What We’re Learning in the Global South: A Conversation on CLTs Across Contexts
May 12 @ 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm UTC-3
This event is part of the 2026 Global Community Land Trust (CLT) Virtual Summit, a six-week series of online events from May 5 – June 10. Explore the full program and register for more events here.
On May 12, the International Center for Community Land Trusts will host a roundtable exploring key lessons from the Global South CLT Initiative.
Bringing together practitioners and partners from Brazil, South Africa, Portugal, and the Philippines, this session will reflect on how CLT approaches are being interpreted, adapted, and applied across diverse territorial contexts. Drawing on two years of collaboration and a recent peer exchange in Rio de Janeiro, speakers will share concrete experiences from their work and the challenges they are navigating.
Designed for Global South practitioners, researchers, community leaders, and allies, this session will offer grounded insights from active initiatives and support knowledge exchange across regions. The event will be conducted in English, with live captions available in 60+ languages to support accessibility.
The global #CLTVirtualSummit2026 is a six-week series of free online events running May 5 – June 10, 2026, and anchored by World CLT Day on May 15. Organized by CLT and community land networks from around the world, the summit brings together practitioners, residents, organizers, and allies to reclaim and honor the Black and Indigenous leadership traditions that gave rise to the CLT model and continue to shape community land stewardship globally.
Speakers
- Tarcyla Fidalgo, Global South CLT Initiative Lead (Brazil)
- Ricardo Carneiro, Estúdio Periférico, Architect and Researcher (Portugal)
- Crystal West, Development Action Group, Programme Manager (South Africa)
- Ericka Nava, Philippine Action for Community-led Shelter Initiatives (Philippines)
- Mikeya Griffin, Rondo Community Land Trust, Executive Director (US)
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