The 17th Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty took place in Washington DC, from 14-18 March 2016. This edition of the LEGEND Land policy bulletin provides an overview of the main themes discussed and key messages identified by the LEGEND Core Land Support Team (CLST).

Featured articles

• The 17th Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty — moving forward
• Global evidence to make the most of land for economic development and poverty reduction
• Key take-away messages from the World Bank
• The real challenge of making agricultural investments work for the poor
• Multinational companies taking steps to improve land governance: the view from the hill
• Community land rights: stronger together
• Practical experiences with new approaches to land administration: information revolution?
• Keeping it green
• The rise of cities

The Land policy bulletins are produced by the CLST for DFID's programme on responsible invesment – Land: Enhancing Governance for Economic Development (LEGEND).