Landesa at UNFCCC COP31

Secure and equitable land rights help communities sustain livelihoods, protect mangroves, and shape the climate that affects their lands.

Land is the foundation of livelihoods, food security, climate resilience, and cultural identity for billions of people. Who can use, manage, and make decisions about land matters for climate action. When Indigenous Peoples and local communities have secure rights to the lands and waters they depend on, they are better positioned to protect ecosystems and adapt to climate impacts. Securing women’s land rights also strengthens their ability to shape decisions about how land and resources are managed.

At the UN Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP31), taking place November 9-20, 2026 in Antalya, Türkiye, Landesa will work with partners to put land rights at the center of climate action. Through our Coastal Livelihoods and Mangroves Program, we’ll share new publications on how secure tenure supports mangrove conservation and restoration, alongside practical guidance on consultation and Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC). We will also build on key partnerships to increase collaboration on strengthening land and resource rights for climate action, while advocating for women’s land rights, highlighting the disproportionate impact of climate change on women and pushing for their full, equal participation in decision-making to drive stronger, gender-responsive climate solutions.

Explore the resources below to learn how secure land rights can help turn global restoration commitments into lasting results for people and planet.

Featured resources

Insight Brief: Community Fishery and Mangrove Management in Cambodia

This brief looks at how community fisheries in Cambodia manage mangroves and the coastal resources that support local livelihoods. It highlights why recognizing community tenure matters for mangrove conservation and restoration.

Consultation and Free, Prior, and Informed Consent: A Referential Practice for Carbon Projects Following a Rights-Based Approach

Landesa’s protocol lays out 10 steps for integrating consultation and FPIC throughout the life of a carbon project. It helps practitioners protect land and resource rights and address risks related to governance, benefit sharing, and gender inclusion.

Technical Guidance for Integrating Land Tenure into Nationally Determined Contributions

This resource helps governments and their partners integrate secure, gender-equitable, and socially inclusive land tenure into Nationally Determined Contributions and their implementation. It provides a suggested process, supporting resources, and sample language for incorporating land tenure into national climate commitments.

Strengthening Land Rights to Address Climate Change ‘Loss & Damage’

This article explores how secure land rights can help communities reduce climate-related losses and recover when disasters strike. It also explains why land tenure matters when communities face displacement or need to rebuild livelihoods.

Rio Conventions x WLR Advocacy Resources

Stand for Her Land’s resource collection brings together technical guides, advocacy tools, and background materials on women’s land rights (WLR) across the UN conventions on climate change, biodiversity, and desertification. It helps advocates identify opportunities to advance women’s land rights and equal participation in environmental policymaking, including through the UN climate process.

Whose Land, Whose Transition? Spotlighting the Hidden Territorial Footprint of the Global Energy Transition

This report from the ILC, Land Matrix, and partners examines how renewable energy projects and critical mineral extraction overlap with Indigenous and community lands and Key Biodiversity Areas. It highlights risks to land rights and ecosystems and calls for stronger tenure protections, Free, Prior, and Informed Consent, and responsible land-use planning.

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