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Respecting the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in Landscape Initiatives

Many challenges, such as deforestation, water management, land conflicts, labor rights, and smallholder support require collective action to address them
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United Nations committee publishes landmark statement on land and human rights

This General Comment marks a historic juncture: the first comprehensive statement from a human rights treaty-monitoring body on the relationship
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Staff Spotlight: Susan Waruhiu

Learn more about Susan Waruhiu, a Program Coordinator based in Nairobi, Kenya. Susan began working for Landesa in 2022. 
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Staff Spotlight: Gina Alvarado

Learn more about Gina Alvarado, a Senior Research and Evaluation Advisor based in Washington, D.C. Gina began working for Landesa
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We must secure women’s land rights to tackle climate vulnerability

Landesa research was quoted in an article about centering women in climate decision making and shifting discriminatory norms that hinder
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The Voluntary Guidelines: A data deficit?

Research by Jolyne Sanjak was featured in this data story on how the VGGTs have been implemented, and whether this
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Intern Spotlight: Melissa Padilla

Melissa interned with Landesa’s Center for Women’s Land Rights this summer. She supported the Stand for Her Land Campaign and
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Welcoming New Program Leadership

Four staff take on new roles to further strengthen Landesa’s work in Africa.
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New Resource: 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,
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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.
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