The International Land and Forest Tenure Facility (ILFTF), launched in 2014 by the Rights and Resources Initiative, was registered in Sweden as an international foundation, on October 3rd, 2017. It is the first and only international, multi-stakeholder institution focused on securing land and forest rights for indigenous peoples and local communities, providing grants to implement tenure rights, sharing knowledge and innovations. According to the Tenure Facility, indigenous and local communities promote and strengthen the sustainable management and protection of forests and lands across the developing world.

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ILFTT aims to scale up recognition of collective land and forest rights globally. The endorsement of land rights can significantly contribute to the fight against climate change, as well as to the eradication of poverty and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. The ILFTF is supported by the Norwegian and Swedish governments, the Ford Foundation, the Climate and Land Use Alliance (CLUA) and Acacia.

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“Research shows time and time again that indigenous peoples are the best stewards of their lands, and have been tirelessly maintaining the resources we all depend on for centuries,” said Nonette Royo, the Tenure Facility’s new executive director.

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Pilot projects, including: land and forest tenure support project benefiting local communities in Mali; legal security for the indigenous territories of Madre de Dios and Cusco in Peru; and accelerating legal recognition and protection of tenure rights of indigenous peoples in Indonesia; funded by the Tenure Facility advanced rights of indigenous peoples and local communities over almost 2 million hectares of forest in six countries.

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The gLAWcal Team