Land Tenure Blog
Land Governance Gains Ground as a Regional Priority in Central Africa
30/09/2026
Land governance is gaining prominence as a policy priority across Central Africa, with an increasing number of countries expressing political will to advance land reforms aimed at strengthening tenure security and improving land administration.
Douala Cameroon
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Welcome to the Land Tenure blog, a space for sharing experiences, innovations and lessons learned from across the global land tenure governance community. We invite contributions that explore technology-driven approaches to land monitoring and administration; inclusive capacity development; stronger systems for collecting, analysing and reporting land tenure data; and actions that advance secure, equitable tenure through evidence-based decision-making.
Land Tenure Blog
Land Governance Gains Ground as a Regional Priority in Central Africa
30/09/2026
Land governance is gaining prominence as a policy priority across Central Africa, with an increasing number of countries expressing political will to advance land reforms aimed at strengthening tenure security and improving land administration.
Land Tenure Blog
A hard-won bright spot in a difficult COP17
18/09/2026
While UNCCD COP17's decisions are presently being published, we wanted to dig deeper into those related to land tenure. Negotiations at COP 17 were far from straightforward overall and those on land tenure and land tenure indicators were no exception.
Land Tenure Blog
Reflections from the UNCCD's 17th Conference of the Parties
01/09/2026
Some reflections on the key outcomes and what they mean for the land tenure agenda. Yet within that difficulty, several threads of the negotiations emerged where genuine progress was made, where technical work translated into political traction, and where the ground was laid for something concrete to follow.
Land Tenure Blog
Kenya strengthens biodiversity goals through joint official and community land data
28/08/2026
As Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity move from commitments to implementation under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, a growing question is emerging: how can land-use change and land tenure monitoring better reflect the realities, knowledge and stewardship of Indigenous Peoples, and local communities such as pastoralists, nomadic, fisherfolk and smallholders.