Community Stewardship for a Changing World

The International Center for Community Land Trusts supports CLTs around the world as a platform for housing, climate resilience, food security and thriving communities.

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Books on the CLT movement

Twelve titles from the CLT Center’s publishing imprint.

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New to community land trusts?

Start with the questions people ask most. Our FAQ answers them in plain language, with sources.

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CLTs around the world

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1. What is a CLT?

New to community land trusts? Start with this page to see how the model works and why it matters.

2. Frequently asked questions

106 answers to the questions people ask most, in 14 topics, with sources.

3. Resource Library

Guides, research, case studies, interviews and history from CLTs around the world.

4. Roots of the CLT Movement

Where the CLT came from and how it grew: the Gardener’s Guide, a timeline and a Hall of Fame.

New from the CLT Center

Enrique Silva, Francesca Lionetti, María E. Hernández-Torrales, Ricardo Carneiro, Tarcyla Fidalgo and moderator Mariana Gallo in the Transforming Informal Settlements webinar, October 29, 2026

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Transforming Informal Settlements

How community land trusts can improve informal settlements without displacing the people who live there, with speakers from the Lincoln Institute, UN-Habitat, Puerto Rico, Brazil and Portugal.

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