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Africa's carbon deals and the hidden tenure challenge

13 December 2024
Anne Hennings
Luis Baquero

Observers marked 2023 as a “make-or-break” year for voluntary carbon markets and a key “inflection point” for their role in addressing climate change and global deforestation. Proponents highlight that forest carbon projects channel much-needed funds towards forest protection and are pivotal to climate change mitigation. However, critics emphasize that carbon deals set incentives for over-crediting. Moreover, carbon offsetting allows the biggest emitters to simply outsource their climate mitigation efforts with potentially adverse impacts for affected communities.

Webinar recap - Navigating Loss and Damage : A Path to Justice for Indigenous Peoples

09 December 2024

Under the umbrella of the Land Dialogues series, the last  webinar of this year’s series “Navigating Loss and Damage : A Path to Justice for Indigenous Peoples” took place on December 5th, 2024. The webinar drew in a little over 250  participants. The series is organized by a consortium of organizations, including the Land Portal Foundation, the Ford Foundation and the Tenure Facility and this particular webinar was  

NEWS: Land Portal welcomes 2024 World Bank Land Conference materials into the Land Library

04 December 2024

December 3, 2024 — At the Land Portal, we are committed to advancing the accessibility and long-term sustainability of knowledge on land governance. The World Bank Land Conference is one of the premier venues for knowledge exchange on land, and we were thrilled when the organizers requested our support in making the 2024 conference session materials available to the public in our Land Library, which now hosts over 73,000 publications on land governance. 

 

Land Portal Events

Dynamic conversations and robust debate. The Land Portal welcomes all voices from around the globe.
 

Land rights and critical minerals: what’s necessary for a just energy transition?

20 November 2024
This webinar will delve into the land governance dimensions of mining minerals that are critical to a green future, sharing insights from diverse practical approaches across diverse geographies to address complex challenges on the ground to secure the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, whilst asking big picture questions on the role of land data, the land footprint and spatial justice dimensions of the energy transition.
Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment
Namati
International Institute for Environment and Development
Land Portal Foundation

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Analysis and perspectives on issues that lie at the heart of land governance challenges.
 
Seasons greetings
19 December 24

Dear Friends and Colleagues:

As we approach the end of another remarkable year, I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for the collective effort that fuels the Land Portal. Your engagement, insights, and contributions make the Land Portal a trusted source of land information, and your feedback inspires us to improve as a convening space and platform for the global land community.

LDlossanddamage
9 December 24

Under the umbrella of the Land Dialogues series, the last  webinar of this year’s series “Navigating Loss and Damage : A Path to Justice for Indigenous Peoples” took place on December 5th, 2024. The webinar drew in a little over 250  participants. The series is organized by a consortium of organizations, including the Land Portal Foundation, the Ford Foundation and the Tenure Facility and this particular webinar was  

Degraded hills, What to Read digest
2 December 24
mariegagne
In this What To Read digest, we explore the concept of loss and damage as reparations from climate change
Woman writes on a board at the World Urban Forum 12
26 November 24
Dinanaguib

The key takeaways from the World Urban Forum 12, which took place in Egypt between 4-8 November 2024.

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Africa's carbon deals and the hidden tenure challenge

13 December 2024
Anne Hennings
Luis Baquero

Observers marked 2023 as a “make-or-break” year for voluntary carbon markets and a key “inflection point” for their role in addressing climate change and global deforestation. Proponents highlight that forest carbon projects channel much-needed funds towards forest protection and are pivotal to climate change mitigation. However, critics emphasize that carbon deals set incentives for over-crediting. Moreover, carbon offsetting allows the biggest emitters to simply outsource their climate mitigation efforts with potentially adverse impacts for affected communities.

Webinar recap - Navigating Loss and Damage : A Path to Justice for Indigenous Peoples

09 December 2024

Under the umbrella of the Land Dialogues series, the last  webinar of this year’s series “Navigating Loss and Damage : A Path to Justice for Indigenous Peoples” took place on December 5th, 2024. The webinar drew in a little over 250  participants. The series is organized by a consortium of organizations, including the Land Portal Foundation, the Ford Foundation and the Tenure Facility and this particular webinar was