The International Land and Forest Tenure Facility
Merlyn J. Hurtado is a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer at The International Land and Forest Tenure Facility. Prior to this, Hurtado worked as a Coordinator for Citizen Science Project WOMER at Learning Planet Institute and as a Researcher and Project Assistant for the HEIDI+ Project. Hurtado has a background in data analysis, project evaluation, and coordination of strategies for sustainable development and empowerment of indigenous communities. Hurtado holds a Master's degree in Digital Sciences, Computer Science and Information Systems, among other degrees in related fields.
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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.