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Recognizing and integrating the ecosystem services of mangroves into planning decisions—complemented by conservation efforts and sustainable resource use through strengthened tenure rights—is essential to promoting sustainable land use in Indonesia’s intended new capital city.
Land Portal — During a session at the Conference on Land Policy in Africa, Landesa Tanzania’s Khadija Mrisho presented findings from the Land Tenure Assistance Project in Iringa District. She noted that while formalization is widely promoted as the antidote to tenure insecurity, reforms often overlook what happens after titles are issued.
Meet Joseph Chiombola, Landesa’s Policy and Law Expert, Africa Region based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Joseph started working for Landesa in 2024.
The Daily Nation (Kenya) interviewed Landesa’s Jessica Oluoch for a story about an ongoing legal debate over the valuation of women’s unpaid care work, in light of a recent report by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics indicating that Kenya’s women spend more than five times as many hours engaged in care work as men.
At the closing of the Conference on Land Policy in Africa, ECA’s Nassim Oulmane thanked Landesa and Stand for Her Land for their partnership in sustaining the AU land agenda.
Land is foundational to the livelihoods and culture of billions of people around the world as well as an essential solution for global climate…
By Christine Anderson, Rusrann Loeng, Juan Robalino, and Sophal Sam The forests, mangroves, and coastal areas of Cambodia are a valuable source of food…
All Africa — Report on land registration and demarcation efforts highlights Landesa’s efforts in Rwanda’s Eastern Province.
As countries revise their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) ahead of COP30, including land tenure in the NDCs remains a missed opportunity.
Landesa’s new study shows how Indonesia’s new capital can balance urban growth with mangrove conservation by integrating ecosystem service economics into land certification to strengthen gender-responsive land rights.
