The Land Portal Foundation is seeking a dynamic and highly motivated research consultant to conduct desk research about various land governance issues, as well as on land data governance, with a focus on the Arab States.

Please note the extended deadline: 13 April 2025 at midnight CET.

While fully acknowledging the recent challenges of the global foreign assistance scene, Cadasta Foundation and Global Land Alliance (GLA) see the crisis as an opportunity to strengthen the global land governance sector.

During the closing session of the Third Arab Land Conference, Rania Hedeya, UN-Habitat’s Regional Representative for the Arab States, presented the joint declaration that emerged from the conference’s discussions, outcomes, and recommendations, calling on all land sector stakeholders in the Arab region, as well as conference participants, to take collective action in advancing good land governance.

We are excited to announce the launch of the Open Data Champions Initiative, an effort to celebrate and elevate leaders worldwide who champion open data in the land sector. This initiative shines a spotlight on the incredible individuals dedicated to advancing data transparency and access, especially within the Global South. These champions are at the forefront of transformative change, harnessing the power of data to address critical land governance challenges.

The project Responsible Land Policy in Cameroon is being implemented since January 2023 and contributes to strengthening land use rights in the Centre Region of Cameroon, safeguarding the livelihoods of the rural population and simultaneously promoting the protection and restoration of forest-rich landscapes.

We, rural women from across the world play a crucial role in biodiversity conservation due to our deep-rooted knowledge of local ecosystems, traditional agricultural practices, and community-centred approaches to resource management.

Here, at COP16 we come together to demand our rights to land, as they are critical to continue our conservation work. Secure land tenure is the foundation that allows us to invest in sustainable practices, protect natural resources, and maintain biodiversity.

• Investment in gender equality is declining and Indigenous and Afro-descendant women's rights organizations are especially marginalized.
• Between 2016 and 2020, of the $28.5 billion in Official Development Assistance (ODA) Funds designated to support women and girls, only 1.4% went to organizations working with Indigenous women.
• In 2018-2019, Afro-descendant women, girls and trans people received less than 0.5% of global funding.