The 13th Annual LANDac Annual Conference is taking place in person next week in Utrecht, Netherlands, for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began. All the conference sessions will also be accessible online to registered participants. LANDac brings together land governance stakeholders from around the world who might not otherwise meet, including academic researchers, the private, civil society, and policy makers.
Last week, the International Land Coalition (ILC) hosted its 9th Global Land Forum in Jordan - the first large in-person meeting of the land community for three years.
Las y los jóvenes indígenas se enfrentan a retos sin precedentes a medida que crecen en un mundo en el que el cambio climático pone en peligro el patrimonio cultural y las formas de vida de sus comunidades. En respuesta, muchos se están convirtiendo en nuevos líderes del activismo climático, defendiendo los derechos sobre la tierra como medida fundamental para combatir la degradación medioambiental y preservar los estilos de vida tradicionales.
Os(as) jovens indígenas estão enfrentando desafios sem precedentes à medida que crescem em um mundo onde as mudanças climáticas colocam em risco o patrimônio cultural e os modos de vida de suas comunidades. Em resposta, muitos estão se tornando novos líderes no ativismo climático, defendendo os direitos à terra como uma medida fundamental no combate à degradação ambiental e na preservação dos estilos de vida tradicionais.
Les jeunes Peuples autochtones sont confrontés à des défis sans précédent alors qu'ils grandissent dans un monde où le changement climatique met en péril le patrimoine culturel et les modes de vie de leur communauté. En réponse, nombre d'entre eux deviennent de nouveaux leaders de l'activisme climatique, défendant les droits fonciers comme une mesure essentielle dans la lutte contre la dégradation de l'environnement et la préservation des modes de vie traditionnels.
This report highlights the importance and urgency for climate action initiatives of protecting the forests of the indigenous and tribal territories1 and the communities that look after them. Based on recent experience, it proposes a package of investments and policies for climate funders and government decision-makers to adopt, in coordination with the indigenous and tribal peoples.
The webinar Rolling back social and environmental safeguards in the name of COVID-19, organized by Forest Peoples Programme, the Tenure Facility, Middlesex University, the Lowenstein International Human Rights Clinic and the Land Portal Foundation, took place on Thursday, February 18, 2021.
Global leaders increasingly recognize that land rights for indigenous and local communities are a prerequisite for achieving national and international goals for forest governance, food security, climate mitigation, economic development and human rights.
COVID-19 has negatively affected indigenous land rights, particularly for those who already face food insecurity as a result of land confiscation or grabbing and the loss of their territories. Prior to the COVID-19 crisis, the expropriation of indigenous lands and natural resources and the increase in conflicts on their territories were already placing indigenous peoples in a particularly precarious situation. The crisis has led to reports of encroachment upon indigenous land by opportunists, such as illegal loggers and miners.
