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The articles below provide updates on the progress of our projects and the achievements of our partners. Whether securing more land titles or changing legislation, each victory is an important step in the struggle for land tenure for Indigenous Peoples and local communities.

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12 June 2025

Colombia

Yuluka Protecting the Heart of the World : dialogue a key tool for the protection and recuperation of the Sierra Nevada

The Amazon Conservation Team Colombia (ACT), the National Commission for Indigenous Territories (CNTI), and Tenure Facility teams shared spaces of dialogue with the Kogui, Arhuaco, and Wiwa peoples in the heart of the Sierra Nevada. These meetings led to meaningful reflections and important lessons about how to care for and protect a deeply sacred territory.

22 May 2025

Liberia

CLDMCs at the Heart of Liberia’s Evolving Land Governance

Imagine two clans, Nimba County’s Gbosua and Zorgowee, locked in a long-standing dispute over their shared boundaries. The tension between them could have easily spiraled into deeper conflict, lasting resentment, or even violence. But Community Land Development and Management Committees (CLDMCs) stepped in, bringing a different kind of approach.

15 April 2025

Liberia

Claiming Their Space

In RiverCess County, Liberia, excitement fills the room as SDI-supported community members gather to share their experiences, challenges, and hopes for the future with a visiting Tenure Facility delegation. What begins as a meeting quickly becomes a powerful statement of change—a testament to the rising strength and leadership of women in land governance, made possible through the dedication of our partners SDI, FCI, Parley, and Landesa in Liberia.

31 March 2025

Bolivia

Changing History

In the lowlands of Bolivia, women are challenging gender stereotypes by assuming leadership positions in their communities. Many of these women have been encouraged to assume these posts in large part thanks to the tools they have received in trainings developed by the National Confederation of Indigenous Women of Bolivia.

20 March 2025

Brazil

Daughters of the Mother Palm - A Reciprocal Connection

The Amazon is often imagined as an endless sea of dense green, but the reality in Maranhão, Pará, and neighboring Piauí tells a different story.

30 January 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Battle for the Forests: DRCs Indigenous communities seek to take back ancestral land

Over the past years, in the DRC, clashes have erupted when Indigenous Peoples have been barred from traditional land that has been designated as conservation areas.