Description: On 11 May 2012 in a landmark decision the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) endorsed a set of far-reaching global guidelines aimed at helping governments safeguard the rights of people to own, manage and access land, fisheries and forests. The Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security outline principles and ractices that governments and other actors can refer to when defining policies, making laws and administering tenure rights to land, fisheries and forests. The Guidelines promote secure tenure rights and equitable access to land, fisheries and forests as a means of eradicating hunger and poverty, supporting sustainable development and enhancing the environment. Providing poor and vulnerable people rights to access to land, fisheries forests and other natural resources is a key condition for sustainable livelihoods.
