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The Experience of CLTs in Latin America
October 21, 2021 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm AST

Hosted by Caño Martín Peña CLT and Catalytic Communities · International CLT Festival 2021
Webinar Recording
English
Also available in: Portuguese · Spanish
About the Webinar
The webinar “The Experience of Community Land Trusts in Latin America”, was held on October 21 at 5 pm EST (GMT-4). The event is being organized by Catalytic Communities’ Favela-CLT Project (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and the Fideicomiso de la Tierra Caño Martín Peña (San Juan, Puerto Rico), and is supported by World Habitat, UN-Habitat Brazil and the Center for CLT Innovation. It will feature simultaneous translation between Portuguese, Spanish and English.
This webinar will share experiences of Favela Community Land Trusts in Latin America, highlighting their challenges and potentials through testimonials from those directly involved with ongoing projects. CLTs are increasingly recognized around the world as a model for ensuring tenure security, sustainability and strengthening vulnerable urban communities, helping guarantee more inclusive and just cities.
Panelists:
- Enrique Silva-Director of International Initiatives at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy in Cambridge, MA
- Mario Núñez-Executive Director of the Fideicomiso de la Tierra Caño Martín Peña in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Waleska Castro-Vice-president of the Fideicomiso de la Tierra Caño Martín Peña in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Lucy Rivera-President of the G8 (Group of Eight Communities) of the Caño Martín Peña in San Juan, Porto Rico
- Theresa Williamson-Executive Director of Catalytic Communities and coordinator of the Favela CLT Project, Rio de Janeiro
- Maria da Penha Macena-Community leader in Vila Autódromo and member of the Evictions Museum, Rio de Janeiro
- Ricardo de Mattos-Public Defender and Sub-coordinator of the Land and Housing Nucleus of the State Public Defenders’ Office, Rio de Janeiro
Moderators: Felipe Litsek (Favela-CLT Project, Rio de Janeiro) and Lyvia Rodríguez (El Enjambre, Puerto Rico)
The webinar is a part of Urban October 2021 (an annual UN-Habitat initiative to discuss urban issues) and the 1st International CLT Festival. It will be transmitted live on the UN Habitat Brazil YouTube channel in Portuguese.
A experiência dos Community Land Trusts na América Latina
Descrição:
O evento pretende estabelecer um debate sobre as experiências de Community Land Trusts (Termo Territorial Colectivo) na América Latina, destacando seus desafios e potencialidades por meio do depoimento de pessoas diretamente envolvidas com os projetos deste tipo em andamento.
Os Community Land Trusts vêm sendo reconhecidos internacionalmente como um modelo de garantia da segurança da posse, da sustentabilidade e fortalecimento de comunidades urbanas vulnerabilizadas. Neste sentido, já contribuem em muitos países para incrementar a resiliência dessas comunidades garantindo cidades mais inclusivas e justas. Mais recentemente seu potencial vem sendo explorado por países do Sul Global, em geral, e da América Latina, em particular, o que justifica a importância do debate aqui proposto.
La experiencia de los Fideicomisos de Tierras Comunitarias en América Latina
Descripción:
El evento tiene como objetivo establecer un debate sobre las experiencias de los Fideicomisos Comunitarios de Tierras (Término Colectivo Territorial) en América Latina, destacando sus desafíos y potencialidades a través del testimonio de personas directamente involucradas con proyectos de este tipo en curso.
Los fideicomisos comunitarios de tierras han sido reconocidos internacionalmente como un modelo para garantizar la seguridad de la tenencia, la sostenibilidad y el fortalecimiento de las comunidades urbanas vulnerables. En este sentido, ya contribuyen en muchos países a incrementar la resiliencia de estas comunidades, garantizando ciudades más inclusivas y justas. Más recientemente, su potencial ha sido explorado por países del Sur Global, en general, y de América Latina, en particular, lo que justifica la importancia del debate aquí propuesto.
Part of the International CLT Festival 2021
From September to December 2021, SHICC (Sustainable Housing for Inclusive and Cohesive Cities), World Habitat and the International Center for Community Land Trusts (today the CLT Center) presented the first International Community Land Trust Festival: nine free online events, including the first World CLT Day on October 29, 2021.
