By means of a Transversal Project, co-funded by the EU and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) coordinates, supports and consolidates the implementation of the EU Land Governance Programme. The European Union Land Governance Programme funds 18 individual country-level projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America, all of which address tenure issues, and are implemented alongside various partners, among which are government agencies, civil society organizations, bilateral and multilateral organizations and private contractors. All project activities are carried out within the framework of the VGGT and, in the African context, the African Union Declaration on Land Issues and Challenges in Africa (AU Declaration) and its Framework and Guidelines on Land Policy in Africa (F&G).
Year of publication: 2020Organization: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Topic: Land
Language: English
Type of document: Technical
Geographical coverage: South Asia
This checklist seeks to provide companies with operational guidance on how to ensure due diligence when operating in areas where projects may affect indigenous peoples. Based on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and ILO Convention No. 169, this Checklist aligns the principles and rights in these two instruments with the human rights due diligence approach set out in the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. It outlines key questions business should consider in engagement with indigenous peoples and their communities.
Year of publication: 2019Organization: Individual authors
Topic: Indigenous peoples
Language: English
Type of document: Technical
Geographical coverage: Global
Over 50 institutions and individuals endorsed “The Cancun Statement” calling for the promotion of sustainable pastoralism and livestock production for the conservation of biodiversity in grasslands and rangelands.
The statement was presented on the sidelines of the 13th meeting of the Coalition of Parties (COP13) on the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Cancun, Mexico.
Year of publication: 2016Organization: Individual authors
Topic: Environmental services, Indigenous knowledge, Resilience
Language: English
Type of document: Policies and legislation
Geographical coverage: Global
Pastoralist organizations from Eastern and Southern Africa urge policy makers and international organizations to listen to pastoralists’ voices better and to take action in favour of pastoralism. This declaration expresses their needs, priorities and recommendations. This document was prepared at the pastoralist gathering in January 2016 in Lukenya, Kenya.
Year of publication: 2016Organization: Individual authors
Topic: Participation
Language: English
Type of document: Policies and legislation
Geographical coverage: Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
La Déclaration de Hammamet, préparée lors de la réunion des représentants des pastoralistes en Afrique du Nord et en Asie Occidentale, invitent les États et les institutions de coopération technique à adopter et mettre en œuvre des politiques publiques favorables au développement de l’élevage et du pastoralisme, et à engager la mise en œuvre de mesures appropriées pour promouvoir un environnement propice au développement de l’élevage et du pastoralisme en Afrique du Nord et en Asie Occidentale.
Year of publication: 2016Organization: Individual authors
Topic: Participation
Language: العربية, Français
Type of document: Policies and legislation
Geographical coverage: Near East, North Africa
Les quatre plus grands réseaux d'éleveurs de bétail en Afrique de l'Ouest, APESS, CORET, ROPPA et RBM, invitent dans la Déclaration de Bamako les gouvernements, les partenaires techniques et financiers à élaborer des politiques et à promouvoir le dialogue entre les parties prenantes pour créer un environnement favorable au pastoralisme.
Year of publication: 2016Organization: Individual authors
Topic: Participation
Language: Français
Type of document: Policies and legislation
Geographical coverage: West Africa, Central Africa
This declaration, prepared at the meeting of Central Asian pastoralists in July 2015, calls on national governments, international organizations, the United Nations and civil society organizations to consult and include the Central Asian pastoralist network in workshops, conferences, policy processes and programmes that may affect pastoralism in Central Asia.
Year of publication: 2015Organization: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
Topic: Participation
Language: English, Русский
Type of document: Policies and legislation
Geographical coverage: Central Asia
December 9th to 15th 2013: 120 pastoralist leaders representing communities in 48 countries worldwide gathered in Kiserian, Kenya, to share experiences and concerns about the Global Transition to a Green Economy. Pastoralism—the extensive production of livestock in rangeland ecosystems—is one of the most environmental friendly food systems on earth, but its potential to provide meat, milk and fibre as well as environmental services, such as climate change mitigation, biodiversity conservation and protection of water sheds, is continuously eroded by poorly conceived policies and investments, by neglectof basic human rights, and by disruption to appropriate rangeland management practices, including mobility.
Year of publication: 2013Organization: International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
Topic: Participation
Language: English, Français, Español
Type of document: Policies and legislation
Geographical coverage: Global