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Former Director Tiernan Mennen
Tiernan Mennen is a former director in Chemonics’ Environment and Natural Resources Practice.
by Tiernan Mennen
Know Your SDGs: Land Matters for Sustainable Development
Insecurity of land tenure and property rights is cited as a precipitating, if not primary, cause of contemporary global poverty and inequality. Research from a range of sources including the World Bank, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, OECD, civil society organizations, and academic institutions show that strengthening land and property rights goes hand…