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Staff Spotlight: Jen Brown
March 13, 2024
Meet Jen Brown, Landesa’s Sr. Land Tenure Specialist based in Seattle, Washington. Jen started working for Landesa in 1998 and re-joined our team in 2018.
Read MoreTo Invest in Women’s Economic Empowerment, Finance Solutions From the Ground Up
March 11, 2024
Global WA — Landesa's Ayman Soliman explains that in order to close the gap on women's land rights, we must challenge discriminatory social norms, empower grassroots women to lead, and finance solutions from the ground up.
Read MoreWomen’s Land Tenure Security as a Pathway to Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
March 08, 2024
As research on the nexus of land tenure security and climate grows, a more fine-tuned focus on tenure security for whom is needed to assess emerging evidence that women’s land tenure security (WLTS) can be an important lever for enhanced climate change mitigation and adaptation. To this end, we reviewed relevant empirical evidence to ascertain how WLTS affects climate change mitigation and adaptation. Our review seeks to further clarify the significance of women’s land tenure security to climate change mitigation and adaptation, inform Landesa and partners’ climate advocacy, and provide guidance to partners in data generation.
Read ArticleOur 2023 Annual Report
February 13, 2024
We are pleased to share Landesa’s 2023 Annual Report with you. At Landesa, we are honored to have assisted 720 million people in just the past five years on a path toward equitable and secure land rights. These rights lay the groundwork for women advocating for gender justice, Indigenous Peoples protecting their forests and cultures, and coastal communities mitigating and adapting to climate change. Secure land rights are an assurance for the future—offering peace of mind and the ability to use your land to shape your destiny. With strong rights to your land, you can fill in the blank with what land means to you.
Read MoreStaff Spotlight: Rachel Dinda
February 09, 2024
Meet Rachel Dinda, Landesa’s Land Tenure Specialist based in Nairobi, Kenya. Rachel began working for Landesa in 2022.
Read MoreLiberia: Landesa, Partners Rally Support for Inclusive Climate Action and Land Rights
January 31, 2024
Landesa, in collaboration with the Rights and Rice Foundation, has commenced a groundbreaking conference titled “Land Rights for Inclusive Climate Action and Sustainable Development” in Monrovia, Liberia. As Liberia faces the repercussions of climate change, the conference outcomes could chart a course towards a resilient and climate-smart land tenure system, serving as a model for other African nations confronting similar challenges.
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