Her Land, Her Power: How Geospatial Tech Secures Women’s Land Rights

Jun 29, 2022 | Amy Coughenour Betancourt
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It is estimated that 70 percent of land in the developing world is undocumented. This makes one billion people vulnerable to eviction and, more specifically, affects a staggering one in five women globally, according to nongovernmental research organization Prindex.

Land rights are the foundation of stability and prosperity. Landownership insecurity—the fear of losing your home or the land on which you live and farm—is often linked to a lack of legally recognized landownership documents to prove or defend land claims.