The 2026 Global Community Land Trust (CLT) Virtual Summit was a six-week series of free online events conceived 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. Anchored by World CLT Day, a global moment dedicated to celebrating community and trusts and connecting communities, the summit brought together CLT practitioners, residents, community activists, organizers, researchers, network leaders, partners, and allies to share experiences, reflect on practice, and advance the global CLT movement. The 2026 summit was co-hosted by the International Center for Community Land Trusts and Rondo Community Land Trust, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
The Summit is anchored by World CLT Day (May 15). Learn more at worldcltday.org
2026 Summit program
The events below were organized by transnational, national, regional, and state-based CLT and community land networks across Australia, Brazil, Canada, Europe — including the European CLT Network and national networks in France, England and Wales, and Scotland — Puerto Rico, and the United States. Click on any event to view each session’s resources.
Rooted in Justice: Centering Underserved Communities in Community Land Trust Practice
Rondo Community Land Trust; Minnesota Community Land Trust Coalition
Termos Territoriais Coletivos no Brasil: Aprendizados, desafios e perspetivas
Catalytic Communities, Favela CLT Project
What We’re Learning in the Global South: A Conversation on CLTs Across Contexts
International Center for Community Land Trusts
Diseño de soluciones de tenencia colectiva de la tierra a partir de las aspiraciones comunitarias: La experiencia de Puerto Rico
Community Land Stewardship Collective of Puerto Rico
European Network Feasibility Study Launch: Using the CLT Approach to Renovate Self-Built Neighborhood Cova da Moura
European Community Land Trust Network
Land, Justice and Community in Great Britain
Community Land Trust Network of England and Wales; South of Scotland Community Housing
Organisme Foncier Solidaire/Bail Réel Solidaire : Une réponse à la crise du logement ?
Foncier Solidaire France
Meeting the Moment: Solidarity and Partnerships with Indigenous Peoples in the California CLT Movement
California Community Land Trust Network
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