Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

09/03/2026

Lincoln Institute's Chief Program Officer Enrique Silva was recently featured in DW News's Spanish-language program Cómo te afecta, which explored the growing difficulty young people face in accessing homeownership and affordable housing across Latin America. Enrique weighed in on how Latin American cities are evolving and why access to housing has become such a challenge for younger generations.

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09/02/2026

The Lincoln Institute has released an annual update of its State-by-State Property Tax at a Glance narratives and visualization tool, adding comparative 2023 data on sources of local revenue, state and local property tax reliance, and common measures of property tax burden, including effective property tax rates.

Users can now, for the first time, access 10 years of historical data and navigate historical policy narratives, data, and interactive maps from previous years to analyze trends. The Lincoln Institute has also updated its Government Finance Data tables with newly released 2024 data from the US Census Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finance.

Access the tools: https://go.lincolninst.edu/l/153411/2026-08-31/ps57y3

09/02/2026

What if some of the most promising models for climate action are already being built—just not in the places the design world typically looks?

In a piece for the The Architect's Newspaper, Billy Fleming profiles some of the peoples, places, and projects already responding to the climate crisis at incredible scale, from the Aboriginal peoples of West Arnhem in Australia to the residents of Cano Martin Pena in San Juan, Puerto Rico. https://www.archpaper.com/2026/08/building-postcarbon-futures-fleming/

Interested in learning more? Billy's new book "Building Postcarbon Futures: Land, Justice, and Energy Transitions," published by the Lincoln Institute, draws on 29 projects across 43 countries and six continents to explore how approaches including collective ownership, multipurpose infrastructure, and grassroots power can help create more just, decarbonized futures. https://go.lincolninst.edu/l/153411/2026-08-31/ps58t9

09/01/2026

Staff members of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy's Land Conservation and Stewardship program and the Center for Geospatial Solutions will be attending Rally 2026: The National Land Conservation Conference from September 16-19 in Denver, Colorado. Rally is the Land Trust Alliance's annual gathering of land conservation practitioners from around the world.

The Lincoln Institute will be well represented at this year's conference. On Friday, September 18, the International Land Conservation Network (ILCN) will host its annual International Breakfast, where conservation practitioners from Eurosite - the European Land Conservation Network will share their approaches to working lands conservation in the European Union.

That afternoon, a panel of practitioners from Europe and the United States, moderated by Senior Policy Analyst Ruchi Patel, will further this transatlantic exchange, sharing transferable practices for building and sustaining trust between farmers, ranchers, and land conservation organizations.

Throughout the conference, the Center for Geospatial Solutions will be available to demonstrate the Consensus Landscapes mapping tool, designed to support land trusts' decision making and strategic conservation planning.

Learn more about Rally below, and connect with ILCN at [email protected].

Connect with conservation professionals across the country online! Join our online conversations on topics ranging from stewardship, communications, community-centered conservation and more.

09/01/2026

ImpactAlpha recently profiled our Accelerating Community Investment initiative's new Market Innovation Incubator. This first workstream will examine and test the potential of a portfolio-level acquisition model across real estate assets including single-family portfolios; small, multifamily, naturally occurring affordable housing portfolios; distressed commercial properties; and manufactured home communities.

We're excited to be working with ACI Senior Adviser Paul Bradley on this initiative. Paul and Lincoln Institute Senior Fellow RJ McGrail will work to test the potential of a multi-asset portfolio acquisition strategy, building new ownership models to explore aggregating capital, and influencing its deployment to acquire these assets and move them into community centered ownership:

Last year, ROC USA’s board voted to shut down Integrity Community Solutions as part of a broader response to the shifting marketplace and regulatory environment.

09/01/2026

"…It has felt like the conversation on climate change hit a brick wall—like the sense of possibility left the room, perhaps even the planet. Until I read 'Building Postcarbon Futures,' that is."

For Week Two of our "Building Postcarbon Futures" social media campaign, we're diving into climate writer Mary Annaïse Heglar's foreword. Mary Annaïse is a nationally published public intellectual who works at the intersection of climate change, climate grief, and climate justice, and we're proud that she praises Billy Fleming's book as an important call to action.

Learn more about the book: https://go.lincolninst.edu/l/153411/2026-08-31/ps58t9

09/01/2026

"…It has felt like the conversation on climate change hit a brick wall—like the sense of possibility left the room, perhaps even the planet. Until I read 'Building Postcarbon Futures,' that is."

For Week Two of our ""Building Postcarbon Futures"" social media campaign, we're diving into climate writer Mary Annaïse Heglar's foreword. Mary Annaïse is a nationally published public intellectual who works at the intersection of climate change, climate grief, and climate justice, and we're proud that she praises Billy Fleming's book as an important call to action.

Learn more about the book: https://go.lincolninst.edu/l/153411/2026-08-31/ps58t9

08/31/2026

Last day to register for the I'm HOME Annual Conference in Detroit! We're excited to share the preliminary agenda for the September 16–17 event. Register: https://go.lincolninst.edu/l/153411/2026-08-28/ps57v3

08/31/2026

The Consortium for Scenario Planning Advisory Board is looking to fill four open positions for terms beginning in January 2027 and ending in December 2029. Applications close on September 30, and selected applicants will be notified by October 23. Apply: https://go.lincolninst.edu/l/153411/2026-08-31/ps57xp

08/31/2026

The Lincoln Institute and Center for Geospatial Solutions will join the World Wildlife Fund for a session at New York Climate Week to discuss the development of the Freshwater Basin Threshold Tool (BTT) in coordination with the Freshwater Hub of the Science Based Targets Network, a tool to help address limited open-source water data. Sign up for the event, which is Wednesday, September 23, at 5 p.m. ET:

Around the world, river basins are increasingly under threat from drought, climate change, overuse, and other factors. It is critical for communities,…