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Ibrahim Thiaw, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, on climate change, biodiversity and productive land loss requiring immediate action, featured in exclusive interview with ‘VISION by Protiviti’ In an interview with VISION, the United Nations’ (UN) Executive Secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification calls on global business…

16 January, GENEVA – Inspired by an ancient tale of a hummingbird trying to put out a forest fire, the United Nations has kicked off a World Water Day 2023 campaign that calls on everyone to do what they can to solve the global water and sanitation crisis. According to UN figures, 1.4 million people die annually and 74 million will have their lives shortened due to diseases related…

The new law complements the Customary Land Rights Act, and puts an end to six decades of customary laws that prevented women from owning land. It’s a new dawn for the women of Sierra Leone after president Julius Maada Bio assented into law the Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment 2021 bill on Jan. 19, which will be implemented alongside the Customary Land Rights Act 2022 (pdf), allowing…

Breaking down barriers to women’s rights to land States must urgently change the laws and social norms which impose barriers to women’s right to own and access to land in more than half the world. This includes adopting measures to prevent private corporations and investors, powerful local elites, multilateral organizations, regional trade initiatives and family members from…

Food Tank is rounding up 20 books to help everyone deepen their understanding of food systems. Cookbooks like Toya Boudy’s Cooking for the Culture and Jerry Mai’s Vietnam: Morning to Midnight include recipes to stimulate reader’s awareness around food and identity. Fresh Banana Leaves by Jessica Hernandez reveals the power of Indigenous knowledge systems in rebuilding a more sustainable and just…

The Gender and Land Rights database (GLRD) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, And Markets (PIM) led by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is launching [today] a new infographic to show the correct use of different land-related statistics disaggregated by sex available in the GLRD. …