Governance

Our governance work focuses on tools and tactics that can support a just and fair governance system that protects the rights of communities in local, national and global decision making

Also related to

Least developed countries (LDCs)

Climate finance

Climate change negotiations

Land-based investments

A group of five women look at mobile phone the middle woman is holding out in front of her.

How rural communities are rewriting the story of AI

Long read 17 February 2026

Nickel smelters in Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Indonesia’s nickel refining boom: lessons for other mineral-rich countries

Lorenzo Cotula and Brendan Schwartz
28 January 2026

A group of people huddle to conduct a discussion.

Emerging LDC climate negotiators shape international positions

Impact story 2 minute read

Two farmers wearing traditional dress, walking through their crops in Ghana.

One million voices, one vision: strengthening governance for grassroots producer organisations

Stephen Mwangi
02 October 2025

Group of women and a young child walking in a field.

Recognising women’s land rights in Togo: a glimmer of hope

Abdou-Rachidou Matcheri and Adiavou Mawuvi
12 June 2025

Community members from Zambia gathered next to a tree, sitting down and discussing.

Advancing land-based investment governance: reflections on a collaborative technical support project

Lorenzo Cotula
05 May 2026

Publications

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The Global South House at COP30: lessons, barriers and the path forward

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Financing social and environmental justice in the global South

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Complementarity and coherence among climate funds: a tool for improved access in LDCs and SIDS?

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Improving governance of land-based investments

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The outsized impacts of investment frameworks on responsible land-based investments

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The promise of direct access to climate finance

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From assessment to action: how SAGE enables local solutions for equitable governance in conservation

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How research influences government action for nature

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Women’s meaningful participation in community engagements for land-based investments

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Establishing a biocultural heritage territory in Rabai

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Community members from Zambia gathered next to a tree, sitting down and discussing.

Advancing land-based investment governance: reflections on a collaborative technical support project

Insight, 05 May 2026

Fishers on small boats have their belongings searched while the boats are afloat.

Rights and housing justice for urban small-scale fishing communities

Active Project

A group of five women look at mobile phone the middle woman is holding out in front of her.

How rural communities are rewriting the story of AI

Long read, 17 February 2026

Nickel smelters in Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Indonesia’s nickel refining boom: lessons for other mineral-rich countries

Insight, 28 January 2026

A group of people huddle to conduct a discussion.

Emerging LDC climate negotiators shape international positions

Impact story, 16 December 2025

Women sitting in a circle outside, discussing and reading large print outs.

ALIGN: Enhancing understanding and improving practices

Active Project

Two farmers wearing traditional dress, walking through their crops in Ghana.

One million voices, one vision: strengthening governance for grassroots producer organisations

Insight, 02 October 2025

A group of seated people gather around a man who stands while he makes a presentation. They are in a hut.

ALIGN Zambia

Active Project

Community members from Tanzania gathered to discuss.

Building collective power for equitable governance in conservation

Insight, 10 September 2025

A group of five men and women gather and talk on a field, while a tractor ploughs the field in the background.

ALIGN responsive support facility

Active Project