Landesa

08/31/2026

Landesa joined LGT Venture Philanthropy's "Stewards of Change" multi-day event last week, where changemakers, foundations, and conservation practitioners came together to talk about protecting nature and empowering the communities who protect it. 🍃

Our work on mangroves in India was showcased via a gallery show featuring Ashtami Mandal, a community change agent from the Sundarbans.

Ashtami's inspiring story of grassroots leadership came alive through a gallery of field photos that had people stopping to take it all in. 📸

The event also featured a panel on "From Recognition to Resourcing", a conversation about what it really takes to move community stewardship from being praised to being properly supported and funded.

Thank you to LGT Venture Philanthropy for creating this space, and to everyone working to protect our mangroves and the communities who call them home. 💚

08/27/2026

🗣️ Say it with us, loud and clear!

Land is the foundation of livelihoods, food security, climate resilience, and cultural identity for billions of people. 🌱

Yet efforts to restore degraded land will not succeed unless the women, Indigenous Peoples, local communities, smallholder farmers, and pastoralists who depend on and steward that land have secure and equitable rights to it.

Throughout advocacy, events, and exchanges with governments and civil society at COP17, we have been elevating this message everywhere! 🙌

Reshare and spread the message 💚

08/24/2026

Take a peek into the first week of UNCCD COP17! 👀

From panel discussions and coalition gatherings to the landscapes surrounding the venue, it has been a full and powerful week in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Landesa staff and Stand for Her Land coalition members have been working throughout COP17 to keep land rights, gender equality, grassroots leadership, and inclusive land restoration at the center of the conversation. 🙌

We have also witnessed Indigenous Peoples standing together and calling for stronger recognition of their rights and a more meaningful role in the decisions that affect their lands, communities, and futures. 👏

That call is especially urgent.

Following objections from the United States and Russia, several important agenda items concerning gender, Indigenous Peoples and civil society engagement, collaboration across the Rio Conventions, and the UNCCD’s future strategy were deferred for further consultation.

S4HL has helped lead the civil society response alongside Indigenous Peoples, local communities, women, youth, pastoralists, and smallholder farmers. 🙏

Together, we are reinforcing a clear message: restoring land requires listening to and sharing power with the people who steward it every day.‼️

Take a look at some of the people, conversations, and sights that shaped our first week at COP17! 👀

08/21/2026

Who controls the land also shapes who can grow food, earn an income, and build a secure future. 🌱

But around the world, billions of people lack secure rights to the land they depend on.

Women are particularly affected.

At least one-third of married women believe they could lose their land rights if their marriage ends.

Food Tank's new explainer breaks down what land rights means and why secure land rights are essential for fighting hunger and poverty, advancing gender equality, and building climate-resilient communities.

🔗Read the full article and learn why land rights matter to all of us (peep the mentions of our work 👀: https://foodtank.pulse.ly/tywgdmm6tj

08/19/2026

📣 STAFF SPOTLIGHT: Meet Caitlin Kieran

Caitlin is a Senior Research and Evaluation Specialist based in Seattle.

She started working for Landesa in 2022.

🌨️What are your core responsibilities in your role?

"I help staff and partners design, monitor, and evaluate evidence-based interventions — questioning assumptions, building theories of change, collecting and analyzing data, and reflecting on what we learn from implementation, research, and evaluation."

⬇️ Read more about Caitlin Kieran: https://landesa.pulse.ly/abn743bx27

08/17/2026

🌎 Can’t make it to COP17? You can still join us!

Landesa and Stand for Her Land partners will be at COP17 in Mongolia, advocating for a future where efforts to restore our planet also strengthen the rights of the people who depend on its land.

And wherever you are in the world, you can follow along. 💚

Our "Landesa at COP17" hub brings together events, tools, and resources exploring how secure land rights connect to land restoration, climate resilience, women’s rights, community leadership, and mangrove conservation.

Because restoring land isn’t only about the land itself. It’s about the people who care for it, build their livelihoods on it, and depend on it for generations to come. 🙌

Whether you’re attending COP17 or following from home, there’s something for you to explore! ⬇️

🌱 Dive into our COP17 hub: https://landesa.pulse.ly/ynxd03ya62

08/13/2026

We’re thrilled to celebrate Last Mile Health, this year’s recipient. 🎉

Last Mile Health is transforming healthcare access by combining the power of community health workers with the expertise and partnerships needed to scale impact.

Through a network of 20,000 professionalized community health workers, the organization partners with governments to bring essential primary healthcare to families in some of the world’s hardest-to-reach communities across Africa. 👏

Together, they are expanding access to care, strengthening health systems, and helping save millions of lives.

🔗Learn more about the 31st laureate from Conrad N. Hilton Foundation: https://tinyurl.pulse.ly/tdoyywins9

08/13/2026

08/13/2026

We’re heading to COP17 and you’re invited to join us! ☺️

We'll be hosting and participating in four events exploring how stronger land rights can help create a more equitable and sustainable future.

If you’ll be at COP17, we hope you’ll be part of the conversation!

See you there! 👋

08/12/2026

🌾 Women help feed the world. But do they have equal rights to the land they farm?

For millions of women, insecure land rights can limit their ability to invest in their farms, access agricultural resources, and build more secure livelihoods.

But change is possible. 💚

Our new infographic breaks down five practical, tested approaches that agricultural projects and companies can use to strengthen women’s land rights:

From increasing legal literacy and supporting land certification to addressing the social norms that hold women back.

Because when women farmers have stronger rights to land, the benefits can reach far beyond one farm or household.

Stronger land rights can help women thrive and contribute to more resilient food systems for everyone.

🌱 Explore the infographic and learn how we can build food systems where women farmers have the rights and opportunities they deserve.

🔗 Check it out here:https://landesa.pulse.ly/u68bzaxurl