Stories From Our Partners

These stories highlight the experiences, leadership, and voices of communities, fisher peoples, and Indigenous Peoples working to secure and strengthen their rights to land, water, and natural resources. Each of the partners featured here is a Turning Tides grantee. Together, these stories show what tenure enables. When rights are recognized and tenure is secure, communities lead — on climate adaptation, conservation, food security, and inclusive economies — supported by allies bringing legal services, advocacy, and strategic partnerships. Working locally, nationally, and through international processes, our partners are reshaping how tenure is understood and experienced: not simply as short-term access and use, but as a suite of enduring rights, responsibilities, and relationships.