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Press Release: RRI and Landesa Urge African Court to Strengthen Community Land Rights Protections, especially for women, as a Climate Obligation
A joint amicus brief calls on the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights to recognize Indigenous Peoples and local
Discover the ambitious effort at the intersection of sustainable livelihoods, conservation, and community-led climate action
In celebration of Earth Day, we’re announcing an expansion to our Coastal Livelihoods and Mangroves Project, an ambitious effort to
Obituary: Roy L. Prosterman, 1935-2025
Roy L. Prosterman, a global development expert and activist whose pioneering vision and tireless advocacy for democratic, inclusive land rights
Landesa receives $20 million gift from author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
The new funding is a direct investment in Landesa’s efforts to accelerate gender equality and arrest the climate crisis.
Global women’s land rights campaign launches in Africa
Nairobi, 8 March 2022— Leaders and campaigners from across the world today launched Stand for Her Land in Africa, a
‘This is not your home’ – Revealing a brutal system of oppression and gender discrimination among India’s Scheduled Tribes
Researchers for a global land rights organization have published a grim assessment of the land and inheritance rights of women
July Plotlines: Effective solutions to climate injustice & gender inequality
Closing the land rights gender gap post-COVID; Welcoming Dr. Margaret Rugadya; Meet Dr. S B Lokesh.
Five years into the Sustainable Development Goals, land rights advocacy group finds little progress toward land degradation neutrality, with severe consequences for the fight against climate change
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tyler Roush, tylerr@landesa.org | +1 206.257.6135 Five years into the Sustainable Development Goals, land rights advocacy
Press Release: India’s murky inheritance laws reinforce gender discrimination, undermine women’s land rights
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For interviews, please contact Tyler Roush, tylerr@landesa.org India’s murky inheritance laws reinforce gender discrimination, undermine women’s land
COP25 Side Event: Human Rights and Climate Action
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Human Rights and Climate Action – A COP25 Side Event Global Perspectives on How Governments can Fulfill
