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EIGHTY participants from the Caribbean Region, including government, civil society, academia and private sector personnel, will meet here from June 19 to 21, to discuss and analyse the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security. United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation
(FAO) Representative Pearl Tucker made the announcement in a press statement yesterday.
She said they will explore the potential for implementing the voluntary guidelines at the regional and national levels; identify priority actions and ways to improve governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests and promote links with existing initiatives to create regional and national networks.
The meeting is being facilitated by the FAO with financial support from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
It is being hosted by the Ministries of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the Environment.
The voluntary guidelines to be talked about represent an unprecedented international agreement on the governance of tenure, which places secure access to land, fisheries and forests firmly in the context of food security.
Officially endorsed
Officially endorsed by the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) at its thirty-eighth (Special) session on May 11, 2012, the guidelines are based on an inclusive, transparent consultation process started by FAO and finalised through intergovernmental negotiations.
The procedure involved representatives from UN member states, civil society organisations, the private sector, academia and international organisations.
The voluntary guidelines promote food security and sustainable development through improved, transparent, equitable, secure access to and control over land, fisheries and forests and by protecting the legitimate tenure rights, whether formal or informal, of millions of people, many of whom are poor and food insecure.
They set out principles and internationally accepted standards for responsible practices, are voluntary and do not establish legally binding obligations nor replace existing laws, treaties and agreements.
Instead, they provide a framework that States can use when developing their own strategies, policies, legislation and programmes.
The guidelines also provide stakeholders with their own context-specific answers to essential questions related to tenure rights and responsibilities, including legal recognition, allocation and transfers of rights and other changes in tenure, such as restitution, redistributive reforms, expropriation and compensation.
They also offer guidance on the recording of tenure rights, their valuation and taxation and the resolution of disputes including trans-boundary measures.
(FAO) Representative Pearl Tucker made the announcement in a press statement yesterday.
She said they will explore the potential for implementing the voluntary guidelines at the regional and national levels; identify priority actions and ways to improve governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests and promote links with existing initiatives to create regional and national networks.
The meeting is being facilitated by the FAO with financial support from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
It is being hosted by the Ministries of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the Environment.
The voluntary guidelines to be talked about represent an unprecedented international agreement on the governance of tenure, which places secure access to land, fisheries and forests firmly in the context of food security.
Officially endorsed
Officially endorsed by the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) at its thirty-eighth (Special) session on May 11, 2012, the guidelines are based on an inclusive, transparent consultation process started by FAO and finalised through intergovernmental negotiations.
The procedure involved representatives from UN member states, civil society organisations, the private sector, academia and international organisations.
The voluntary guidelines promote food security and sustainable development through improved, transparent, equitable, secure access to and control over land, fisheries and forests and by protecting the legitimate tenure rights, whether formal or informal, of millions of people, many of whom are poor and food insecure.
They set out principles and internationally accepted standards for responsible practices, are voluntary and do not establish legally binding obligations nor replace existing laws, treaties and agreements.
Instead, they provide a framework that States can use when developing their own strategies, policies, legislation and programmes.
The guidelines also provide stakeholders with their own context-specific answers to essential questions related to tenure rights and responsibilities, including legal recognition, allocation and transfers of rights and other changes in tenure, such as restitution, redistributive reforms, expropriation and compensation.
They also offer guidance on the recording of tenure rights, their valuation and taxation and the resolution of disputes including trans-boundary measures.
