The International Land and Forest Tenure Facility
Karin Ericsson serves as the Regional Coordinator and Program Officer at The International Land and Forest Tenure Facility since March 2022. Prior experience includes a role as Programme Specialist for Gender Equality at Sida, where responsibilities encompassed partnerships with global feminist organizations, strategy implementation, and anti-corruption dialogue initiatives. Additionally, Karin has held various significant positions, including Senior Policy Advisor for Gender Equality, Program Manager for Democracy and Human Rights, Communications and Compliance Coordinator, and M&E Manager at QANDIL Swedish Humanitarian Aid Organization. Engagement with humanitarian compliance and gender mainstreaming has been a hallmark of these roles. Karin's background also features directorship and policy advisory roles at Solidaridad Suecia-America Latina/Latinamerikagrupperna, focusing on advocacy, operations management, and cross-continental programming in Latin America. Educational qualifications include a Master's degree in Political Science from Lund University.
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The International Land and Forest Tenure Facility
The International Land and Forest Tenure Facility (Tenure Facility) is the first and only international, multi-stakeholder financial mechanism exclusively focused on securing land and forest rights for Indigenous Peoples and local communities. It provides grants to implement tenure rights under existing law and policy and shares the knowledge, innovations and tools that emerge. The Tenure Facility is dedicated to scaling up recognition of collective land and forest rights globally. This helps reduce conflict and further the achievement of global human rights, environment, and development goals. The Tenure Facility is an international foundation registered in Sweden. The Tenure Facility is supported by several donors, including the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD), Good Energies Foundation, Mulago Foundation, the European Commission, Global Wildlife Conservation, and the Ford Foundation.