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Improving Governance of Pastoral Lands
Implementing the Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land,
Forests and Fisheries in the Context of National Food Security
Vivian Onyango Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Rome, Italy
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Sustainable pastoralism
• An adaptation to variability • Communal access to scarce
resources • Diversity of production;
species and products • Mobility • Dynamic customary
systems • Reciprocity and flexibility • Crucial role of women Photo credit: Benno Neeleman
VGGT Technical Guide: Improving governance of pastoral lands
Comes against a backdrop of……… • Need to capitalizing on heterogeneous and
uncertain landscapes • Increasing challenges; diminishing resources,
population growth, climate change, conflicts • Opportunities: SDG’s-no one is left behind,
Land degradation neutrality, technology • Securing livelihoods of world’s half billion
population • UNEA 2 Declaration on sustainable
pastoralism
Photo credit: Philip Briggs Photo credit: Google
Who is the technical guide designed for?
States
Courts and agencies Tenure
professionals
Academics
Communities and people
Civil society
Businesses and investors
Human rights
institutions
What are key challenges?
• Reconciling relationships between states and pastoral communities • Managing conflicting interests and claims over land and other
resources • Improving consultation and participation mechanisms for
pastoralists, recognizing them as citizens with legitimate rights • Specific legal requirements for pastoralism • Developing integrated land use planning at various scales
Improving Governance of Pastoral
Lands
Recognize local and indigenous knowledge to
ensure cultural and ecological
diversity Recognize customary
systems and strengthen
synergies with statutory systems
Strengthen capability of local organizations and
institutional space they operate in
Avoid and manage conflict
Foster collaborative
learning
Develop accountable
decision making and effective
representation
Ensure inclusive, equitable and transparent participation
Pastoral Land Policy National Legislation relevant to pastoralism
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Priority actions for stronger governance
Implementation
Broad results: • Rural development • Social sustainability • Self-determination • Environmental
sustainability • Sustainable livelihoods
Key messages
• Strengthening governance of tenure is a platform for sustainable pastoralism with social, economic and environmental benefits
• Within national law, innovative approaches adaptable to requirements of pastoralism are needed
• Continue global discourse on pastoral tenure governance e.g. IYRP • Collaborative learning between different actors • Manage rather than avoiding risk associated with strengthening
governance of pastoralist tenure
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