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Land rights are a foundation for climate justice and a necessary counter to loss and damage, helping build resilience among those disproportionately impacted by climate change.
Zanzibar News — Landesa’s Masalu Luhula was quoted speaking at a celebration of International Day of Rural Women in Iringa with more than 700 participants.
Meet Huang Zhen, a Project Manager based in China. Zhen started working for Landesa in 2024.
International Lawyers Project highlights its legal support for Landesa and RRI’s amicus brief to the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights. The submission provides outside expertise to inform the Court’s climate advisory opinion, emphasizing secure land rights for women, Indigenous Peoples and local communities.
Mongabay — A 2024 Landesa evidence review on the link between women’s land rights and successful climate action was cited in an article about land tenure inequality in Nepal.
For communities across Africa, a land deed means a stronger voice in decisions about its territories and natural resources. Landesa and RRI are urging the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights to affirm that climate efforts must respect the land rights of communities and women across Africa.
A joint amicus brief calls on the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights to recognize Indigenous Peoples and local communities, especially women, as rightsholders under the African Charter, and affirm their secure land rights as integral to climate action.
Meet Ralph B. Quiah, GIS and Mapping Specialist based in Liberia. Ralph started working for Landesa in 2020.
Bridgerton author and Landesa board member Julia Quinn mentions Landesa’s work in an interview with People.
Food Tank cited a Landesa infographic on the links between women’s land rights and food security in an issue primer on land tenure.
