Decoding community stewardship: Measuring care knowledge and agency

Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) steward at least 32% of the world’s land and inland waters, including 36% of Key Biodiversity Areas, drawing on deep-rooted knowledge systems, an ethic of care, and agency to sustain biodiversity and community well-being. In response to the limitations of top-down climate and conservation finance—much of which fails to reach IPLCs directly and can undermine local stewardship—Landstack and FES have developed and piloted a Stewardship Assessment Toolkit to measure how care, knowledge, and agency translate into socio-ecological resilience.

 

Building on these insights and the global momentum for stronger IPLC recognition, including support for a proposed Community Stewardship Fund, the webinar “Decoding Community Stewardship: Measuring Care, Knowledge and Agency” will reflect on practice, share learnings, and explore equitable financing pathways for long-term, community-led conservation.

 

Join us for an interactive webinar where we will:

🔎 Unpack the why and how of Community Stewardship

📚 Reflect on lessons from implementation across diverse landscapes

🛠 Introduce the Stewardship Toolkit and how you can apply it

 

📅 𝟮𝟲 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆

⏰ 𝟭𝟰:𝟯𝟬–𝟭𝟱:𝟰𝟱 𝗜𝗦𝗧

💻 𝗭𝗼𝗼𝗺

🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: https://ifad.zoom.us/meeting/register/D51b20c_Sm64ToRnI-5pYA#/registration 

 

Organised by International Land Coalition – Asia, Landstack - Center for Land & Foundation For Ecological Security (FES)