Events and meetings on land tenure
24/3
2020
26/3
2020
Fisheries Tenure, Access and User Rights in the Great Lakesand Inland Water Bodies of the World
Entebbe (Uganda), 24/03/2020 - 26/03/2020
In collaboration with the Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization (LVFO), FAO is extending the understanding of responsible governance of tenure with the upcoming workshop Tenure, Access and User Rights of the Great Lakes and Inland Water Bodies of the World in Entebbe, Uganda (postponed until September 2020).
29/10
2019
Agroforestry and tenure in a changing climate: key issues and opportunities ahead
29/10/2019
On 29 October 2019 a webinar explored how land-tenure challenges influence the adoption of agroforestry systems and how this fits in the larger framework of upscaling agroforestry. Following a general overview of the main tenure-related challenges, FAO tenure, forestry and agriculture experts shared concrete examples from the field.
18/9
2019
20/9
2019
Digitally Enabled Development for a Sustainable Future in Eastern Europe
Vrdnik (Serbia), 18/09/2019 - 20/09/2019
The Conference is jointly organized by the Republic Geodetic Authority (RGA), European Commission's Joint Research Centre (EC JRC), the World Bank (WB), the United Nation Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management in Europe (UNGGIM-Europe) and the United Nation Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).
9/9
2019
13/9
2019
UNCCD 14th session of the Conference of the Parties
09/09/2019 - 13/09/2019
During a high-level session at the close of the UNCCD COP 14 (United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification Conference of the Parties), a declaration to focus on land-based solutions to combat climate change was adopted. In the declaration, the relevance of the VGGT was reaffirmed for better access, control and stewardship over land and equitable tenure security.
26/6
2018
29/6
2018
Capitalization Meeting of the EU Transversal Project
Rome (Italy), 26/06/2018 - 29/06/2018
The meetings are organized to assess progress in the implementation of the projects of the EU Land Governance Programme across 18 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Transversal Project “Support to and capitalization on the EU Land Governance Programme”.
5/10
2017
7/10
2017
5th Anniversary of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Governance of Tenure
Metropolitan City of Rome Capital (Italy), 05/10/2017 - 07/10/2017
FAO, together with relevant stakeholders and partners, and with financial support from the European Union, organized a technical thematic forum from 5 - 6 October 2017 to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the VGGT. This forum was followed by a high-level event on 10 October 2017 where the outcome of the technical thematic forum was reported.