Title: Voluntary guidelines on the responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests in the context of national food security : from finding common ground to making it happen

Authors: Wehrmann, Babette and Arial, Anni and Romano, Francesca

Place: [Washington, DC

Publisher: World bank]

Year: cop. 2012

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Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: decision-making, popular participation, legal aspects, guidelines, land rights, forests, fisheries, land tenure

Abstract: The FAO has been preparing voluntary guidelines to improve the governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests worldwide. They are based on principles, such as the respect and recognition of all legitimate tenure right holders and their rights and the provision of access to justice.

URL: http://landandpoverty.com/agenda/pdfs/paper/wehrmann_full_paper.pdf

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