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Securing Tenure to Restore Land and Safeguard Livelihoods

23 Apr 2024

Securing Tenure to Restore Land and Safeguard Livelihoods S Y N E R G Y B R I E F May 2024 Securing Tenure to Restore Land and Safeguard Livelihoods UNCCD and FAO Working Together This synergy brief provides an overview of tenure pathways to enhance the adoption and upscaling of regenerative agriculture, sustainable land management and restoration. [...] The tool from land restoration initiatives: (i) the root causes was also used to support land use planning and or drivers of degradation should be fully understood forest governance, as well as the option to allow and addressed, (ii) data and evidence on the impacts a household to register both husband and wife of degradation and the costs and benefits of as equal owners of their land and resource. [...] In some cases, these platforms have directly led to a recognition of customary and women’s land rights, the creation of dispute resolution mechanisms, and the mapping and documenting of land rights.51 52 53 Creating a safe space for dialogue can also contribute to national strategies and action plans that strengthen land governance and tenure rights across all sectors and domains. [...] This includes the prioritising public, community, and private interests documentation of new and existing rights through to accommodate the requirements for different land surveys and cadastres, regulating land markets, and uses, such as rural, agricultural, nomadic, urban, and formalising simple and fair land transactions. [...] Access to and control of land resources contributes to the many facets of “human security”, especially during periods of crisis or uncertainty.61 Tenure security is often a key determinant of success for policies, projects, and programmes that promote the sustainability and resilience of land uses and management practices.62 Recognising, documenting, and enforcing legitimate tenure rights can be a.

Authors

UNCCD

Pages
12
Published in
Germany