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Tenure Facility’s blogs are about people and communities, and represent the broad range of knowledge and opinions contained within the indigenous land rights family. We aim to give a platform to everyone from external experts to close collaborators, from indigenous representatives to members of our own team. The blogs are personal in nature, and the views expressed in these pages do not necessarily reflect those held by Tenure Facility.

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September 18th, 2025

Our bodies, our territory: The Indigenous Women’s March

Brasília, early August. Five thousand Indigenous women step into the streets, filling the capital with chants and ancestral power. For a week, the city is transformed—no longer just the seat of government, but a living stage for one of Brazil’s most urgent movements. This is the fourth Indigenous Women’s March, organised with the theme “Our Bodies, Our Territory: Guardians of the Planet for Healing the Earth.” It is more than a march. It is a declaration of survival and vision.
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Article

September 25th, 2023

Indigenous youth defenders – Ecuador’s hope for inclusive and just social change
Indigenous young people are taking the lead in the promotion of collective rights and in the empowerment of their communities through the use of social media and other tools.
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Editorial

June 29th, 2023

Five young friends from Bali on a journey for land rights
Childhood friends sought a future at sea but returned home instead. Read the story they shared at the Tenure Facility's Asia Learning Exchange of how building and sharing knowledge can strengthen a community.
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Article

July 2nd, 2021

“We are at last being recognised as embodying sustainable development”: Indigenous People and nature
More must be done to support Indigenous Peoples to play the role of forest guardians. Not just for them, but for the whole world, writes Joan Carling
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02 March 2026

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Asserting female power: the struggle of the Mamans Maendeleo

In Bafwasende, women have long been pushed to the sidelines of community decision‑making processes. Yet, long before any outside project arrived, they had already begun coming together, slowly shaping opportunities that could transform their lives. Quietly, they began rewriting their own story. This is the story of the Mamans Maendeleo

18 September 2025

Brazil

Our bodies, our territory: The Indigenous Women’s March

Brasília, early August. Five thousand Indigenous women step into the streets, filling the capital with chants and ancestral power. For a week, the city is transformed—no longer just the seat of government, but a living stage for one of Brazil’s most urgent movements. This is the fourth Indigenous Women’s March, organised with the theme “Our Bodies, Our Territory: Guardians of the Planet for Healing the Earth.” It is more than a march. It is a declaration of survival and vision.

19 August 2025

Why land rights must be at the centre of climate action: Insights from LANDac 2025

This year’s LANDac Conference, held from 2 to 4 July 2025 in Utrecht, the Netherlands, brought together around 100 people from academia, civil society organisations, and donor institutions. It focused on how to advance land rights in the face of mounting global challenges, including climate-induced displacement, shrinking civic space, and deep-rooted gender inequalities.

29 November 2023

COP28 is a wake-up call to support indigenous communities

As world leaders prepare for the 28th UN Conference of the Parties during times of war and human suffering, there appears to be little hope for a breakthrough on tackling the planet’s increasingly devastating climate challenges.

25 September 2023

Ecuador

Indigenous youth defenders – Ecuador's hope for inclusive and just social change

Indigenous young people are taking the lead in the promotion of collective rights and in the empowerment of their communities through the use of social media and other tools.

29 June 2023

Indonesia

Five young friends from Bali on a journey for land rights

Childhood friends sought a future at sea but returned home instead. Read the story they shared at the Tenure Facility's Asia Learning Exchange of how building and sharing knowledge can strengthen a community.
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