Explore the connection between land rights and climate justice
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Land Rights, Climate Change, and Environmental Stewardship
Vanishing Land: Climate Change, Slow-Onset Disasters, and Land Rights
Secure Land Rights: A Tool for Strengthening Food Security and Climate Resilience in the Global South
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Land rights for women flips the script of gendered power—it challenges patriarchy at its root, by fundamentally changing women’s economic, social, and political status. And key to climate action, research shows efforts to protect biodiversity and address climate change are more successful when women have strong land rights.
As carbon markets take center stage, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities' land and resource rights must be secured to protect people and planet. Landesa is uniquely positioned to do just that.
Research
Women Gaining Ground: Securing Land Rights as a Critical Pillar of Climate Change Strategy
Land Tenure as a Critical Consideration for Climate Change-Related Displacement in Slow-Onset Disaster Zones
Progress towards SDG Land Degradation Restoration Commitments
Land Rights for People in Rural Areas Can Improve Forest Management, Halt Deforestation
News
Climate-smart agriculture offers agency and resilience in rural Liberia
November 13, 2024
In Liberia’s Bong County, Landesa is helping communities like Diagmah Clan secure formal land rights and adopt climate-smart agriculture, empowering farmers to grow food sustainably and build resilience against climate change.
Read ArticleNational advocacy, local resilience: women’s land rights and climate change in South Asia
October 09, 2024
In this three-part blog series, we asked the Women-led Collective Advocacy for Climate Action national coalition leads about their work forming and strengthening coalitions, building capacity among women-led and women-focused civil society organizations, and scaling advocacy efforts for effective emergency preparedness, climate action, and gender-equitable and socially inclusive land rights.
Read ArticleTo Safeguard Africa’s Forests, Protect Local Land Rights
May 31, 2024
Africa’s forests and natural areas are an indispensable collective resource. Capably stewarded by the communities that have called these areas home for centuries, these forests can continue to ensure livelihoods while serving as a bulwark against climate change.
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