Dear Friends,

We are thrilled to launch an important new resource for frontline land rights advocates around the world: the Community Land Protection Facilitators Guide. After years of working with partners to support communities to protect their land rights, today we are sharing what we've learned. This Facilitators Guide is a step-by-step, practical “how to” manual for grassroots advocates working to help communities to map their boundaries, adopt equitable rules for land governance, and secure legal tenure.

The Guide details a five-part process for protecting community lands and examines questions like: “Who is included or excluded when defining a ‘community’?”, “How to resolve longstanding boundary disputes?”, and “How can communities prepare for interactions with potential investors?” The Guide goes beyond documentation to address issues of women’s land rights, inclusive governance, cultural revitalization, ecosystem regeneration, and more. Every chapter includes exercises, sample forms, and tips from veteran land protection advocates. All activities are easily adaptable to a range of cultures, contexts, and community goals.

To learn more about the Community Land Protection Facilitators Guide, register for our free webinar on Feb. 25. If you can't make it, you can watch a recording on that same link.

Thank you for being a part of our vibrant network of grassroots advocates. Working together, we can protect community lands, create more just, equitable societies, and preserve ecological and cultural diversity for future generations.

In solidarity,
Rachael, Marena, Jaron, Vivek, and all of our community land protection partners.