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Evaluating mangrove community forestry outcomes: a mixed synthetic control and field-based approach
Landesa contributed to a peer-reviewed study comparing 50 coastal villages with community forest (CF) certification to 50 control villages, revealing
Staff Spotlight: Corey Creedon
Meet Corey Creedon, Landesa’s Sustainable Land Use & Livelihoods Specialist based in the United States. Corey began working for Landesa
The Right to Steward: Protecting People and Planet in Asia’s Mangrove Forests
The lives of Chumpou Khmao’s residents are woven into the roots of their mangrove forests. With the support necessary to
Ohnmar Myo Aung wins the Saul A. Silverman Award
Dr. Ohnmar Myo Aung, Landesa Director of Program Coordination – Myanmar Program, has been awarded the Saul A. Silverman Award
Staff Spotlight: Christine Anderson
Meet Christine Anderson, Landesa’s Senior Lend Tenure Specialist for the Southeast Asia Program based in Seattle. Christine began working for
At COP27, a Call to Root Climate Action and Justice in Land Rights for Women and Rural Communities
In Bangladesh’s Sundarbans, life revolves around coastal mangrove forests. But as climate change effects worsen, livelihoods are under threat. Read
Summer 2022 Impact Report
In the first quarter of 2022, Landesa’s programs have strengthened land rights for over 850,000 people. Read more about the
Women and Dirt
Land rights for women flips the script of gendered power—it challenges patriarchy at its root, by fundamentally changing women’s economic,
Landesa’s 2021 Annual Report
Wherever Landesa works, we are helping to ensure that individuals, families and communities have access to a critical resource for
Issue Brief: Youth Land Rights
The future belongs to youth. But in many parts of the world, young women and men lack the means and









