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Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure (VGGT)

Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure (VGGT)

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 cover image

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
Terra e Segurança Alimentar
Instituições e atores interessados na terra
VGGT
Governança da terra
Desenvolvimento sustentável
Segurança alimentar
Direito fundiário
Desenvolvimento das capacidades
Agência de desenvolvimento

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
Instituições e atores interessados na terra
VGGT
Governança da terra
Desenvolvimento sustentável
Segurança alimentar
Terra florestal
Direito fundiário
Posse da terra
Segurança de posse

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 Guide on the Responsible Governance of land fisheries and forests 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 (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
VGGT
Governança da terra
Posse da terra

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 cover image

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
VGGT
Governança da terra
Desenvolvimento sustentável
Segurança alimentar
Pesca
Terra florestal
Posse da terra

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
Indígenas e Direitos de Terra Comunitária
Instituições e atores interessados na terra
VGGT
Governança da terra
Desenvolvimento sustentável
Pesca
Actividade florestal
Agricultura
Direito fundiário
Posse da terra
Mulher

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

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VGGT Expropriation, Compensation, Resettlement

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.

FAO Gender and Land Rights Database

FAO - Land and Gender

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.

VGGT endorsement

Indígenas e Direitos de Terra Comunitária
Terra e Investimentos
Instituições e atores interessados na terra
VGGT
Segurança alimentar
Uso da terra
Agricultura
Pessoas indígenas
Comunidade local

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

Dataset provider: 
Leila Shamsaifar
Map of Donors (Land governance Programme Map)

DP - Map of Donors (Land governance Programme Map)

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.

RRI - Forest Tenure Data

Posse Florestal
Indígenas e Direitos de Terra Comunitária
VGGT
Ambiente
Conservação da floresta
Terra florestal
Uso da terra
Planos de ordenamento florestal
Posse da terra
Pessoas indígenas

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

Dataset provider: 
Rights and Resources Initiative

Events

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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
NL
Global
VGGT
Administração de terras
Administração cadastral
Cartografia da ocupação do solo
Cartografia do uso da terra
Gestão de solos agrícolas
Gestão da água
Geómetra

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
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LANDac Annual International Conference 2019

4 Julho 2019 to 5 Julho 2019

Localização

Muntgebouw
Leidseweg 90
3531 BG Utrecht
Holanda
See map: Google Maps
NL
Netherlands
Global
Indígenas e Direitos de Terra Comunitária
Terra e Segurança Alimentar
Terra e Género
Terra e Investimentos
Conflitos de Terra
VGGT
Equidade de género no acesso à terra
Governança da terra
Investimentos em terras
Negócios de terras
Direito fundiário
Posse consuetudinária
Segurança de posse
Desenvolvimento das capacidades
Investigação
Pessoas indígenas
Comunidade local

LAND GOVERNANCE IN TRANSITION: 

How to support transformations that work for people and nature?

 

Organizers: 
LANDac
women's land rights SDGs

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
NL
Kenya
Malawi
Uganda
India
Global
Terra e Género
VGGT
Equidade de género no acesso à terra
Direito fundiário
Acesso à terra
Agricultor
Comunidade local
Mulher

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

The advantages and implications of "soft law" instruments like the VGGT

24 Maio 2021
Authors: 
Louisa J.M. Jansen
Global
Forest Landscape Restoration
Terra e Segurança Alimentar
Instituições e atores interessados na terra
VGGT
Governança da terra
Legislação florestal
Mudança de clima
Pesca
Actividade florestal
Uso da terra
Posse da terra
Sistemas de posse da terra
Governo

Instruments like the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT) are "voluntary", i.e., legally non-binding. These instruments are intended to have a direct influence on the governance of the tenure practice of states by providing an internationally recognized set of principles, and by simultaneously encouraging good practices.

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

10 Junho 2020
Authors: 
Frank van Holst
Morten Hartvigsen
Kristina Mitic Arsova
North Macedonia
Global
Terra e Segurança Alimentar
Contexto Socioeconômico e Institucional
VGGT
Administração de terras
Parcelas
Segurança alimentar
Direito fundiário
Terra agrícola
Emparcelamento
Mercado fundiário

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
Terra e Segurança Alimentar
Contexto Socioeconômico e Institucional
VGGT
Administração de terras
Desenvolvimento sustentável
Segurança alimentar
Direito fundiário
Emparcelamento

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.

Featured resources

Tools & Guides

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

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

Manuais e Diretrizes
Dezembro 2017
Global
Instituições e atores interessados na terra
VGGT
Governança da terra
Segurança alimentar
Segurança de posse
Desenvolvimento das capacidades
Pessoas indígenas
Agência de desenvolvimento
Organizações de base comunitária
Comunidade local
População rural
População urbana
Juventude
Mulher

This learning guide provides civil society organizations (CSOs) with a methodology and a set of materials to undertake training on the VGGT with civil society actors from the grassroots to the national level. Trainees will learn how to apply the VGGT to actual tenure governance challenges.

Respecting Land and Forest Rights: A Guide for Companies

Documentos e Resumos de Políticas
Agosto 2015
Global
Terra e Investimentos
VGGT
Investimentos em terras

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 cover image

Safeguarding Human Rights in Land Related Investments

Relatórios e Pesquisa
Julho 2017
Global
Terra e Investimentos
VGGT
Governança da terra
Política agrária
Reforma fundiária
Gestão de solos agrícolas
Mercado fundiário
Investimentos em terras
Negócios de terras
Deslocação
Desapropriação
Conflitos de terra
Investigação

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).

Organisations

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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.

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