Join us for a series of side events exploring gender-just, rights-based solutions to land degradation and climate change. Together, we will advance collaborative action for secure land rights, make the voices of women and marginalised communities heard, and mobilise pathways to environmental resilience and justice.
Pathways to climate justice at COP16
- Events
- 6
- Speakers
- 30+
We sincerely thank the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Robert Bosch Stiftung (RBSG) for their financial support in making the above side events possible.

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Report
Securing Land Tenure Rights to Achieve Land Degradation Neutrality
Four years of learning from monitoring the implementation of the UNCCD land tenure decision in six countries.
Written by Land Governance Team
Published on Dec 04, 2024

Policy Brief
Secure land tenure: the key to climate resilience? Strengthening land rights in climate change adaptation and mitigation policies.
This policy paper argues for the integration of land rights into global and national climate policies.
Written by Land Governance Team
Published on Oct 31, 2024

Report
Land Rights: A Powerful Foundation for Climate Action and Justice
This discussion paper analyses the various linkages between land rights and climate action.
Written by Land Governance Team
Published on Oct 30, 2024
Report
The significance of community-level land and forest governance institutions for land restoration and land degradation neutrality programmes: A case study of Bua catchment area in Malawi
TMG and Total LandCare Malawi implemented the GSW project activities to Malawi. The study , examined tenure rights in Bua catchment area within the context of national efforts to achieve LDN by protecting Mchinji Forest Reserve and Kasungu National Park.
Written by Washe Kazungu, Kader Baba, Frederike Klümper, Jephthah Maliro
Published on Jul 16, 2024

Working Paper
Opportunities for enhancing recognition of tenure rights for community forests: The case of Loita Community Forest in Narok County, Kenya
Examining the contribution of community forests to national Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) and land restoration targets: a follow-up to the implementation of the UNCCD Decision 26/COP.14 on land tenure.
Written by Washe Kazungu, Check Abdel Kader Baba, William Onura, Frederike Klümper
Published on Jan 31, 2024

Working Paper
The role of community forests in national LDN and land restoration programmes: A case study of community forest parcels in Taita Taveta County, Kenya
Examining the contribution of community forests to national Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) and land restoration targets: a follow-up to the implementation of the UNCCD Decision 26/COP.14 on land tenure.
Written by Washe Kazungu, Frederike Klümper, Check Abdel Kader Baba
Published on Sep 19, 2023

Working Paper
Responsible land governance in LDN programmes: The risks of decoupling forest conservation from legitimate tenure rights in Madagascar
Examining the challenges to safeguard and integrate legitimate tenure rights in management and policy decisions: a follow-up to the implementation of the UNCCD Decision 26/COP.14 on land tenure.
Written by Check Abdel Kader, Baba, Frederike Klümper, Harifidy Rakoko Ratsimba, Washe Kazungu, Jes Weigelt
Published on Sep 19, 2023

Working Paper
Responsible land governance in LDN programmes - Malawi Case Study
Monitoring the impact of Land Degradation Neutrality measures on legitimate tenure rights of forest-adjacent communities: a follow-up to the implementation of the UNCCD Decision 26/COP.14 on land tenure.
Written by Washe Kazungu, Check Abdel Kader Baba, Frederike Klümper, Jes Weigelt
Published on Aug 03, 2023

Report
Responsible Land Governance in Land Degradation Neutrality Programmes: Insights from Benin and Kenya
Global Soil Week 2021 Synthesis Report
Written by Check Abdel Kader Baba, Brian Washe Kazungu, Jes Weigelt & Anna Kramer
Published on May 06, 2022