Part 3 of the Voluntary Guidelines addresses the governance of tenure when tenure rights are legally recognized or allocated, including rights to public land, fisheries and forests, and regarding the tenure rights of indigenous peoples and other communities with customary tenure. 

Public land, fisheries and forests

States often own or control large areas. The Voluntary Guidelines calls for states to determine which resources they should retain for use by the public sector, and which resources should be allocated for use by others and under what conditions. Read more

Indigenous peoples and other communities with customary tenure systems

Growing importance is being given to the recognition and protection of tenure rights of indigenous peoples as well as those of other communities with customary tenure systems. Read more