East African Indigenous Peoples’ Land Summit 2022
Community Land Summit 2024
November 13th to 16th 2024
at Kisimani Eco Hotel, Isiolo
ABOUT
Community Land Summit 2024
The Community Land Summit 2024 is co-convened by IMPACT Kenya and PARAN Alliance; in collaboration with other partners. This year’s theme focuses on Sustainable Development Goals 10 and 13: Climate Action and Reduced inequalities-enhancing indigenous peoples’ collective bargaining power towards carbon markets. Carbon trading has emerged as an economic venture focusing on indigenous peoples’ lands and territories. History has shown that human rights violations and inequalities occur where huge amounts of money are involved.
Why Participate
PROVOCATIVE DISCUSSION
To discuss the available opportunities to advocate for inclusivity in land ownership, access, and control among the indigenous peoples and local communities.
ADVOCACY
To deliberate on the available mechanisms that can push for IPLCs tenure rights both in the regional and international arenas.
STRATEGIC COLLABORATIONS
To discuss responsible investments in community lands with effective benefit-sharing mechanisms.
INNOVATION
To provide a platform for women and youth to appreciate and explore opportunities for income-generating interventions in community lands.
Past Community Land Summits
ABOUT
East African Indigenous Peoples’
Land Summit 2022
The Community Land Summit (CLS) brings together the voices of communities from the 24 counties with undissolved communal lands as identified by the Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning.
The Community Land Summit is convened by IMPACT, NLC, PARAN Alliance Members, Natural Justice, Kenya Land Alliance, CLAN and other key actors in the implementation of the Community Land Act, 2016.
Our Partners
The Community Land Summit brings together various stakeholders while partnering with various partners in ensuring that the voices of communities and indigenous people are heard and their right recognized, respected and protected.
