Women’s Land Rights in Colombia. Securing Women’s Resource Rights through Gender Transformative Approaches

This paper reviews land governance in Colombia to examine how legal, institutional, and cultural frameworks influence women’s land rights. It reviews existing statutory regulations and institutional structures defining land rights in Colombia and their relevance for women. It will examine tenure interventions in Colombia and the existing gaps and constraints that prevent women from exercising their land rights. Finally, it unpacks access to justice and land dispute resolution mechanisms and the ability of women to access justice mechanisms in Colombia.

Authors

Cronkleton, P.,Enokenwa, O.

Publication year

2024

Resilient Landscapes is powered by CIFOR-ICRAF. Our mission is to connect private and public actors in co-beneficial landscapes; provide evidence-based business cases for nature-based solutions and green economy investments; leverage and de-risk performance-driven investments with combined financial, social and environmental returns.

Learn more about Resilient Landscapes Luxembourg

2026 All rights reserved    Privacy notice