21 years of LEI’s Leadership, Design, Implementation and Monitoring of Land Projects

Images: Overview of the past 20 years, LEI Archives and MRLG website, 'Big Win for Forest Rights in Laos' news article

LEI was established in 2001 with a goal of being inspirational in developing outcomes for its clients and stakeholders in the land sector, our motto being “sustainable development from the ground up”. We are proud that LEI has crossed a milestone in our history, celebrating 21 years of operation. We have maintained long relationships in countries where much of our work began: Indonesia, Philippines and in particular Lao PDR, where we continue to this day. Throughout the period we have encountered and grown alongside many counterparts, colleagues, and clients, learning, and evolving along the way.

Over the years, Land Registration in Laos has had many significant enhancements, and these have also been an important part of the LEI story. While the company’s first experience in Laos dates back to 2001, even before this LEI’s founding partners were involved in the Lao Land Titling Project (LLTP) that designed a Parcel and Land Use Registration Information System (PLURIS) in the late 1990’s.

Putting a Land Lens to Renewable Energy Investments in Bangladesh

Image: Copyright© REGLOBAL 2021

Land Equity International is privileged to be awarded a World Bank consultancy to enhance renewable energy investments and access to land in Bangladesh. The activity is funded by the Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPFIAF) of the World Bank.

In carrying out this assignment, LEI has partnered with Bangladesh company Environmental and Resource Analysis Centre (ENRAC), bringing safeguards, planning and design for infrastructure experience along with software systems for data analysis and planning. Another partner is Australia’s University of New South Wales, School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy (SPREE), specialists in photovoltaic installations in a range of large scale national and international settings.

Celebrating Success through Innovation and Adaptation - Papua Spatial Planning Program

Image: Cross-sectoral meeting for West Papua spatial plan on 6 December 2021 in Jakarta

LEI recently submitted the fourth progress report of the Papua Spatial Planning program or PSP as it is referred to, operating in Indonesia.

Reporting on the past 6 months of project activities during 2021, the report reveals positive progress in the second year of the project with achievements against all of the key project indicators as detailed in the project Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Result Framework, including obtaining the approval of the spatial plan for West Papua Spatial Plan. This marks a tremendous achievement  by PSP.  The all-important cross sectoral meeting (Linsek), a statutory, multi stakeholder meeting of all interested parties, that is required to approve the plan, occurred on 6 December 2021 with Substance Approval following on 18 January 2022.

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Whether deliberate or unconscious, bias makes it difficult for women to move ahead. Knowing that bias exists isn’t enough, action is needed to level the playing field.

Are you in? Will you actively call out gender bias, discrimination and stereotyping each time you see it? Will you help break the bias? Cross your arms to show solidarity.

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