Secure land and resource rights are a cornerstone of economic growth and poverty reduction. Decades of evidence link improved land and resource governance with economic growth, food security, reduced deforestation, and a range of other benefits.
And yet, significant evidence and data gaps remain, which hamper effective programs and policies. Over the last two years USAID conducted a comprehensive review of the evidence in the land and resource governance sector. Based on this review, USAID developed a Land and Resource Governance Research Agenda, which will dictate its research priorities in this area over the coming years.
USAID and New America launched this Research Agenda on March 16, 2020. View the recording below and learn more.
Jeff Haeni
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator in the Bureau for Economic Growth, Education and Environment (E3), USAID
Keynote: The Future of Land at USAID – Research Agenda Launch
Caleb Stevens
Land and Resource Governance Advisor, USAID, E3/Office of Land & Urban
High Level Panel: Why Land Matters for Global Development and Security
Anne-Marie Slaughter
CEO, New America
Rob Bertram
Chief Scientist, USAID, Bureau for Food Security
Zoe Tabary
Property Rights Editor, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Mark Plotkin
Co-Founder and President, Amazon Conservation Team
Yuliya Panfil
Director, Future of Property Rights program, New America
The following USAID projects and partners contributed to developing the Research Agenda and organizing this event: New America, under the USAID Integrated Land and Resource Governance (ILRG) project and Landesa, under the USAID Communications, Evidence, and Learning (CEL) project.
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