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Farms.com — Landesa’s Krista Jacobs was quoted in an article about a newly released book on women and smallholder farming, published in recognition of the UN’s International Year of the Woman Farmer. Jacobs emphasizes that securing women’s rights to use, manage, and benefit from land is essential to advancing gender equity and sustainably increasing agricultural productivity worldwide.
The Independent (UK) — Landesa’s Rachel McMonagle was interviewed on why secure land tenure is foundational to effective climate action, as new research shows Zimbabwe’s 25-year-old land reform program has strengthened smallholder farmers’ resilience to the climate crisis despite its violent and economically turbulent beginnings.
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.
RRI — During a COP30 panel, Landesa’s Juan Robalino highlighted our recent review of 170 NDCs, which showed that less than 28% mention land tenure and less than 13% commit to strengthening land rights, despite relying on land-based action to meet climate goals.
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…
Our work has emphasized the importance of explicitly recognizing land rights in the NDCs as effective tools for natural resource management, particularly in forest and coastal ecosystems.
