Our report analyses the implementation of the UNCCD land tenure decision across six countries in Africa, including Benin, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Niger, and Uganda. Our research shows that tenure security is diversely interpreted and poorly reflected in Land Degradation Neutrality target-…
<em>Climatewash: The World Bank’s Fresh Offensive on Land Rights</em> reveals how the Bank is appropriating climate commitments made at the Conference of the Parties (COP) to justify its multibillion-dollar initiative to “formalize” land tenure across the Global South. While the Bank…
La edición del Mundo Indígena 2025 documenta los desarrollos que los Pueblos Indígenas han experimentado a lo largo de 2024 e incluye un enfoque especial sobre la juventud indígena.Los 76 informes nacionales, regionales e internacionales incluidos en esta edición ofrecen una actualización…
The Land Portal Annual Report 2024 celebrates 15 years of championing open, inclusive, and data-driven land governance. In 2024, the platform launched the State of Land Information Index (SOLIndex), expanded global partnerships, and spotlighted community voices through new initiatives like the…
El Informe anual del Land Portal 2024 celebra 15 años de defensa de una gobernanza de la tierra abierta, inclusiva y basada en datos. En 2024, la plataforma lanzó el Índice del Estado de la Información sobre la Tierra (SOLIndex), amplió sus alianzas globales y dio visibilidad a las voces de las…
O Relatório Anual do Land Portal 2024 comemora 15 anos de defesa de uma governança fundiária aberta, inclusiva e baseada em dados. Em 2024, a plataforma lançou o Índice de Informação Fundiária (SOLIndex), expandiu parcerias globais e destacou as vozes da comunidade por meio de novas iniciativas…
Since UNFCCC CoP29 in November 2024 and the nominal approval of Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement, the regulatory landscape has been rapidly changing. This report and accompanying data provide a snapshot of carbon rights in a world where there is massive institutional demand for carbon trading…
GLA believes it is crucial to collectively advance thinking, dialogue, and action on the role of land rights and tenure security to make the VCM and other nature-based markets equitable, efficient and sustainable. In the following sections of this brief, we set out some key considerations and…
A fully operational Article 6 offers countries a powerful tool to scale up mitigation efforts to achieve their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). If implemented right, Article 6 will help channel much-needed climate finance – both public and private - to developing countries, enabling…
Carbon projects often impact lands managed by communities with insecure or informal tenure rights, especially in Africa and Asia, where carbon markets are expanding rapidly. Nearly 80% of land managed by Indigenous Peoples and local communities in these regions lacks formal recognition.The IPCC…
<ul><li> Clarity on who owns emissions reductions (ERs), including who is entitled to benefit from Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation, plus the sustainable management of forests, and the conservation and enhancement of forest carbon stocks (REDD+),…
Robust national policies are critical to protecting community rights. National law and policy defines processes for land acquisition, community participation in decision-making, and distribution of funds from investment. International mechanisms for carbon trading under the United Nations…