LAND RIGHTS FOR THE REAL #AGXPERTS AT COP28

PROTECTING THE FARMERS AND PASTORALISTS WHO ARE PUTTING FOOD ON OUR TABLES
This year, our broken food systems couldn’t feed the 783 million people who were chronically hungry according to the World Food Program, but still produced up to 40% of our global greenhouse gas emissions, according to the "Our Future, Our Food Campaign."

#BIG_AG HAS HAD ITS TURN. THE 2.5 BILLION PEOPLE WHO LIVE ON AND FROM THE LAND ARE READY TO LEAD.

GET ALL THE FACTS

Our food system is broken. It's time to trust the real Ag Experts. This brochure breaks down how securing land rights can safeguard our planet and help us cultivate a better future, together.

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UNFCCC COP28 POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS

From ILC members to all stakeholders involved in climate negotiations

( PDF 9.0 MB )

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' PLATFORM CALL TO ACTION

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PRESS


CALLING JOURNALISTS!

The International Land Coalition can set up interviews with members of our network at COP28. They can speak to their fight for land rights in the context of the climate crisis, describe how they are working towards a sustainable food system transformation, and more.

INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE

Want to talk to land rights champions from farmer, pastoralist and Indigenous communities? Download our press release!

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OPORTUNIDAD DE ENTREVISTA

¿Te interesa entrevistar a personas defensoras de los derechos sobre la tierra que hacen parte de la agricultura familiar y los pueblos indígenas? Descarga nuestra gacetilla de prensa.

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MEET OUR CHAMPIONS

CHANDRA TRIPURA

CHANDRA TRIPURA

INDIGENOUS YOUTH LEADER, HILL RESOURCE CENTER, BANGLADESH
"Any global process will only be meaningful when it embraces the fact that the solutions are in indigenous peoples’ hands. We know how to protect mother nature because we believe that the land and our natural resources – we belong to them, they don’t belong to us."
ABBAS MELHEM

ABBAS MELHEM

PALESTINEAN FARMERS' UNION, PALESTINE
"At COP28, I want to see land rights and access to that land secured ... Because farming without farmers is impossible in this planet. To bring soul back to our lives, we need to bring farmers back to their land. That will save us."
MARIELA MELGAR IBAÑEZ

MARIELA MELGAR IBAÑEZ

COLECTIVO DE MUJERES DEL GRAN CHACO, BOLIVIA
“Although we still have a forest, and more or less a territory where we breathe pure air, governments must help us maintain our territories, but with our own methods, knowledge, and experiences. We must let them know that we have our own ways, and they can learn from those.”
LEOCADIO JURACÁN

LEOCADIO JURACÁN

COMITE CAMPESINO DEL ALTIPLANO, GUATEMALA
"We indigenous people are the ones who have positively contributed to humanity’s balance with nature and our climate, because of the way we relate to nature – the respect we have for mountains, rivers, forests, and animals. For COP28 to be successful, it has to take our ways seriously."
LAURINE ONGESA

LAURINE ONGESA

RECONCILE, KENYA
“Understanding the issues at the community level will really be important toward defining the solutions towards climate change mitigation. Traditional knowledge is very key. If we don't [embrace it], we will just be making noise."

OUR COP28 CONTENT HUB

Stories, evidence, testimonials & good practices, together making the case for land rights