Combined with so-called "faculty self-governance," tenure produces the deadly combination of decision-making power without accountability for the consequences.
The committee report, Global Food Security, called for full implementation of the UN voluntary guidelines on the governance of tenure, which recognise and respect all legitimate tenure rights and the people who hold them.
The soft drinks company also pledged to use its clout to encourage other food and beverage firms, traders – especially of soy, sugar and palm oil – as well as governments to endorse and implement voluntary UN guidelines on responsible governance of tenure on land, fisheries and forests.
To that end, the United Nations earlier this year approved the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security.
One of the most encouraging developments has been the unanimous adoption by 96 countries of the voluntary guidelines on the responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests in the national context of food security last year.
To ensure that the process of acquiring or using land is transparent, and in keeping with international human rights principles, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation has launched an effort to develop guidelines on responsible governance of tenure of land and other natural resources.
The development included innovative elements addressing environmental sustainability, governance, mixed tenure, mixed use and modular construction.
Over the course of the following years, the implementation of an FLR project in Madagascar's Fandriana-Marolambo landscape was shaped by, and in turn influenced, governance, specifically tenure rights and stakeholder engagement.
In some cases, sub-optimal inputs are related to land governance and tenure, for example, as a result of insecure property rights.
* The Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security, recently endorsed by the CFS, outline principles and practices that governments can refer to when making laws and administering land, fisheries and forests rights.
Negotiators in Rome have agreed on a proposed set of voluntary global guidelines on responsible governance of land tenure and access rights to land, fisheries and forest resources.
