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Our work has emphasized the importance of explicitly recognizing land rights in the NDCs as effective tools for natural resource management, particularly in forest and coastal ecosystems.
Landesa’s new study shows how Indonesia’s new capital can balance urban growth with mangrove conservation by integrating ecosystem service economics into land certification to strengthen gender-responsive land rights.
MetroSulawesi — Landesa Indonesia Senior National Policy Manager Rino Subagyo was present at the Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/National Land Agency (ATR/BPN) session on Socialization of Customary Land Registration and Administration in Manggarai Regency.
KabarPapua.co — Landesa is partnering with ATR/BPN and the Yapen Customary Council to secure legal recognition of Indigenous land rights in Papua, Indonesia a through participatory mapping and registration.
IUCN — The Royal University of Agriculture and the Fisheries Action Coalition Team hosted a national forum on climate-smart agriculture to address climate resilience in Cambodia’s Tonle Sap and Mekong River regions, with participation from students, local communities, and partners funded by the EU and Landesa. The event brought together 200 stakeholders to share knowledge and develop strategies for sustainable farming, fisheries management, and eco-tourism as tools to help local farmers adapt to climate change.
BAJAWA, KUPANGNEWS.COM — Marking a historic milestone, the Government of Ngada Regency, in partnership with the Ngada Land Office and Landesa Indonesia, formally recognized the Karo Indigenous Community’s customary land—the first such registration in Indonesia’s national land system through a participatory, community-led process.
Bajawa, KupangNews.com — With the registration of their ulayat (customary) land, the Suku Karo’s status as a customary law community has now received formal recognition from the state, serving as an example for other indigenous groups across Indonesia.
Pos-Kupang — The Ngada Regency Government officially signed an MoU with the Landesa Bumi Indonesia Foundation and the Ngada Regency Land Office to encourage the recognition of customary lands of indigenous peoples. This collaboration in Ngada is the first recognition of customary land in Indonesia that is entirely based on Indigenous Peoples’ initiatives.
Detiknews86 — The Ministry of Land Rights and Registration, Ministry of Agrarian and Spatial Planning/National Land Agency (ATR/BPN) and Landesa Bumi Indonesia held a cooperation meeting to strengthen collaboration on inclusive and sustainable land registration, with a focus on research, data use, and policy support.
Meet Sophal Sam, Landesa’s Cambodia National Coordinator. Sophal started working for Landesa in 2021.
