Events and meetings on land tenure
25/2
2026
Launch of the Status of Land Tenure and Governance
Cartagena (Colombia), 25/02/2026
This side event will launch The Status of Land Tenure and Governance (SLTG) report, the knowledge product of the Global Land Observatory (GLO), an FAO initiative in partnership with the International Land Coalition (ILC) and the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD).
24/2
2026
28/2
2026
International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development ICARRD+20
Cartagena (Colombia), 24/02/2026 - 28/02/2026
The International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ICARRD) is a global, multilateral forum dedicated to advancing land rights, rural justice, and sustainable development. The first ICARRD, held in Porto Alegre, Brazil, in 2006, helped shape international commitments on equitable access to land, food security, and inclusive rural development.
5/6
2024
7/6
2024
15th International LANDNET Workshop
Middelburg (Netherlands), 05/06/2024 - 07/06/2024
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.
13/5
2024
17/5
2024
World Bank Land Conference 2024
Washington (United States), 13/05/2024 - 17/05/2024
For over two decades, the World Bank Land Conference has catalyzed the global land community. The Conference is the premier forum for the land sector, bringing together participants from governments, development partners, civil society, academia, and the private sector to showcase good practice, discuss issues, and inform evidence-based policy dialogue.
6/10
2022
7/10
2022
Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the CFS VGGT
Metropolitan City of Rome Capital (Italy), 06/10/2022 - 07/10/2022
Today, 10 years after the adoption of these guidelines, it is important to increase the visibility of the CFS VGGT and to recognize the achievements that were accomplished with regard to the responsible governance of tenure. It is also important to reflect critically on the challenges and obstacles that were encountered in relation to the implementation of the guidelines.
27/10
2021
29/10
2021
Geospatial Information for Digital Transformation
Oslo (Norway), 27/10/2021 - 29/10/2021
The conference was focused on how geospatial information can contribute to digital transformation. A three-day event organized by Kartverket – Norwegian Mapping Authority with the support of various donors and development partners, including FAO, World Bank, UNSD/UN-UNGGIM, GEO and others, engaged 491 participants from 51 countries.
2/11
2020
4/11
2020
32nd Session Regional Conference for Europe (ERC)
02/11/2020 - 04/11/2020
In light of the global COVID-19 pandemic and associated public health concerns, the Thirty-second Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Europe will be convened virtually from 2 to 4 November 2020. The CFS event: Value and application of policy recommendations of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) highlighted the relevance of the global policy work and inclusive approach of the C...
27/5
2020
Virtual workshop with parliamentarians on the VGGT as a tool for legislative management
27/05/2020
On 27 May 2020, FAO carried out an online workshop dedicated to members of the Colombian parliament, the National Land Agency and a number of parliamentarian commissions (i.e. Comision Ambiental, Frente Parlamentatio contra el Hambre, etc.) on the land agenda and the implementation of the VGGT in Colombia.
3/11
2020
9th Capitalization Meeting of the EU Land Governance Programme
03/11/2020
This year the 9th Capitalization Meeting was held virtually, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite the challenging situation and the unusual format, about 40 participants from eleven countries - Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Malawi, Pakistan, Sudan, Eswatini and Uganda - participated in the three virtual sessions.
13/10
2020
15/10
2020
CFS High-Level Special Event on Global Governance of Food Security and Nutrition
13/10/2020 - 15/10/2020
The event's objective will be to gain a better understanding of the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on land tenure security and consequently on food and nutrition security, particularly of small farmers, pastoralists, indigenous communities and rural women, while reflecting on the importance of achieving SDG land targets as an enabling factor for SDG 2.
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.