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MetroSulawesi — Landesa Indonesia Senior National Policy Manager Rino Subagyo was present at the Ministry of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/National Land Agency (ATR/BPN) session on Socialization of Customary Land Registration and Administration in Manggarai Regency.
ITV — Tanzania’s Ministry of Community Development pledged, with support from UN Women and Landesa, to advance women’s economic equality under the Generation Equality Forum commitments.
KabarPapua.co — Landesa is partnering with ATR/BPN and the Yapen Customary Council to secure legal recognition of indigenous land rights in Papu, Indonesia a through participatory mapping and registration.
Nepal’s updated climate plan highlights the power of land rights—especially for women—as a foundation for equitable climate action.
As world leaders meet for the 2025 High-Level Political Forum, two new reports from the SDG Land Momentum Group highlight that secure land rights are critical—and urgently needed—to achieve global development and climate goals.
BAJAWA, KUPANGNEWS.COM — Marking a historic milestone, the Government of Ngada Regency, in partnership with the Ngada Land Office and Landesa Indonesia, formally recognized the Karo Indigenous Community’s customary land—the first such registration in Indonesia’s national land system through a participatory, community-led process.
Michuzi — In an effort to increase media awareness and participation in land management and development in the country, Landesa has started a special training for journalists on Tanzania’s updated Land Policy.
Landesa’s Masalu Luhula said the main objective of the training is to enable journalists to understand the changes made in the policy and its impact on society, and to build their capacity to report professionally on issues of land rights, ownership, and gender equality in land use.
Bajawa, KupangNews.com — With the registration of their ulayat (customary) land, the Suku Karo’s status as a customary law community has now received formal recognition from the state, serving as an example for other indigenous groups across Indonesia.
On International Widows’ Day, Landesa’s Dr. Monica Mhoja shares Sarah’s story to spotlight the urgent need for gender-equitable land rights in rural Liberia. Through tools like Amplio Talking Books and support for community land formalization, widows like Sarah are reclaiming their land, their voice, and their future under Liberia’s progressive Land Rights Act.
The Guardian Tanzania — Landesa is supporting an initiative to train journalists on the revised land policy so they are empowered to educate the public about land ownership and their rights. Landesa’s Masalu Luhula shared: “When journalists understand the policy, they can communicate accurate information to the public through their platforms and help shift public perceptions and practices.”
