameworks must be in place. Taking the time to reduce risk in large-scale land-based investments can protect communities, companies, and gov'ts.

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  8. Jun 12

    "The government's interest in oil is not more valuable than our rights, our forests, our lives." Nemonte Nenquimo, who led her tribe's resistance to protect the Waorani land from oil exploration.

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  9. Jun 11

    When international companies acquire large swathes of land, sometimes the investments fail, shrink, or are delayed/abandoned. How can land from these unused “land fumble” concessions be successfully reallocated? By Scott Schang on .

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  10. Jun 11

    Higher incomes, better education and better health care can all result from women having legal rights to land. More from ' interview with on women's at:

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  11. Jun 10

    Enviro. degradation is threatening a million species, but an report shows this decline is slower on indigenous peoples’ lands. Scientists & policy makers must empower local communities in order to stem this biodiversity loss.

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    Jun 8

    Thank you 🇨🇦where I was at the triennial conference which brought together 8,500 from around the world who advocate for full equality for and women. Join our Women's Land Rights Global Campaign

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  13. Jun 6

    How can YOU use your power to secure women’s ? Visit

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  14. Jun 6

    How do we empower and amplify women’s voices around the globe? At the closing of , vows to use his power to secure women’s land rights. Learn more:

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  15. Jun 6

    Land is voice, dignity, and power for women. pledges to use his power to strengthen around the world.

    . calls for partners to join them on a campaign on for women which they launched at our very own ! 💪 Read our underreported news on this issue through !
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  16. Jun 6

    Don’t miss President & CEO speaking about at the Closing Plenary at 3pm. Watch live at

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  17. Jun 6

    Last month, a court in Ecuador issued a landmark ruling for the indigenous Waorani people, protecting their land from oil exploration. Nemonte Nenquimo led her tribe’s resistance & unequivocally asserted their .

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  18. Jun 6

    At today, join the special event “Power of Community: Women’s Economic Empowerment Advocates,” a community-led, semi-structured networking session co-led by and the , with Landesa’s on the panel.

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  19. Retweeted
    Jun 5

    “Las mujeres defendemos nuestro territorio; defendemos nuestros derechos.” -

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  20. Jun 5

    Gender inclusion is critical to engaging women in forestry and natural resource dialogues — one of many strategies for increasing women’s participation in decisions around land.

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  21. Jun 5

    Why Land? LIVE at , with

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