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The Citizen TZ — The importance of youth land rights and participation was underscored at a workshop convened by the Youth and Land Multi-Stakeholder Platform in Africa (YLMPA). Landesa helped create the YLMPA, which now includes 55 members from 18 countries.
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.
HELLO! — In an exclusive interview, Bridgerton author Julia Quinn highlighted her role as a goodwill ambassador for Landesa. Quinn shared how her platform helps raise awareness of the importance of land rights, noting her recent trip to Kenya with Landesa and emphasizing that secure land rights are a foundation for food, medicine, and education.
ITV — Tanzania’s Ministry of Community Development pledged, with support from UN Women and Landesa, to advance women’s economic equality under the Generation Equality Forum commitments.
UN News — At a HLPF 2025 side event, Landesa’s Karol Boudreaux emphasized the importance of recognizing women’s land rights for the success of agrifood systems. “When you are recognized as a farmer, a world of possibilities, a world of resources – opportunities for representation and rights – become available to you. Doors open.”
Nepal’s updated climate plan highlights the power of land rights—especially for women—as a foundation for equitable climate action.
As world leaders meet for the 2025 High-Level Political Forum, two new reports from the SDG Land Momentum Group highlight that secure land rights are critical—and urgently needed—to achieve global development and climate goals.
APN News — At the Third International Conference on Public Policy and Management in Patna, Landesa’s Pinaki Halder joined a high-level panel on SDG land indicators and the role of local institutions. The panel emphasized integrating land titles into Gram Panchayat Development Plans to strengthen land data systems and improve sustainable development outcomes.
On International Widows’ Day, Landesa’s Dr. Monica Mhoja shares Sarah’s story to spotlight the urgent need for gender-equitable land rights in rural Liberia. Through tools like Amplio Talking Books and support for community land formalization, widows like Sarah are reclaiming their land, their voice, and their future under Liberia’s progressive Land Rights Act.
