The International Land and Forest Tenure Facility

Strong Indigenous and local land rights are critical for managing forests, reducing #GreenhouseGasEmissions, preserving biodiversity and culture, and improving livelihoods. 🌳 Learn how #philanthropy can support momentum for the global movement to secure land rights: https://lnkd.in/gRFE3Qyb #Impact4Climate #ClimateAction The International Land and Forest Tenure Facility

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🗓 Have you already registered for our upcoming Land Dialogues webinar? The need for urgent, collective action on the climate is greater than ever. And at Climate Week NYC 2024, we will seek answers to critical questions that can help us overcome the challenges we face. Our panel of indigenous-led funds and multilateral donors will discuss the challenges and the ways forward for getting climate funds in the hands of frontline communities who need it most. Join us! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dQWnHB_9 In partnership with Ford Foundation & Land Portal Foundation

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Indigenous land titles have been granted at record speed in Peru thanks to a new approach. The development is significant because titling is “the most effective way to protect Indigenous peoples’ land from deforestation”, write Miguel Guimaraes Vasquez and Wendy Pineda in a commentary published on Mongabay News. Noting research that shows titled lands experienced a 66% decrease in deforestation in the Amazon (https://lnkd.in/gakf3n_7), Vasquez and Pineda make the case that land titling is transformative for Indigenous communities in Peru. Such ownership not only strengthens communities’ ability to protect their lands but also fortifies surrounding regions. As they write, “titled lands act as a buffer zone, protecting adjacent Indigenous territories from invasion.” The journey to secure these titles is fraught with challenges. Vasquez and Pineda note that more than 30 Indigenous leaders have been killed in Peru over the last two decades while advocating for the recognition of their ancestral lands. Yet, despite these dangers, the Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest (AIDESEP) has worked with Rainforest Foundation US using cutting-edge technology, such as geospatial maps and satellite tools, to accelerate the titling process, which once took years but now yields results in as little as 11 months. What makes this approach distinctive is its emphasis on “territorial consolidation.” Historically, titling has divided Indigenous lands into fragmented parcels, making them more vulnerable to illegal activities. Vasquez and Pineda argue that their new model not only strengthens the legal borders of Indigenous territories but also aligns with an Indigenous worldview of a unified, common territory. They believe this approach has broader potential. “We believe this model can be replicated in other regions of the Amazon and perhaps even beyond,” they write. “We envision a future where Indigenous communities stand united in reclaiming their roots, defending their lands, and shaping their destinies. Together, we are working to make this dream a reality.” 🖋 Record number of Indigenous land titles granted in Peru via innovative process (commentary) https://lnkd.in/gYtUwYa5

🗣 "The relationship between the communities and nature can be summarized as healing, peace, and life. The community’s well-being is deeply connected to the forest. Protected areas have often failed in Africa because conservation efforts have tried to separate humans from nature. But humans are part of nature, and separating them only leads to the destruction of both." We recently spoke with Dominique Bikaba, the executive director of our partner organisation, Strong Roots Congo, which was recently awarded a UN Human Rights Prize, about his organisation’s work with CFCLs in South Kivu. He explained how CFCLs work, why they came about and how communities are preserving their cultural heritage and ensuring their well-being in one of the most important ecosystems in the world. ✍ Check out our latest Q&A ⤵ https://lnkd.in/dfj5fbGD

🌿 On this Indigenous Women’s Day, we celebrate the strength, resilience, and vital contributions of indigenous and local women across the globe. The Women’s Movements of the Global Alliance of Territorial Communities remind us that indigenous women are the backbone of their communities, serving as knowledge keepers, protectors of natural resources, and defenders of ancestral lands and collective rights. With courage and determination, indigenous women lead the way toward justice and a sustainable future for both people and the planet. Let’s continue to honor their heritage and support their fight for lasting change. ✊🏽💚 🏹 #IndigenousWomensDay

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#NowReading: Rights and Resources Initiative's Q&A with Indigenous leader and Secretary-General of the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP), Gam Shimray, on how rights, biodiversity and the global future are intertwined ⤵ 📃 ⤵ 🗣 "Land is the backbone of life, necessary for everything else to thrive, in terms of how we exercise our freedom and our responsibility and how life thrives on the land. It’s the source, or the beginning, of everything for us. Land is the fundamental core issue of everything. We choose the land, but we then seek the permission of the Creator whether we can settle in this piece of land, which we think is a rich and good land where ecosystems and everything else can thrive. Then, we vow to have a symbiotic relationship with the other beings in the ecosystem. Through this vow, we express our interconnectedness. Land is sacred because it came before us in the order of things. Land is where we will always take our oaths—in the name of the land. That is an interrelated cycle that should not be broken if we are to uphold the integrity of life. Without this, the relationship disintegrates, and the ecological system, everything we believe in, disintegrates." 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dZnXYA6s

Overwhelming scientific evidence shows that where Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendants, and local communities manage forests and have strong rights over them, deforestation is reduced, natural habitats are safeguarded, and climate change is significantly slowed. The data is clear. Secure land tenure is central to the fight against climate change. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dYyrTYtA