Image
Back to News & Events

Landesa Published New Video to Ensure Land Remains Part of the Sustainable Development Goals

January 16, 2015
Image
Image
Image

January 16, 2015 — As UN member states begin their discussions on the post 2015 sustainable development framework on January 19th, Landesa and its partners want to continue efforts to ensure that land rights for women and men is explicitly included in the post 2015 development goals, targets, and indicators.

This video makes the case for why it is vital to retain secure land rights for women and men under three key goals: poverty, nutrition, and gender equality.

 

To help ensure that the video is distributed widely, this video is free to embed on your website, post on social media, and share via email.

Sample language to share this video on Twitter and other social media channels:

  • Watch: How #landrights are key to achieving the #Post2015 #SDGs: [LINK TO VIDEO]
  • VIDEO: A 2-minute highlight reel of the #landrights movement and its future: [LINK TO VIDEO]
  • A simple idea that has sparked 45 years of progress against poverty [LINK TO VIDEO]
  • Join the growing movement to fight poverty, reduce conflict, and empower women with the power of land: [LINK TO VIDEO]
  • From the Vietnam War to the #Post2015 #SDGs, watch this 2-min video to see the link [LINK TO VIDEO]
  • Want to improve nutrition, reduce poverty and empower women? Watch this 2-min video [LINK TO VIDEO]
Categories:
What’s New
, 
Women’s Land Rights
, 
Global Advocacy
Tags:
SDG's
, 
Conflict, Displacement, and Risk

Related news

Eastern Province land registration drive delivers titles, reduces disputes
Eastern Province land registration drive delivers titles, reduces disputes
The New Times — In partnership with the Rwanda Cadastre Service and government authorities, Landesa helped support a major land registration effort in Rwanda's Eastern Province that corrected more than 75,000 land records, strengthened tenure security, and reduced long-standing land disputes for thousands of landowners.
July 06, 2026
International Widows Day 2026
International Widows Day 2026
On International Widows Day (June 23), we're reflecting on the important work to strengthen land and inheritance rights for widows.
June 18, 2026
California extends cap-and-trade, as Indigenous nations grapple with the trade-offs
California extends cap-and-trade, as Indigenous nations grapple with the trade-offs
Grist — Landesa’s Juan Robalino emphasizes that carbon markets must ensure both environmental and social integrity. The article cites Landesa’s 2023 report, which warns that poorly regulated projects can displace Indigenous communities and calls for safeguards that uphold community rights.
September 29, 2025