International Land Coalition Asia

International Land Coalition Asia ILC Asia is a network of 64 organisations in 14 countries working to secure land rights for all.

🚨 Solidarity with Indonesia’s Farmers & Peasant Communities 🇮🇩The International Land Coalition stands firmly with the pe...
09/04/2026

🚨 Solidarity with Indonesia’s Farmers & Peasant Communities 🇮🇩

The International Land Coalition stands firmly with the peasants of Aceh and communities across Indonesia facing intimidation, criminalization, and injustice in their fight for land rights.

Recent arrests and harassment of members of the Aceh Peasants Union (SETIA) are not isolated incidents—they reflect a broader, systemic pattern of agrarian conflict. Thousands of families continue to be affected by land disputes driven by large-scale plantations, infrastructure, mining, and state-backed projects.

Farmers defending their land are NOT criminals. They are stewards of food security, protectors of ecosystems, and essential to a just and sustainable future.

✊ We call for:

• An end to intimidation and criminalization
• Protection and safety for agrarian communities
• Independent investigations into human rights violations
• Real, meaningful agrarian reform that prioritizes people over profit

This is more than a local issue; it’s a global struggle for justice, dignity, and equitable land governance!

🌍 Stand with Indonesia’s peasants. Their fight is our fight.



Read the full statement below
https://asia.landcoalition.org/en/newsroom/in-solidarity-with-indonesias-farmers-peasants/

In December last year, matriarchs of the steppes from Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan, women herders from the burning plains of ...
11/03/2026

In December last year, matriarchs of the steppes from Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan, women herders from the burning plains of Kutch, the high mountains of Bhutan & Nepal, and the deltas of Bangladesh & Sri Lanka came to roar at the Asian Pastoralists Women Gathering in Ahmedabad, India.

150 of them, to be precise. Representing some of the most brutal ecosystems that support 500 million people and a quarter of the planet’s land, they came to sign the MERA 15+ Declaration, fifteen years after signing the Mera Declaration, demanding recognition of mobility, secure grazing rights, and women’s leadership.

Today, they are pushing further.

This is their story. This is their fight.

Stand in solidarity with pastoralist sisters before the frontlines they steward go quiet.

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Read the full story https://asia.landcoalition.org/en/newsroom/what-happens-when-the-frontlines-go-quiet/

To know more about MARAG, head to https://www.marag.org/

🌿 Guardians of the Earth: Indigenous Women’s Role in Biodiversity, Environmental Security, and the Fight for Land Rights...
27/02/2026

🌿 Guardians of the Earth: Indigenous Women’s Role in Biodiversity, Environmental Security, and the Fight for Land Rights 🌏

In commemoration of the International Year of Women Farmers (IYWF) and International Women’s Day 2026, join us for a powerful regional dialogue spotlighting Indigenous women as leaders in biodiversity conservation and land rights advocacy across Asia.

📅 6 March 2026
⏰ 2:00 – 3:30 PM (Bangkok / ICT)
💻 Online Webinar
🔗 Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/8sMs19t5Qzi1QFetq7z1XQ

Across Asia, from the highlands of Nepal and Northeast India to the forests of Indonesia and the Philippines, more than 130 million Indigenous women safeguard biodiversity through traditional ecological knowledge, sustainable land management, and stewardship of natural resources.

Yet, they continue to face systemic discrimination, insecure land tenure, climate impacts, land dispossession, and heightened risks as environmental defenders.

This webinar will explore:

✨ Indigenous women as custodians of biodiversity and traditional ecological knowledge
✨ Securing land and resource rights, including protection of Women Land and Environment Defenders
✨ Climate change, extractive industries, and biodiversity loss impacts
✨ Human rights standards, including UNDRIP and CEDAW General Recommendation No. 39
✨ Strengthening Indigenous women’s leadership in biodiversity governance

🎙 Hosted by: International Land Coalition Asia and Platform for Asia Indigenous Peoples via Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact

🤝 Co-organized by: UN Human Rights - Asia (Bangkok), ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), and Women4Biodiversity

📣Let’s amplify Indigenous women’s voices and advance gender-just, human rights-based biodiversity governance.

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🌿Rooted in Resistance: Women’s Land Rights🌿🎙️Webinar: Women, Land, and Climate Justice: Securing Rights for a Resilient ...
24/02/2026

🌿Rooted in Resistance: Women’s Land Rights🌿

🎙️Webinar: Women, Land, and Climate Justice: Securing Rights for a Resilient Future

Women produce 60–80% of Asia’s food, yet own less than 20% of the land. Without secure land rights, access to resources, and decision-making power, rural women remain on the frontlines of climate change, facing rising sea levels, glacier melt, floods, droughts, and deepening poverty.

This webinar highlights the struggles, leadership, and resilience of rural and Indigenous women across Asia as they confront climate change and advocate for land rights, food security, and environmental justice.

✨ In commemoration of the International Year of Women Farmers and International Women’s Day, we celebrate the grit and strength of women farmers and land defenders shaping a more just and resilient future.

📅 2nd March, 2026

⏰️ 3 pm IST

🔗 Join via Zoom: https://ifad.zoom.us/j/82280511715?pwd=GbDvwHbIxt2DlNaCYvjWlMqydGGj2c.1

🆔 Meeting ID: 822 8051 1715
🔑 Passcode: 163801

Stand with women who are and advancing women’s land rights for climate justice.

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🕊️ Statement of CondolenceWith deep sorrow, we announce the passing of Erpan Faryadi bin Muhammad Isa Zain, who passed a...
22/02/2026

🕊️ Statement of Condolence

With deep sorrow, we announce the passing of Erpan Faryadi bin Muhammad Isa Zain, who passed away on Sunday, 22 February 2026, at Hasan Sadikin Hospital in Bandung.

The late Brother Erpan had been receiving medical care since Friday following a stroke.

During his lifetime, he made significant contributions to the agrarian reform movement. He served as Secretary General of Konsorsium Pembaruan Agraria (2002–2005) and later as Asia Coordinator of the International Land Coalition (circa 2015–2016).

His passing is a great loss to the ILC Asia family and to all who worked alongside him in advancing land rights and agrarian justice.

We extend our deepest condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues. May they be granted strength and comfort during this difficult time.

Rest in power, Bang Erpan ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽

🌳👫 Decoding Community Stewardship: Measuring Care, Knowledge and AgencyOver the last few years, through joint engagement...
16/02/2026

🌳👫 Decoding Community Stewardship: Measuring Care, Knowledge and Agency

Over the last few years, through joint engagements across contexts with the Foundation for Ecological Security (FES) and Landstack, we have been deepening our understanding of Community Stewardship as more than a concept but a practical, evolving approach to strengthening people-land 🤝 relationships and collective action.

Join us for an interactive webinar where we will:

👉 Share the why and how of Community Stewardship

👉 Reflect on our collective journey and share the lessons from implementation

👉 Introduce the Stewardship Toolkit and its application

Title: Decoding Community Stewardship: Measuring Care, Knowledge and Agency

Organisers: International Land Coalition - Asia, Landstack - Center for Land, Foundation For Ecological Security (FES)

Time: 14:30-15:45 IST | 26 February

Platform: Zoom

Advance Registration 🔗

https://ifad.zoom.us/meeting/register/D51b20c_Sm64ToRnI-5pYA

🌳🚺 Rooted in Resistance: Women’s Land Rights ♀️ILC Asia and the WGWLO (Working Group of Women for Land Ownership) warmly...
05/02/2026

🌳🚺 Rooted in Resistance: Women’s Land Rights ♀️

ILC Asia and the WGWLO (Working Group of Women for Land Ownership) warmly invite you to the second webinar in the series:

Women, Land and Life: Grassroots Realities and Policy Opportunities

For Single Women and Women from Excluded Communities (Fisher Farmers, Transgender, and Pastoral Women in Himalayan States)

🗓 10 February 2026
🕚 11:00 – 12:30 IST

🔗 Join via Zoom:

https://ifad.zoom.us/j/88159340259?pwd=1KX6TonThpJaPrXO5YhLeM1UfO2pLJ.1

🆔 Meeting ID: 881 5934 0259
🔑 Passcode: 032006

✨ A national dialogue amplifying grassroots voices and exploring policy pathways for women’s land rights in India.

ILC Asia and The Working Group of Women for Land Ownership (WGWLO) are pleased to invite you to the first of the webinar...
19/01/2026

ILC Asia and The Working Group of Women for Land Ownership (WGWLO) are pleased to invite you to the first of the webinar series titled, "Rooted in Resistance: Women's Land Rights" ♀️🌳🚺

Join us for an important conversation on “Grassroot Realities and Policy Opportunities for Dalit, De-notified Tribes and Tribal Women in India.”

This webinar brings together practitioners and leaders working closely with communities to reflect on lived realities and pathways for policy change.

🎙 Speakers
• Sandhya Devi – Ekta Parishad Trust
• Kishor Kaher – WGWLO
• Seema Gautam – Land Community Steward
• Rohini Chhari – Bhumi Sansthan

🎤 Moderator
• Shipra Deo – Board Member, WGWLO

📅 20 January 2026
⏰ 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM IST
💻 Online (Zoom) https://tinyurl.com/mr2amcwb

📌 Meeting ID: 815 2852 4825
🔐 Passcode: 058324

👉 Scan the QR code to join and be part of this critical dialogue on land rights, gender justice, and inclusive policy.

🌿✨ Where Nature Meets Community — A Story of Resilience at Issyk-Kul! ✨🌿Communities around Lake Issyk-Kul are showing th...
12/01/2026

🌿✨ Where Nature Meets Community — A Story of Resilience at Issyk-Kul! ✨🌿

Communities around Lake Issyk-Kul are showing the world what true resilience looks like — built from the ground up. 💪🌱

With support from the Rural Development Fund and UNDP in the Kyrgyz Republic, local people in Kyrgyzstan are restoring pastures, protecting forests, and reviving watersheds through the COMDEKS programme. Their work isn’t just about conserving nature — it’s about strengthening livelihoods, reducing climate risks, and empowering communities to lead the change. 🤝🌎

👉 Healthier landscapes mean more secure water flows, reduced flood risks, and richer ecosystems — all driven by local action and traditional knowledge combined with inclusive planning.

This inspiring approach proves that when people — especially women, herders, and village councils — are at the heart of solutions, nature and community thrive together. 💚

🔗 Read the full story and learn more about community-led resilience: https://asia.landcoalition.org/en/newsroom/where-nature-meets-community-reimagining-resilience-at-issyk-kul/

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14/12/2025

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🐫🐪🐐🐎🐑👩‍🌾These last three days at the Asia Pastoralist Women's Gathering in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, has been a riot of colour...
12/12/2025

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These last three days at the Asia Pastoralist Women's Gathering in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, has been a riot of colours and resistance where so many lion hearted matriarchs from the steppes of Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, high mountains of Ladakh, Kashmir, Nepal and Bhutan, coasts of Sri Lanka, deltas of Bangladesh and the salt planes of Kutch.

Let us stand in solidarity with the ones who put food on our table while stewarding the most hostile ecosystems.

To the women who hold this fragile planet in their hands!

Let's rise together for recognition!!

Jai Maldhari!!!

✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽

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