There is an emerging consensus that landscape restoration is one of the cost-effective waysto regenerate nature, while providing sustainable livelihoods for people and staying within1.5 degrees C of global warming.
In Uganda, full participation in society – including the ability to earn an income – is stilldependent on owning or having the rights to land. Yet in Uganda, discrimination againstwomen’s
In Uganda, the challenges women face are linked to long-standing norms or are the result ofgender-discriminatory legal frameworks. For example, outdated legislation may not reflectwomen’s full rights to land. This
Securing women’s land rights does more than just make them more prosperous. It’s also linked to the greater well-being of their families, especially their children. Recent studies show, for example,
The expansion of large-scale mining activities and agribusiness in Uganda has greatly increasedland disputes and resulted in an alarming rise in violence suffered by individuals who defendwater, land, forests and
In many cases, low-income rural women struggle not only with limited land rights, but with weak land tenure: the ability to control and manage land. This means that even if
In Uganda, the challenges women face are linked to long-standing norms or are the result of gender-discriminatory legal frameworks. For example, outdated legislation may not reflect women’s full rights to