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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.

Latest article Don't ride roughshod over indigenous rights in the name of biodiversity

01 June 2023

Land Dialogues

Don’t ride roughshod over indigenous rights in the name of biodiversity

After countries approved a comprehensive global framework last year to protect biological diversity, community leaders and experts examined how the deal could impact indigenous land rights.

22 May 2023

Brazil

Supporting – and growing – indigenous-led funding in Brazil to guarantee territorial rights

The new initiative, Tenure Facility’s first in Brazil, will advance both tenure security in the Amazon as well as the capacity of indigenous communities there to effectively manage and channel large-scale funding.

04 April 2023

Land Dialogues

Taking Data Back - Women’s Sovereignty over Land Data

For Indigenous women, access to and ownership of data is crucial, resonating as an issue of gender inclusion and equality, as well as bringing different cultural and social elements into play. Yet, they are often excluded.

08 March 2023

News

Celebrating indigenous leaders on International Women's Day

Hear from six indigenous leaders on International Women’s Day about their views on gender equality and the progress still yet be made on it.

06 March 2023

News

Tenure Facility secures more funding from Norway to secure Indigenous Peoples and local communities’ land rights and forest guardianship

The multi-million-dollar support will help “make climate finance fit for purpose for Indigenous Peoples and local communities,” says chair of Tenure Facility board.

14 February 2023

Interview

‘There is no food without forest; there is no forest without collective indigenous rights’: an interview with Vandana Shiva

Interview with Vandana Shiva, reflecting on the state of food security & uncertainty faced by local communities in her country.