in the Context of National Food Security Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security Ms Leila Shamsaifar Food and Agriculture Organization Addis Ababa, 30 May 2017

Unprecedented global momentum to work on tenure

INTERNATIONAL INSTUMENTS IN SUPPORT OF IMPROVING LAND POLICIES What should be in them! Commitment! Why and how?

Voluntary

Development of the Voluntary Guidelines CONSULTATIONS 2009 – 2010 NEGOTIATIONS 2011 – 2012 (July, October, March) ENDORSEMENT by CFS 11 May 2012

Guidelines

Guidelines for who? The whole of society needs to be involved because tenure of land, fisheries and forest affects everyone in some way. Cooperatives States Businesses and investors Courts and agencies Communities and people Civil society Tenure professionals Academics

Tenure How people get access to natural resources. Who can use what resources, for how long, and under what conditions. Tenure

Public, private, communal, collective, indigenous and customary. Ownership and other rights to use the natural resources. All forms of tenure

Legitimate tenure rights Some tenure rights are not recognized in formal laws. They are recognized by society. Legitimate tenure rights

Governance of Tenure

Responsible Governance is about doing the right thing and doing it well. Responsible Governance

Land tenure Fisheries tenure Forest tenure Tenure of other natural resources Land tenure Fisheries tenure Forest tenure

Content Know where to find the information!

Guidance which applies to all sections Part 1: Preliminary Sets the direction: Objectives Nature and scope Part 2: General Matters Provides overall guidance: Guiding principles. Tenure rights. Policy, legal and organizational frameworks. Delivery of services.

Part 3: Legal recognition and allocation of tenure rights Safeguards Public lands, fisheries and forests Indigenous peoples and others with customary tenure Informal tenure Part 4: Transfers and other changes to tenure rights Markets Investments Readjustments Restitution Redistributive reforms Expropriation

Part 5: Administration of tenure Records of tenure rights Valuation Taxation Regulated spatial planning Resolution of disputes over tenure Transboundary matters

Part 6: Responses to climate change and emergencies Natural disasters Conflicts Part 7: Promotion, implementation, monitoring and evaluation

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Session 1: The VGGT What are the VGGT? Key facts What is governance of tenure? Contents 2. How can the VGGT be used? - Experiences from around the world

An unprecedented agreement “a milestone achievement.” José Graziano da Silva, Director General, FAO “An historical momentum.” Alberta Guerra, Food Policy officer, Action Aid International application encouraged by G8, G20, Rio +20, APEC, Francophone Parliamentary Assembly, UN General Assembly and Berlin Agriculture Ministers’ Summit … “We encourage private investment be carried out in a responsible manner with VG and PRAI being taken into account.” Kazan Declaration on APEC Food Security

4. Who do the VGGT apply to? The whole of society needs to be involved because tenure of land, fisheries and forest affects everyone in some way. Cooperatives States Businesses and investors Courts and agencies Communities and people Civil society - Tenure professionals Academics

VGGT as a National Tool VGGT IMPLEMENTATION IMPROVED TENURE GOVERNANCE Assess reality on the ground Assess legal / policy / institutional framework Design / revise policies and laws Build capacity for implementation IMPROVED TENURE GOVERNANCE Provide access to justice Safeguard and protect against threats Prevent disputes, conflicts and corruption Recognize and respect Open inclusive discussion on what rights are legitimate States - Government Agencies - Civil Society - Private Sector - Academia VGGT IMPLEMENTATION

What issues regarding governance of tenure have you faced, as a group, individual or society? Tenure of land, fisheries and forests. Tenure is the relationship among people with respect to land, fisheries, forests and other natural resources. The rules of tenure determine which resources can be used by whom, for how long and under which conditions. Governance of tenure is the way in which access to and control over natural resources is managed in a society. It includes how competing priorities and interests of different groups are reconciled, how individuals and groups participate in decision making, how government is accountable to others, and how society obliges its members to observe rights, freedoms, rules and laws. Effectiveness in addressing tenure problems depends to a large extent on the quality of governance.

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Complementarities: AU Declaration, the F&G and the VGGT SESSION OBJECTIVES Understand: Complementarities: AU Declaration, the F&G and the VGGT Key points about the VGGT How LPI is operationalizing the implementation of the AU Declaration on land