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17 March 2026

Brazil

Where change takes root: how territorial funds in Brazil are advancing community-led demarcation and climate solutions

Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and local community movements are building the most effective climate and land rights financial institutions from within their own territories—voicing a truth that is reshaping climate finance: community-managed funds, created and governed by territorial organisations themselves, are delivering results at scale.

10 March 2026

Stories

One question and three lessons: reflections from Tenure Facility’s Asia Learning Exchange on women’s leadership in the land tenure movement

In February 2026, Tenure Facility convened partners in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia, for the Asia Learning Exchange, with a focus on women’s leadership. The exchange created space for women community leaders to share their experiences directly—how they organise, negotiate, and sustain their communities’ struggles over time. When the people doing the work are the ones telling the story, the tone shifts.

04 February 2026

Colombia

Indigenous geographic information systems: A tool for survival and forest protection in the Amazon

Today, in a world moved by fast-paced technology, Indigenous Peoples in the Amazon are developing and leveraging Indigenous geographic information systems (GIS) as tools to protect their lands. Colombia offers a powerful example of how Indigenous GIS are reshaping territorial defence.

02 February 2026

Land Dialogues

What’s next for the major pledge to halt and reverse deforestation in the Congo Basin?

In the last few years, the scars of unsustainable mining practices have cleared wildlife habitats, polluted waters, and dwindled resources in the Congo Basin. This brought together experts during a Land Dialogue webinar on January 27, 2026, to discuss a recent $2.5 billion pledge to conserve forests that millions of people, including Ngoma, depend on.

02 December 2025

News

Podcast: Mixtape - COP30 takeaways

Now that COP30 has come to an end, we are taking a moment to reflect. We are going back to important questions: What meaningful progress was made? Where did the negotiations fall short? And what should leaders and communities prioritise next? Listen to some of our answers in the TEDxLondon Mixtape podcast featuring Nonette Royo.

02 December 2025

News

Rights to millions of hectares of Indigenous & local communities’ lands restored by ‘barefoot lawyers’

Nonette Royo dives into why land rights are so crucial both for cultural survival and slowing the pace of global ecological degradation, the progress being made in this movement, lessons learned, and the forward-looking steps Tenure Facility will take to keep supporting our partners on Mongabay's new podcast.