We are in utter disbelief and heartbroken at the loss of our Council member Ghanimat Azhdari on the #planecrash in #Iran this morning. Please join us in celebrating her beautiful young life as a proud #Indigenous Qashqai woman and a true force of nature: iccaconsortium.org/index.php/2020…

Ghanimat Azhdari served on the LandMark Steering Group and was a great partner ever since we established the platform. We are deeply saddened to hear that she was in the plane crash in Iran. She will be terribly missed x.com/ICCAConsortium… ICCA Consortium Ghanimat Azhdari

One of the promising young people killed in the Iran plane crash was Ghanimat Azhdari. A member of a nomadic Iranian tribe, she fought for Indigenous rights in conservation. She had just begun her PhD at University of Guelph. @jwsthomson profiled her life and work. thenarwhal.ca/she-was-absolu…

Subscribe to the #GreeningGovernance Newsletter to stay updated on issues that matter most to poor, vulnerable communities around the world: ow.ly/eRW950xSCWm #landrights #landmatters #landtenure #landsecurity #environmentaldefenders #landdefenders

Indigenous lands, protected areas limit Amazon’s carbon emissions. Greater international support for indigenous land rights and livelihoods is a cost-effective way to limit climate change ow.ly/T4xP50y72Cx via Climate Home News #landrights #landtenure #carbonemissions PNASNews

Peter Veit, Director of the Land and Resource Rights Initiative at World Resources Institute believes community #landrights are essential to both slowing deforestation and capturing carbon. Read more: ow.ly/3gek50yDQBC via Ordnance Survey @WRIGovernance

#FactFriday: Participatory Rangeland Management Project interventions have secured over 246,770 hectares of rangelands, including 85,629 ha in Kenya and 161,144 ha in Tanzania. More project outcomes can be found on our website. Read more 📚 👉bit.ly/3YGl8NW

Indigenous people are Earth’s greatest champions. In the #Philippines, as elsewhere, #forests thrive in the areas where ancestral territories are respected – Minnie Degawan IIFB theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

On Sept 24 at 3pm EST LandMarkMap will join #NaturePositiveHub at #ClimateWeekNYC to showcase how #LandMark’s expanded coverage and technical enhancements protect #landrights. Learn More: crm.nature4climate.org/interested_NYC…

🗓️On 10/24 9-10am COT at #COP16Cali see how LandMarkMap new data on #biodiversity intactness and key biodiversity areas show where and how #Indigenous & community lands protect and conserve nature through #sustainablemanagement tinyurl.com/2ns92e6y

On October 24 at 10pm Cali LandMarkMap will join Nature Positive at #COP16 to showcase how #LandMark’s expanded coverage and technical enhancements protect #landrights and #biodiversity. Learn More: tinyurl.com/yx2n4ka3

🇨🇴Getting ready for #COP16Colombia? 📈Want to learn how LandMarkMap's data is relevant to the Global Biodiversity Framework – on the equitable participation of #IndigenousPeoples & local communities in conservation decision-making? ✏️REGISTER! tinyurl.com/z7znpza2

“Governments should actively involve Indigenous Peoples and local communities as key partners in their national biodiversity plans, recognizing that they need secure land and resource rights, authority, and more finance to continue safeguarding biodiversity." - WRI #COP16

🇨🇴 The team is heading to #COP16Colombia! ▶️ Check out an overview of what we'll be sharing during our session on Oct 24: tinyurl.com/yasctmsp Join us! WRI Equity Land Coalition #biodiversity

🌎3 infographics from LandMarkMap, a newly-updated resource developed under the secretariat of Land Coalition and WRI, show that protecting biodiversity goes hand in hand with securing Indigenous and community #LandRights⏩ Learn more👇

Before the team headed to #COP16Cololombia they wrote this new piece about how #LandMarkMap's data is essential in helping us meet our global #biodiversity goals: tinyurl.com/yc6tzp3d WRI Equity Land Coalition

If you're at #COP16Colombia, then we hope to meet you! :) #PeaceWithNature #PazConLaNaturaleza #LandMarkMap

🌎 Landmark team member Celine Salcedo-La Viña recently published a new paper exploring how #ClimateAction policies might infringe upon #WomensLandRights. ▶ Read this important paper today! tinyurl.com/5ft898nx #climatechange #landrights #empoweringwomen #landmarkmap

Curious about how LandMark works and the impact its had? Check out this new overview video: youtube.com/watch?v=aoqeyJ… #biodiversity #indigenous #landrights