Hammer to Nail — Widow Champion filmmakers credit a Sundance storytelling grant Landesa received for sparking their Tribeca-premiered documentary on Kenyan activist Rodah Nafula’s fight against widowhood-related land dispossession.
APN News — At the Third International Conference on Public Policy and Management in Patna, Landesa’s Pinaki Halder joined a high-level panel on SDG land indicators and the role of local institutions. The panel emphasized integrating land titles into Gram Panchayat Development Plans to strengthen land data systems and improve sustainable development outcomes.
Michuzi — In an effort to increase media awareness and participation in land management and development in the country, Landesa has started a special training for journalists on Tanzania’s updated Land Policy.
Landesa’s Masalu Luhula said the main objective of the training is to enable journalists to understand the changes made in the policy and its impact on society, and to build their capacity to report professionally on issues of land rights, ownership, and gender equality in land use.
Bajawa, KupangNews.com — With the registration of their ulayat (customary) land, the Suku Karo’s status as a customary law community has now received formal recognition from the state, serving as an example for other indigenous groups across Indonesia.
Liberian Observer — On International Widows’ Day, Landesa’s Dr. Monica Mhoja shares Sarah’s story to spotlight the urgent need for gender-equitable land rights in rural Liberia. Through tools like Amplio Talking Books and support for community land formalization, widows like Sarah are reclaiming their land, their voice, and their future under Liberia’s progressive Land Rights Act.
Bajawa, KupangNews.com — The Ngada Regency Government officially signed an MoU with the Landesa Bumi Indonesia Foundation and the Ngada Regency Land Office to encourage the recognition of customary lands of indigenous peoples. This collaboration in Ngada is the first recognition of customary land in Indonesia that is entirely based on Indigenous Peoples’ initiatives.
The Guardian Tanzania — Landesa is supporting an initiative to train journalists on the revised land policy so they are empowered to educate the public about land ownership and their rights. Landesa’s Masalu Luhula shared: “When journalists understand the policy, they can communicate accurate information to the public through their platforms and help shift public perceptions and practices.”
Land Portal — At a global webinar ahead of UNCCD COP17, Landesa’s Beth Roberts emphasized the need to center grassroots women and youth in land restoration efforts. She highlighted Landesa’s advocacy through the Stand for Her Land campaign, calling for inclusive, locally led implementation of existing land tenure decisions across the Rio Conventions.
Entrepreneur Loop — Landesa’s research on land and property rights is featured as a key structural factor shaping women’s entrepreneurship in India, underscoring how limited land ownership constrains access to capital and long-term business investment.
Detiknews86 — The Ministry of Land Rights and Registration, Ministry of Agrarian and Spatial Planning/National Land Agency (ATR/BPN) and Landesa Bumi Indonesia held a cooperation meeting to strengthen collaboration on inclusive and sustainable land registration, with a focus on research, data use, and policy support.