Global land forum declaration commits to land rights for indigenous peoples and women
At the Global Land Forum meeting held in Antigua, Guatemala, from 23-27 April 2013, members of the International Land Coalition (ILC) agreed to a series of commitments in the ‘Antigua Declaration’ related to securing tenure for responsible land governance.
The Antigua Declaration advocates for the inclusion of a sustainable development goal on governance of land tenure as well as targets related to secure and equitable land rights in the post-2015 development agenda. It includes commitments related to:
- Supporting models of development that are based on respect for territorial governance and local food and natural resource management systems;
- Encouraging socially equitable, and environmentally and economically sustainable strategies for investment in agriculture and natural resource management;
- Supporting the 2014 International Year of Family Farming;
- Remaining concerned at the vulnerability of Indigenous Peoples to land grabbing and criminalization of customary forms of resource use;
- Strengthening women’s land rights and gender justice;
- Denouncing human rights violations;
- Recognizing the value of environment and sustainable management of natural resources; and
- Expressing concern at the lack of transparency and accountability related to decision-making over land.
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on Jun 6 2013. Filed under Forest & Land.
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