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Indonesia Land Administration Land Systems Gender, Community & Inclusion

Customary land rights: Understanding the political economy of customary land rights in Indonesia

What does it take for legal recognition of customary land rights to translate into real protection on the ground?

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Indonesia

CLOSED: Geospatial Quality Control Team Leader – based in Jakarta

Exciting opportunity for a Team Leader to work on a World Bank-Funded mapping project in Indonesia, as part of the quality assurance and quality control team .

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Group Photo of MRLG team at the Mekong Regional Land Forum 2025 Leonard Reyes, Sophea Pheap, Naia Webb, Khammanee Oudomdeth, Antoine Deligne, Natalie Campbell, Micah Ingalls, Brooke Bush, Le Thuy, Huynh Thi Diem Thuy, Samnang Heng​, Yee Yee Mon, Phaphone Phomvongsa, Manilay Thipahalansy, Sengthong Soukhathammavong, Annette Schramm
Global

Message from the Managing Director: December 2025

And so we make it to the end of another busy year! This past six months in particular have been marked with important milestones, years in the making, that bring...

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Jakarta Skyline, 2025.
Global

Supporting liveable climate sensitive cities through integrated urban land management

Renée Chartres, our Senior Land and Legal Specialist, shares her thoughts on urban land management and its many linkages with climate and other critical socio-political issues.

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Mekong Regional Land Forum 2025 Thank you for coming
Thailand

The MRLG Project Hosts the 4th Mekong Regional Land Forum, celebrating 11 years of the Project

In September 2025, the 4th Mekong Regional Land Forum brought together more than 450 participants in person and online to reflect on the future of land governance in the Mekong...

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Brian Garcia Nepal Decentralisation and Digitalisation Team Leader speaking at the final validation workshop.
Nepal

Transforming Land Governance: Insights from our Nepal Team Leader Brian Garcia

An interview with Brian Garcia, LEI associate and current Team Leader for our team providing technical assistance in Nepal.

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Lao PDR Land Systems Land Administration Governance, Policy & Institutional Strengthening

Transformative Land Investment in Lao PDR, a conversation with Dr Thiphavong Boupha

TLI focuses on three interrelated pathways: investors, the national business ecosystem and the global and regional development community, employing a multi-tiered approach to change investor practices and enabling environments at...

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Message from the MD July Planning Day 2025 Group Photo LEI Staff team

July 2025 Message from the MD

From the middle of winter here in Australia and our financial year just closing, welcome to a mid-year operations update from the team. Our January 2025 LEI newsletter was shared...

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Vanuatu Land Administration Land Systems Governance, Policy & Institutional Strengthening

Piloting Resilience: Insights from the VARS Project in Vanuatu’s Urban Recovery

On 17th December 2024 around midday, a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck just 30 km away from Vanuatu’s capital city of Port Vila. No stranger to disasters, the nation has weathered...

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Global Land Administration Land Systems Governance, Policy & Institutional Strengthening Gender, Community & Inclusion

Land is the Link: Climate, Gender, Sustainable Change and the Future of Development

The world of land tenure and administration is also constantly evolving, influenced by political change, climate disruption, and technological evolution. Global official development assistance (ODA) fell in 2024 for the...

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Kate Fairlie, Kate Rickersey and Naia Webb at FIG2025 Locate 2025, the joint international and national geospatial conference held in Brisbane, Australia in April 2025
Australia

FIG2025: First Impressions and Fresh Questions from a Geospatial Newbie

Our Research and Communications Officer Naia Webb reflects on her time at the FIG international conference in Brisbane this April. As a geospatial newbie, she had plenty to learn, and...

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In this interview, Nik Regenvanu, Team Leader of the Vanuatu Affordable and Resilient Settlements (VARS) project, shares insights into his work addressing housing and land tenure challenges in Port Vila. With a background in banking, finance, and governance across the Pacific, Nik discusses the progress of the VARS project, its role in tackling affordable housing and secure land tenure, and the impact of the December 2024 earthquake on the region. He highlights the importance of collaborative efforts between the government, private sector, and communities in creating sustainable and resilient settlements for the future. Nik also discusses the critical role of financial institutions in facilitating affordable housing development, the need for long-term resilience planning, and his vision for Vanuatu's urban growth beyond the immediate recovery efforts. The VARS project, supported by the World Bank and Vanuatu's government, is seen as a potential model for similar initiatives across the Pacific, contributing to the region's long-term stability and development.
Vanuatu

Building Resilience in Vanuatu: An Interview with Nik Regenvanu on Affordable Housing and Land Development Post-Disaster

In this interview, Nik Regenvanu, LEI's Team Leader of the Vanuatu Affordable and Resilient Settlements (VARS) project, shares insights into his work addressing housing and land tenure challenges in Port...

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In spirit of reconciliation, Land Equity International acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea, and community. We pay respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

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