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TenureSecurity.org connects land rights and governance professionals with country research, practical resources and analysis. Explore tenure security, women’s land rights, customary and community tenure, and the connections between land, climate and livelihoods.

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Aerial view of closely packed shelters and intersecting roads at Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan.

Forced Displacement Is Rewriting Land Governance

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Event card for FIG Working Week 2027, 23–27 May 2027 in Stavanger, Norway, illustrated with a survey instrument, land-parcel lines and a Norwegian coastal landscape.

FIG Working Week 2027

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World Bank Group Land Conference 2027 event card, May 17–21, with an illustration of connected farmland and a city.

World Bank Group Land Conference 2027

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Event card for GLTN's inclusive land valuation and taxation webinar on 3 December 2026

Expanding Public Revenue through Inclusive Land Valuation and Taxation

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Gender-based violence as an impediment to women’s land rights

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Regional perspectives on land tenure and family farming

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UN Climate Change Conference 2026: COP31

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HEKS/EPER Land Forum 2026 Powered by variability

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2026 FIG & UNECE WPLA International Conference

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UN-GGIM: Africa Land Administration Workshop

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Strengthening Land Systems for Peace and Recovery

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Land tenure for climate resilience and sustainable agrifood systems

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