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🗣️ Last week, we hosted a Land Dialogue webinar on loss and damage with contributions by our colleagues at The International Land and Forest Tenure Facility Ford Foundation NDN Collective International Indian Treaty Council and Climate Justice Resilience Fund 🗣️ 📚 At the core of Land Dialogue's mission is the sharing of information. This time, panelists shared the below important event taking place late next week that we thought you should know about! 📚 📅 13 December 2024 📍 Two webinars to accommodate participants across time zones 🕘 9:00 AM PST | 12:00 PM EST | 5:00 PM UTC 🕘 9:00 AM Geneva | 11:00 AM Nairobi | 4:00 PM Manila 📩 Register to attend now 👇 1️⃣ https://lnkd.in/eTZ3X_7r 2️⃣ https://lnkd.in/ejzg8inw This is your chance to be part of an important conversation❗ UN Environment Programme

Loss & Damage: Justice for Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities The Loss and Damage Fund, established at COP28, represents a crucial step toward addressing the impacts of climate change, especially for Indigenous Peoples and local communities. This webinar will explore the operationalization of the fund and examine its practical and conceptual implications. We will delve into key questions, such as how funds will be raised, how compensation will work, and how the fund can best benefit those affected by both economic and non-economic losses, including cultural heritage and biodiversity. Join us for an engaging discussion on how to measure and address non-economic losses, including the destruction of culture and knowledge, and learn about approaches for advocating disaggregated data on the impacts of biodiversity loss.

📚 At the Land Portal, we are proud to support the accessibility and long-term sustainability of knowledge on land governance. We're thrilled to announce that the 2024 The World Bank Land Conference session materials are now available in our Land Library—hosting over 73,000 publications on land governance! 🤓 We've carefully curated and preserved over 100 PowerPoint presentations from 69 sessions, enriched with detailed metadata and abstracts to ensure key insights are easily accessible. This effort exemplifies our commitment to providing lasting, open access to critical land-related knowledge for decision-makers, policymakers, and stakeholders worldwide. 🌍 In an era of contested information, the Land Portal remains dedicated to making land governance insights freely available to shape informed, impactful policies for the future. 🔗 Explore the materials ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gQ-RZdeW #LandGovernance #OpenKnowledge #LandPolicy #SustainableDevelopment M.Mercedes Stickler Juergen Voegele Thea Hilhorst Klaus Deininger Jaap Zevenbergen

🌍 Climate justice is urgent! 🌏 Loss and Damage focuses on the devastating impacts of climate change on communities everywhere — this includes rising seas, droughts, and biodiversity loss. Reparative action is needed now from the countries most responsible for emissions. To offer you some more information on the concept of Loss and Damage, we’ve curated a digest with 3 insightful open-access articles : 1️⃣ A look at the history and politics of L&D in climate negotiations 2️⃣ The losses Indigenous Peoples face—cultural and social impacts 3️⃣ The mental health toll of climate change on Indigenous Peoples 🎧 Check out a short video & podcast for even more insights! 🔗 Read more here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eYrCT4B7 #ClimateJustice #LossAndDamage #ClimateAction #ClimateChange

Register for the Land Dialogues of Navigating Loss and Damage: A Path to Justice for Indigenous and Local Communities featuring Janene Yazzie, our NDN Collective Director of Policy and Advocacy. In this Land Dialogues session, we will explore the operationalisation of the fund and examine its practical and conceptual implications. We will delve into key questions, such as how funds will be raised, how compensation will work, and how the fund can best benefit those affected by both economic and non-economic losses, including cultural heritage and biodiversity. Join us on December 5th at 15:00 (CET) for an insightful discussion on how to measure and address non-economic losses, including the destruction of culture and knowledge, and learn about approaches for advocating disaggregated data on the impacts of biodiversity loss. With COP29 currently underway, this is an opportunity to reflect on the urgent need for climate justice and explore how the Loss and Damage Fund can truly support Indigenous communities in their struggle for recovery and resilience in the face of climate change. Sign up today! https://lnkd.in/dey5r6J4

🌍 Navigating Loss and Damage : A Path to Justice for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities 🌍 As the Loss and Damage Fund moves closer to disbursing funds in 2025, key questions remain: ❓ How can the Loss and Damage Fund best benefit Indigenous and local communities—through design, the amount of funds, or other criteria? ❓ How can an effective fund respond to non-economic losses, such as damage to sacred sites like the Osun Osogbo grove in Nigeria for example? ❓ What approaches should be taken to advocate for disaggregated data on economic and non-economic impacts, and why is this data so crucial? 🗓️ Join us on December 5th for a focused discussion on these key issues 🗓️ 💬 We are honoured to welcome speakers: Janene Yazzie of the NDN Collective & Heather McGray of the Climate Justice Resilience Fund 💬 ❗Don’t miss it - sign up by clicking here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e266d6Ph 

Last week’s webinar on land rights, critical minerals and what is necessary for a just energy transition, explored how human rights and justice must be at the core of mineral value chains for a green future. Organized with our colleagues at Namati International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, experts discussed the critical need to secure Indigenous and local communities' rights, while addressing land governance, data, and spatial justice in mining practices. This event drew from work under the Advancing Land Based Investment Governance Initiative (ALIGN) emphasizing fast action for a fair, sustainable energy transition. Read more about what the panelists had to say by clicking below 👇 #JustTransition #CriticalMinerals #LandRights #EnergyTransition #Sustainability

🌍 New Publication Alert! 📖 🛠️ Understanding Institutional Access, Strengthening, and Coordination for Land Dispute Resolution: Experiences from LAND-at-scale Interventions In many countries, resolving land disputes is complicated by legal pluralism, power dynamics, and institutional coordination challenges. This new resource explores how LAND-at-scale (LAS) interventions are addressing these issues, drawing lessons from decades of work by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs to improve land tenure security. Key insights include: ✅ The importance of inclusive, context-sensitive approaches to dispute resolution. ✅ How power relations and institutional coordination shape the effectiveness of conflict resolution mechanisms. ✅ Emerging strategies for navigating pluralistic land tenure regimes and strengthening access to justice for marginalized groups. With a feminist and institutional lens, this 29-page publication provides actionable recommendations for policymakers and practitioners working toward equitable and durable land governance solutions. 🔗 Download now: https://lnkd.in/eRdx2AQS #LandGovernance #AccessToJustice #ConflictResolution #SustainableDevelopment, Ladd Serwat, Wytske Chamberlain, Gemma Betsema, Imke Greven, Aoife Ossendorp, Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) | Partner in Sustainable Development, LAND-at-scale programme

🌍 Celebrating Open Data Champions in the Land Sector! 🌍 Today, the Land Portal Foundation is thrilled to announce the launch of the Open Data Champions Initiative! 🎉 This initiative highlights and celebrates extraordinary leaders around the globe who are advancing open data in the land sector—especially in the Global South. These champions are driving transformative change, using data to tackle some of the most critical land governance challenges of our time. The Open Data Champions Initiative builds on the foundation of our State of Land Information (SOLI) Program, which provides a global index of land data accessibility. Together, these efforts embody our commitment to making land data more transparent, actionable, and impactful for sustainable land governance worldwide. 🌟 Meet Our Inaugural Open Data Champions: 💡 Naome kabanda (Uganda): A leader in land administration reform, Naome transformed Uganda’s land sector from a colonial legacy system to a fully digitized registry, enhancing transparency and access. 💡 Royal Mabakeng Menare (Namibia): A researcher and educator, Royal collaborates with informal settlement communities to map land use, contributing vital data for evidence-based policymaking. 💡 Oumou Kalsom KHOULE SECK (Senegal): As Senegal’s Director of Spatial Planning, Oumou has been instrumental in building the country’s geospatial data infrastructure for equitable land use policies. 💡 Mahmoud Solomon (Liberia): Leading Liberia’s efforts to digitize land records, Mahmoud is paving the way for sustainable land management with public land information systems. 📖 Discover More Explore the inspiring stories of these Open Data Champions, their achievements, and their vision for a transparent future here: https://lnkd.in/e9-cvkn8 #OpenDataChampions #LandData #SustainableGovernance #LandPortal

The UN Panel Report places a strong focus on the producer countries’ perspectives, highlighting the need for equitable benefit-sharing. Transparency in supply chains and governance is crucial to empower stakeholders and mitigate risks. Multi-stakeholder dialogue—among governments, companies, communities, and civil society—is essential to shape inclusive and just policies for the sector. As Mark said, "The principles outlined in the report aim to ensure that the sector works for people and the planet, leveraging transparency to maximize participation and equitable benefit-sharing." Watch the webinar live: https://lnkd.in/e3FQ4eMx 💡 Join the conversation! What actions do you think are most critical to turning these principles into practice? Share your thoughts below! #JustEnergyTransition #CriticalMinerals #LandRights #Transparency #HumanRights #Sustainability #ALIGN #EITI #EnergyTransition