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International Lawyers Project highlights its legal support for Landesa and RRI’s amicus brief to the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights. The submission provides outside expertise to inform the Court’s climate advisory opinion, emphasizing secure land rights for women, Indigenous Peoples and local communities.
For communities across Africa, a land deed means a stronger voice in decisions about its territories and natural resources. Landesa and RRI are urging the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights to affirm that climate efforts must respect the land rights of communities and women across Africa.
In celebration of Earth Day, we’re announcing an expansion to our Coastal Livelihoods and Mangroves Project, an ambitious effort to strengthen coastal land and tenure rights for millions of people, protect fragile mangrove ecosystems, and mitigate climate change.
KabarPapua.co — A strategic workshop advanced the administration and registration of customary land under Indonesia’s Ministerial Regulation No. 14 of 2024, highlighting Landesa’s partnership with the Yapen Islands Regency Government to strengthen state recognition of customary land and protect mangrove ecosystems as part of Indigenous territories.
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.
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.
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.
Meet Alyssa Perez, Landesa’s Program Coordinator with the Program Effectiveness team based in Seattle, Washington. Alyssa started working for Landesa in 2024.
