Land and Water Governance

An Overview

Effective landscape stewardship depends on strong and inclusive local governance systems. LANCCI works alongside communities to strengthen governance systems that support participation, accountability, coexistence, and collective decision-making — recognising that communities themselves hold valuable systems of leadership and stewardship that must remain central to landscape governance.

Field Activities

01. Participatory Land and Water Governance Forums

LANCCI facilitates participatory governance forums bringing together elders, women, youth, and local administrators to strengthen collective decision-making over land and water resources. These forums integrate customary governance structures with formal institutions to ensure inclusive and locally grounded resource management.

Impacts & Outcomes

Strengthened community participation in land and water decision-making.

Improved integration of customary governance into formal structures.

Enhanced leadership capacity among women and youth.

Documented land rights and sustainable resource-use plans.

Active collaboration between local institutions and community leaders.

Youth participating in land governance forums

Elders and community members in dialogue

Women leaders in resource governance session

A Highlight of Objectives & Approaches

Strengthen community governance and participation.

Promote peaceful coexistence and conflict resolution.

Support collective rights and resource management.

Enhance leadership among women and youth.

Participatory governance forums

Conflict resolution support

Community leadership strengthening

Inclusive decision-making processes

Customary governance integration

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Governance Forums

8

Communities Engaged

3

Focus Areas

Supporting resilient landscapes through collective action.

LANCCI collaborates with communities, institutions, researchers, and partners committed to Indigenous-led conservation, ecosystem restoration, and sustainable livelihoods.

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