Landesa’s Rachel McMonagle was quoted in an article about the need to include rural people in conservation efforts. Failing to safeguard the land and forest rights of Indigenous communities would both jeopardize livelihoods and undermine global efforts to combat climate change.
IPP Media — Landesa Land Tenure Expert Masalu Luhula was interviewed about how climate change is affecting agriculture, infrastructure, and other sectors in Africa. He shared: “There is a need to promote public awareness and gender inclusive decision-making in addressing climate change through different strategies related to adaptation, resilience, and mitigation.”
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The Nation — Last week, Kenya Land Alliance and Landesa launched Ardhi Caucus to strengthen coordination between government and non-government actors and improve land rights outcomes, especially for women and marginalized groups. Members include public and private sector, as well as academia and research institutions.
The Star Kenya — Landesa and Kenya Land Alliance have formed a new network of state and non-state actors to push for faster land reforms that are people-centred, inclusive and gender-responsive.
Y News — Landesa and the Kenya Land Alliance have announced the launch of the Ardhi Caucus on Secure Land Tenure for All, addressing Kenya’s historical land challenges and promoting tenure security through a collaborative, multi-stakeholder approach that includes government and civil society.
Soko Directory — As Kenya faces increasing pressure on land resources due to population growth, land prices have surged, leading to heightened land grabbing and difficult land ownership regulations. In response, land sector actors have launched the Ardhi Caucus on Secure Land Tenure for All, a collaborative initiative aimed at enhancing land tenure security for both women and men. This platform, spearheaded by Landesa and the Kenya Land Alliance, seeks to contribute to poverty reduction, climate resilience, and sustainable development by addressing key issues such as communal land protection, smallholder farmers’ tenure security, access to land justice, women’s land rights, and climate change adaptation.
Khadija Mrisho, Landesa Tanzania land tenure specialist and lead coordinator of S4HL Tanzania, spoke about the importance of attitude and behavior change in efforts to strengthen women’s land rights in a report by The Guardian Tanzania.
THE GUARDIAN TANZANIA — Landesa Outreach Director-Africa Dr. Monica Magoke-Mhoja explains that widows in Tanzania often encounter severe inequality when it comes to land ownership, which has profoundly far-reaching effects on various aspects of their lives.
Landesa Kenya Country Director Shadrack Omondi was quoted in an article about supporting small-scale farming systems in Kenya. He shared: “A proper land governance framework builds resilience to climate change. The land also helps to build the security of communities since when communities have clear access and ownership of land they feel safe and can invest on land.”