Land titles are the most effective way to reduce deforestation rates in Indigenous peoples’ territory, resulting in a 66% reduction in forest cover loss. 17 land titles were secured for Indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon in record time—more titles were established in ten months than were possible in the previous three years.| Rainforest Foundation US
Through the Systematic Land Titling Project, women across informal settlements in Maiduguri are now registering their land – and receiving statutory rights in their own names. The post Land in her name: Legal titles transforming the lives of women in Nigeria’s Borno State first appeared on ACRC.| ACRC
Land titles are the most effective way to reduce deforestation in Indigenous peoples’ territory, resulting in a 66% reduction in forest cover loss. Rainforest Foundation US celebrates a major victory as 20 Indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon received land titles. Indigenous partner organizations AIDESEP, ORPIO, and others joined community leaders in the Loreto region to celebrate the delivery of the titles.| Rainforest Foundation US
