Landesa CEO & President Chris Jochnick moderated the SOCAP18 panel Land Rights Present Both Risk and Opportunity for Investors with panelists from Oxfam, TMP Systems, New Forests, and Landesa. They explored how strengthened land rights for smallholder farmers can be the key to building productive and sustainable supply chains.
Stanford Social Innovation Review published an article by Jochnick called Land Rights Pose Opportunities, Not Just Risks, to Companies and Social Justice. By focusing on four critical aspects of land rights, he writes, businesses can not only manage risks, but also do a great deal of global good while strengthening their bottom lines.
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Integrating Mangrove Ecosystem Valuation, Land Certification, and Gender Inclusion in Nusantara Capital City
Landesa’s new study demonstrates how Indonesia’s intended new capital city can showcase integrated and inclusive tenure security and coastal management that balance urban development with mangrove ecosystem conservation. The study reveals the feasibility of implementing Payment for Ecosystem Services and proposes integrating ecosystem service economics with the land certification framework in the country, pioneering gender-responsive ecosystem service rights certification.
Landesa Reports, Research
Strong Roots, Stronger Futures: Momtaz Rebuilds with Hope
Meet Momtaz Begum, a woman rebuilding hope in coastal Bangladesh by adapting her land and planting mangroves to protect her home from the rising tide of climate change.
Success Stories
Consultation and Consent in Indigenous-led Carbon Projects: Good practices and lessons learned from the Awajun Tajimat Pujut Initiative (English & Spanish)
This case study provides lessons and good practices from the Tajimat Pujut Initiative (TPI), an Indigenous-led carbon project in Peru, offering insights into how effective consultation and consent practices can support responsible carbon projects that align with Indigenous values and deliver sustainable returns for their use and management of land and forests.
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