ILC Publications

Innovations for securing women s access to land in Eastern Africa
The importance of land to poor people’s livelihoods cannot be over emphasized. Land provides the foundation upon which people construct and maintain...
Gaynor G. Paradza, ILC, MISR
2011
Complementing the state: the contribution of the watchdog groups in protecting women s land rights in Gatundu District
In the experience of GROOTS Kenya, HIV-positive widows are often thrown out of their matrimonial homes, their land grabbed by in-laws as they are...
GROOTS Kenya, ILC, MISR
2011
Assisting Kayole widows in gaining control to family land
Access to and control over land is crucial for family well-being and food security in Kenya. Most land in Kenya is acquired through inheritance of...
YWAP, MISR, ILC
2011
The Land Development Boom in Kathmandu Valley
Kathmandu Valley is facing unprecedented increases in the price of land, which are generating speculation. This phenomenon is being led by rural to...
ILC, CDS
2011
Social impacts of land commercialization in Zambia: A case study of Macha mission land in Choma district
In 2005, in Southern Province, Zambia, the Macha Mission Church decided to start making economic use of its land – on which 222 families were living...
ILC, ZLA
2011
The concentration of land ownership in Latin America:
The present study offers an initial approach to the problems posed by the concentration of land ownership in Latin America, referring specifically to...
ILC & CISEPA
2011
Palm oil and indigenous peoples in South East Asia
Rapid expansion of oil palm estates in Southeast Asia is being driven by rising global demand for edible oils and biofuels. Two countries – Malaysia...
ILC, FPP, Marcus Colchester
2011
The new conquistadores and one very willing colony: A discussion on global land grabbing and the Philippine experience
This paper examines the land grab phenomenon in the Philippine context. It explores the different instances of ‘’land grabbing’’ in the Philippines...
ILC, ARNow!
2011
The impact of special economic zones in India
This case study provides an overview of the national-level controversy in India surrounding special economic zones (SEZs), before turning to a...
ILC, SDF
2011
Commercial pressures on land in Asia: An overview
This paper investigates the impact of new agricultural investments on land tenure and food security, especially for rural communities, women, and...
ILC, IFAD and Roel Ravanera
2011

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