Support for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in the Tropical Andes

This project will support Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLC) groups to secure the titles to 5 million hectares of land in the Andes by 2026. Specifically, the Tenure Facility will provide direct financial and technical support to IPLC organizations and networks on the ground, enabling them to build partnerships with champions in governments to advance the legal recognition of collective land rights. The Tenure Facility will combine grants with specialist expertise in support of projects at subnational, national, and regional levels in the Tropical Andes and will select projects based on the results of robust field-based appraisals, monitoring, audits, and government approval.