Transforming Food Systems | International Youth Day 2021
Youth hold enormous potential to incorporate new technologies, build robust agricultural systems, and champion climate action. But to do this, they need secure rights to land—the missing piece in many regions. Explore three selected resources to learn more about the vast potential youth hold to transform our food systems and foster a healthier world.
July Plotlines: Effective solutions to climate injustice & gender inequality
Closing the land rights gender gap post-COVID; Welcoming Dr. Margaret Rugadya; Meet Dr. S B Lokesh.
Staff Spotlight: S B Lokesh
Learn more about Dr. S B Lokesh, Landesa's Karnataka State Director based in Bangalore, India. He has been working with Landesa since 2001.
June Plotlines: Watch new animated short film on climate justice
The link between climate change, land rights, and justice for rural and Indigenous communities; Diana Fletschner assumes CPO role; Program snapshot from Tanzania (pictured above).
VIDEO | A Path to Climate Justice
Healthier ecosystems can better support the 2.5 billion people worldwide who rely on farmlands, pastures, coasts, and forests for their livelihoods. Secure land rights can empower millions to protect and restore land in their communities, which in turn will promote biodiversity conservation, dynamic carbon storage, and climate-smart agriculture.