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VGGT: Assessment Toolkit Assessing gender-sensitive implementation and country-level monitoring of the Tenure Governance and Africa Land Policy Guidelines.

Training Resources & Tools
November, 2017
Global
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
agriculture
fisheries
forestry
land rights
land tenure
land use
tenure security
sustainable development
VGGT
The Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT) are an international framework based on human rights obligations and standards for the governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests. Adopted in 2012 by Committee on World Food Security (CFS) member countries, and following an inclusive negotiation process, they recognise the importance of land to a country’s development, and that good land governance and broad access to land enable food security for all people.1
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Assessing implementation of the Voluntary Tenure Guidelines and the AU Framework and Guidelines for Land Policy; A toolkit approach

Training Resources & Tools
November, 2017
Global
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
VGGT
land governance
sustainable development
fisheries
forestry
agriculture
land rights
land tenure
women
ActionAid International has been working over the last few years with women and rural communities to challenge commercialization of land, which leads to loss of their rights to land.
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Le rôle du secteur des terres au cœur d’une action climatique ambitieuse

Reports & Research
October, 2018
Global
climate change
Date: octobre 2018

Source: Foncier & Développement

Par: CLARA

Quels types de solutions climatiques pourrions-nous envisager si nous faisions passer les besoins des êtres humains et de la planète en premier? Quelles seraient les solutions appropriées si nous prenons réellement au sérieux le souci d’équité exprimé par l’Accord de Paris?
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Act On It! Four key steps to stop land grabs

Policy Papers & Briefs
May, 2015
Global
Land & Investments
sustainable development
land grabbing
land access
tenure security
capacity development
development agencies
Over the past 15 years, tens of millions of hectares of land have been acquired by large investors in developing countries. The Land Matrix documented 1,037 transnational land deals covering 37,842,371 hectares during this period, while many more deals remain undocumented.1 This global land rush is causing widespread forced evictions and denial of access to key land and natural resources for millions of women, small- scale food producers, pastoralists, gatherers, forest dwellers, fisherfolk, and tribal and indigenous peoples.
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How the world is paving the way for corporate land grabs - Publication - ActionAid

Reports & Research
January, 2014
Global
Land & Investments
advocacy
agrarian reform
agriculture
extractive industries
cadastres
capacity development
climate change
common property
land conflicts
desertification
environment
farmers
fisheries
food security
forestry
gender equity in access to land
Indigenous Peoples
land governance
land grabbing
land policies
land rights
landlessness
legal empowerment
local communities
natural resources management
pastoralists
property law
research
rural development
land area
land markets
women
"For millions of people living in the world’s poorest countries, access to land is a matter not of wealth, but of survival, identity and belonging. Most of the 1.4 billion people earning less than US$1.25 a day live in rural areas and depend largely on agriculture for their livelihoods, while an estimated 2.5 billion people are involved in full- or part-time smallholder agriculture.
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13. A Brief Introduction to the “Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security

Manuals & Guidelines
January, 2012
Global
VGGT
food security
fisheries
land
The document highlights four areas of the Voluntary Guidelines: human rights approach, diversity of existing land and natural resource tenure systems, free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) principle of consultation and participation will apply human rights approach, diversity of existing land and natural resource tenure systems, women's land rights and corporate responsibility. These are of greatest interest and relevance to the policy priorities of ActionAid and the International Food Security Network (IFSN).
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ActionAid and IFSN publish brief introduction to the FAOs Voluntary Guidelines

'A Brief Introduction to the “Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security”'

Legislation & Policies
June, 2012
Global
VGGT
gender equity in access to land
land governance
food security
fisheries
land rights
youth
The majority of the world live in rural areas and are dependent on land and land based resources. The increasing pressure on land, particularly that used for food production, by countries and private investors poses a huge risks to millions of these rural communities. One of the major causes is weak and poor governance in land tenure systems, as most Governments have so far failed to provide adequate safeguards to protect poor people from eviction or dispossession leaving them without compensation and remedy.
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Securing Women’s Right to Land and Livelihoods - A Key to Ending Hunger and Fighting AIDS

Reports & Research
January, 2008
Africa, Global
Land & Gender
gender equity in access to land
land rights
women
[From the Executive Summary] Women’s access to and control over land is crucial for improving their status and reducing gender inequalities, which in turn are critical factors in reducing the prevalence of poverty, malnutrition and AIDS. Women’s farming activities, which prioritise providing food for the family, have been largely overlooked in agricultural policy. And women’s rights to land and livelihoods have barely been included in HIV strategies and programmes.