East African Indigenous Peoples’ Land Summit 2022

Co-convened by IMPACT Kenya and PARAN Alliance; in collaboration with other partners. The Summit theme is: Amplifying Collective Voices of Indigenous Peoples through Inclusive Dialogues and Learning to Enhance Land Rights for Livelihoods and Conservation in East Africa

Community Land Summit 2023

November 14th to 17th 2023
at Samburu TVET School
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ABOUT

Community Land Summit 2023

The Community Land Summit 2023 is co-convened by IMPACT Kenya and PARAN Alliance; in collaboration with other partners. This year’s theme focuses on Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender equality, women, youths’ autonomy in rangelands management, and sustainable pastoralist economy.

The Summit builds on the success of the two subsequent Community Land Summits in Kenya held in December 2021 and November 2022 in Nanyuki Town, Kenya.

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.

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.