Why does it matter who has rights to land, fisheries and forests?

Access to land and natural resources can mean the difference between having food and going hungry

Growing crops, fishing, harvesting fruits and nuts from the forests are just some examples of the activities that millions of people do daily to get food to eat or to earn a living. But when their rights to that land or those natural resources aren’t recognized, livelihoods and food sources can disappear from one day to the next.