Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure (VGGT)

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The VGGT are the internationally negotiated framework to improve land governance. Drafted by over 1000 stakeholders with different cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world, the VGGT were negotiated by Member States of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) and endorsed on 11 May 2012. According to the Land governance programme map and database of the Global Donor Working Group on Land, there are currently 253 active programmes worth 2.6 billion USD related to the VGGT.

Understanding the VGGT

Purpose, stakeholders, content and history of VGGT

The VGGT in practice

What does implementation mean?
Who can Implement?
How is implementation monitored?

VGGT Country Info
VGGT Endorsement
VGGT programmes

Country Information by VGGT section

Country-level information providing an overview of the status quo against the provisions of the VGGT.

Featured country portfolios - edited with local partners and organised around the VGGT

Other available country portfolios

High level endorsement of the VGGT

Map of high-level endorsement of the VGGT in international forums, by country

Land Book Indicators:

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VGGT endorsement (TOTAL)

VGGT endorsement

This indicator reflects whether a given country officially endorsed the VGGT in at least one of following international forums:

Measurement unit:

Index (0; 1=endorsed)

Countries that have officially endorsed the VGGT as part of the 2012 Committee on World Food Security (CFS 2012), the 2014 Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA 2014) or the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture 2015 (GFFA 2015)

GDWGL - Land Governance Programme Map

According to the Land governance programme map and database, there are currently 254 active programmes worth 2.6 billion USD - most of which are related to the VGGT

Land Book Indicators:

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Ongoing Projects - Funding

DP - Map of Donors (Land governance Programme Map)

Total funding (US $) for programmes still ongoing. Last updated on the 31st of January, 2019.

Measurement unit:

US$ (Current)

Library

Experiences and Good Practices In The Use and Application of The Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT) - Summary and Key Elements

Relatórios e Pesquisa

Julho 2016

Global

At its 42nd Plenary session in 2015, the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) decided to hold a global thematic event at the 43rd session in October 2016 to share experiences and take stock of the use and application of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT), as a contribution to monitorin

Increase the use of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure among CSOs and Grassroots Organizations_South Africa

Documentos e Resumos de Políticas

Março 2018

South Africa

The Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT) set out internationally-accepted principles and standards for responsible practices, providing a framework for governments, the private sector and civil society to use when developing policies and programmes for improving food security.

Voluntary guidelines on the responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests in the context of national food security (VGGT)

Relatórios e Pesquisa

Dezembro 2012

Africa

Algeria

Egypt

Libya

Morocco

Sudan

Tunisia

Burundi

Comoros

Djibouti

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Kenya

Madagascar

Malawi

Mauritius

Mozambique

Rwanda

Seychelles

Somalia

South Sudan

Tanzania

Uganda

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Angola

Cameroon

Central African Republic

Chad

Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Equatorial Guinea

Gabon

Sao Tome and Principe

Botswana

Lesotho

Namibia

South Africa

Eswatini

Benin

Burkina Faso

Cape Verde

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Ivory Coast

Liberia

Mali

Mauritania

Niger

Nigeria

Senegal

Sierra Leone

Togo

Americas

Antigua and Barbuda

Bahamas

Barbados

Cuba

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Grenada

Haiti

Jamaica

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Trinidad and Tobago

Belize

Costa Rica

El Salvador

Guatemala

Honduras

Mexico

Nicaragua

Panama

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Ecuador

Guyana

Paraguay

Peru

Suriname

Uruguay

Venezuela

Northern America

Canada

United States of America

Asia

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

China

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Japan

Mongolia

Republic of Korea

Brunei Darussalam

Cambodia

Indonesia

Laos

Malaysia

Myanmar

Philippines

Singapore

Thailand

Vietnam

Afghanistan

Bangladesh

Bhutan

India

Iran

Maldives

Nepal

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Bahrain

Cyprus

Georgia

Iraq

Israel

Jordan

Kuwait

Lebanon

Oman

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Syrian Arab Republic

Turkey

United Arab Emirates

Yemen

Europe

Belarus

Bulgaria

Czech Republic

Hungary

Moldova

Poland

Russia

Slovakia

Ukraine

Denmark

Estonia

Faroe Islands

Finland

Iceland

Ireland

Latvia

Lithuania

Norway

Sweden

United Kingdom

Albania

Andorra

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Croatia

Greece

Holy See

Italy

North Macedonia

Malta

Montenegro

Portugal

San Marino

Serbia

Slovenia

Spain

Austria

Belgium

France

Germany

Liechtenstein

Luxembourg

Monaco

Netherlands

Switzerland

Oceania

Australia

New Zealand

Fiji

Papua New Guinea

Solomon Islands

Vanuatu

Kiribati

Marshall Islands

Micronesia

Nauru

Palau

Cook Islands

Niue

Samoa

Tokelau

Tonga

Tuvalu

Global

The VGGT represent the first inter-governmental consensus on the principles and accepted standards for the responsible governance of tenure for governments, international organisations, communities, and the private sector.

ANGOC: Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security

Documentos e Resumos de Políticas

Julho 2016

Asia

Global

This document was written by the Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC) with the view of increasing awareness and understanding in the context of the Philippines of the VGGT.

Assessing implementation of the Voluntary Tenure Guidelines and the AU Framework and Guidelines for Land Policy; A toolkit approach

Recursos e Ferramentas de Treinamento

Novembro 2017

Global

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.

Data

This qualitative dataset shows how national laws measure up against the international standards on expropriation, compensation, and resettlement as established in Section 16 of the UN Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGTs). The UN Committee on World Food Security, a body consisting of 193 governments, endorsed the VGGTs in 2012.

The dataset contains indicators which ask yes or no questions about the legal provisions established in national laws.

Land is a crucial resource for poverty reduction, food security and rural development. However, men and women do not always enjoy the same rights to land. This dataset contains indicators from the FAO Gender & Land Rights Database.

The Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and F

Data provider:

Leila Shamsaifar

The original dataset (Land governance Programme Map & Database by Global Donor Platform For Rural Development) retains 821 projects in 144 countries with a total value of 2.6 billion dollars for active programmes and contains information the location, duration, funding and scope of each programme, as well as on the specific aspects of the Voluntary Guidelines it supports.

The quantitative dataset on forest tenure data by RRI currently covers 52 countries containing nearly 90% of the world’s forests.

Data provider:

Rights and Resources Initiative

Events

Proceedings of the FIG 2020 Working Week: Smart surveyors for land and water management

10 Maio 2020 to 14 Maio 2020

Localização

RAI Amsterdam

Europaplein 24

1078 GZ Amsterdam

Holanda

See map: Google Maps

Global

Due to the current COVID-19 situation, FIG Working Week 2020 has been cancelled. However, the programme, all abstracts and both peer review and regular papers have been published in the FIG 2020 Working Week website. There might be some online webinars/meetings, which will be informed in the event website.

Organizers:

International Federation of Surveyors (FIG)

Kadaster International

Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation

Geo-Informatie Nederland

LANDac Annual International Conference 2019

4 Julho 2019 to 5 Julho 2019

Localização

Muntgebouw

Leidseweg 90

3531 BG Utrecht

Holanda

See map: Google Maps

Netherlands

Global

LAND GOVERNANCE IN TRANSITION:

How to support transformations that work for people and nature?

Organizers:

LANDac

Strengthening Women's Land Rights: Crucial for the SDGs

13 Dezembro 2018

Localização

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Rijnstraat 8

The Hague

Holanda

See map: Google Maps

Kenya

Malawi

Uganda

India

Global

Kick-off event: meet female land rights champions, make your work more effective and join the festive launch of a photo exhibition

Organizers:

LANDac

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

Latest news

Blogs

Land consolidation or…. can land markets solve land fragmentation?

10 Junho 2020

Authors:

Frank van Holst

Morten Hartvigsen

Kristina Mitic Arsova

North Macedonia

Global

It happened on the 29th of January 2020 in Bitola in North Macedonia. More than 200 landowners from Egri village gathered in Bitola’s theatre, taking turns to vote on the Land Consolidation Plan. The serious faces of men and women, old and young, were a sign that they may have been as nervous as we were ourselves. The voting on the first majority based land consolidation ever in the country was coming to an end. And then the result was there….. 83% in favour of land consolidation! The villagers were cheering. Our team was overwhelmed by emotion.

Safeguarding tenure rights in land consolidation

10 Junho 2020

Authors:

Kristina Mitic Arsova

Margret Vidar

North Macedonia

I was assigned to lead the preparation of the assessments and amendments to the land consolidation legislation in 2016. That appeared to be a burdensome task. The first two land consolidation projects in North Macedonia were initiated according to the existing Land Consolidation Law and the implementation was blocked. The Law simply had no legal solutions for the identified field situations. The problems were many and each was ascending the other in its magnitude and sensitivity.

Chamada para o debate! Pacto para a Melhoria da Governança da Terra na CPLP

Mozambique

Angola

Sao Tome and Principe

Cape Verde

Guinea-Bissau

Brazil

Timor-Leste

Portugal

CPLP countries

De 24 de Abril a 12 de Maio de 2017

The Land Portal aggregates information – such as data, publications, news and events – to demonstrate the progress and challenges of improving governance of tenure in line within the VGGT worldwide.

Featured resources

Voluntary guidelines on the responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests in the context of national food security (VGGT)

Relatórios e Pesquisa

Dezembro 2012

Africa

Algeria

Egypt

Libya

Morocco

Sudan

Tunisia

Burundi

Comoros

Djibouti

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Kenya

Madagascar

Malawi

Mauritius

Mozambique

Rwanda

Seychelles

Somalia

South Sudan

Tanzania

Uganda

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Angola

Cameroon

Central African Republic

Chad

Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Equatorial Guinea

Gabon

Sao Tome and Principe

Botswana

Lesotho

Namibia

South Africa

Eswatini

Benin

Burkina Faso

Cape Verde

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Ivory Coast

Liberia

Mali

Mauritania

Niger

Nigeria

Senegal

Sierra Leone

Togo

Americas

Antigua and Barbuda

Bahamas

Barbados

Cuba

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Grenada

Haiti

Jamaica

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Trinidad and Tobago

Belize

Costa Rica

El Salvador

Guatemala

Honduras

Mexico

Nicaragua

Panama

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Ecuador

Guyana

Paraguay

Peru

Suriname

Uruguay

Venezuela

Northern America

Canada

United States of America

Asia

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

China

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Japan

Mongolia

Republic of Korea

Brunei Darussalam

Cambodia

Indonesia

Laos

Malaysia

Myanmar

Philippines

Singapore

Thailand

Vietnam

Afghanistan

Bangladesh

Bhutan

India

Iran

Maldives

Nepal

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Bahrain

Cyprus

Georgia

Iraq

Israel

Jordan

Kuwait

Lebanon

Oman

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Syrian Arab Republic

Turkey

United Arab Emirates

Yemen

Europe

Belarus

Bulgaria

Czech Republic

Hungary

Moldova

Poland

Russia

Slovakia

Ukraine

Denmark

Estonia

Faroe Islands

Finland

Iceland

Ireland

Latvia

Lithuania

Norway

Sweden

United Kingdom

Albania

Andorra

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Croatia

Greece

Holy See

Italy

North Macedonia

Malta

Montenegro

Portugal

San Marino

Serbia

Slovenia

Spain

Austria

Belgium

France

Germany

Liechtenstein

Luxembourg

Monaco

Netherlands

Switzerland

Oceania

Australia

New Zealand

Fiji

Papua New Guinea

Solomon Islands

Vanuatu

Kiribati

Marshall Islands

Micronesia

Nauru

Palau

Cook Islands

Niue

Samoa

Tokelau

Tonga

Tuvalu

Global

Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security - Voluntary Guidelines on the Governance of Land Tenure: At a glance

Artigos e Livros

Agosto 2012

Global

This 'At a glance' version is not meant to be a substitute for, or a summary of, the Guidelines.

Tools & Guides

Putting the Voluntary Guidelines into Practice: A Learning Guide for Civil Society Organizations

Manuais e Diretrizes

Dezembro 2017

Global

This learning guide has been designed specifically to give civil society and grassroots organizations a deeper understanding of the Voluntary guidelines on the responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests in the context of national food security (VGGT) to enable the members of these organizations and their constituents to use the VGGT meaningfully and effectively to improve t

Respecting Land and Forest Rights: A Guide for Companies

Documentos e Resumos de Políticas

Agosto 2015

Global

This guide has been produced by the Interlaken Group, with steering support from the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI). The Interlaken Group is a multi-stakeholder forum composed of representatives from companies, investors, international organizations, and civil society groups.

Safeguarding Human Rights in Land Related Investments

Relatórios e Pesquisa

Julho 2017

Global

The Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of national Food Security (VGGt) represent a new international legal instrument, which was adopted unanimously in 2012 by the United nations Committee on World Food Security (CFS).

E-learning Course on the Responsible Governance of Tenure

Global

The FAO announces a new e-learning course on the Responsible Governance of Tenure.

Learn about:

Organisations

FAO, Committee on World Food Security (CFS)

The Committee on World Food Security (CFS) was set up in 1974 as an intergovernmental body to serve as a forum for review and follow up of food security policies. In 2009 the Committee went through a reform process to ensure that the voices of other stakeholders were heard in the global debate on food security and nutrition. The vision of the reformed CFS is to be the most inclusive international and intergovernmental platform for all stakeholders to work together in a coordinated way to ensure food security and nutrition for all.

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (FAO)

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy. FAO is also a source of knowledge and information.