The conversion of forests into agricultural land – a global phenomenon driven by unsustainable agriculture production systems and weak environmental protection – is among the most pressing challenges we all face in the pursuit of a healthy planet. Millions of people, including many Indigenous Peoples (IP), experience a lack of secure tenure to their land holdings, especially in forested landscapes/forestlands.
Sustainable Landscapes in Action: Governance, Tenure and Land Rights within Integrated Landscape Management for Climate Action, a recent knowledge exchange and discussion at a side event at the World Bank Global Land Conference in May was sponsored by the Global Environment Facility (the GEF), the Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration Project (FOLUR), PROGREEN, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Bank. The session explored new innovations, research and tools to help advance land tenure in client countries. Read more.
Recording available here.
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