Land and natural resources tenure security
Land and natural resources tenure security GLTN ANGOC
We are sharing this article posted by the Global Land Tool Network of the UN-HABITAT on 5 December 2019.
Recognizing access to land as a main driver of reducing rural poverty brought by landlessness or insecurity and contested land rights, the Global Land Tool Network (GLTN), as facilitated by UN-Habitat, implements the Secure Access to Land and Resources (SALaR) project. Aimed at improving land and natural resources tenure security for rural poor smallholder farmers, including women, youth, and vulnerable groups, the project is being implemented in Laos, the Philippines, and Uganda.
In the Philippines, the project on “Improving Tenure Security of Smallholder Farmers in Select Areas in the Philippines,” as part of the SALAR initiative, is targeting 2,500 indigenous peoples’ farmer households in the province of Bukidnon, Northern Mindanao.
On 20 to 27 November 2019, GLTN and its implementing partners[1] in the three countries organized its first learning exchange in the Philippines to share experiences and lessons on the application and implementation of land tools, capacity development for the change agents, and partnership building.
The learning visit allowed for discussions on country contexts as well as project-specific issues, challenges, opportunities, and best practices.
Discussions were also held with the Technical Assistance Movement for People and Environment Inc. (TAMPEI), a GLTN implementing Partner and the technical support unit of the Homeless People’s Federation Philippines Inc. (HPFPI) in the Philippines, to learn more on urban interventions towards securing land rights.
Field visits in project sites in Bukidnon, Northern Mindanao provided direct interactions and experience-sharing with the indigenous peoples who are part of the project implemented in the Philippines. Participants of the learning visit also witnessed the ceremony of awarding the Certificates of Customary Land Occupancy (CoCLO)[ – which provide information on house, garden, and farm boundaries and locations occupied by the partner-indigenous households.
Through the learning exchange, project implementers, partners, and beneficiaries have verified the importance and contribution of the initiative in securing and protecting the lands of indigenous peoples, the remaining stewards of our forests.
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[1] Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ANGOC), Xavier Science Foundation, Inc. (XSF) in the Philippines; Village Focus International (VFI) from Laos; and, Makerere University School of Built Environment (MUK-SBE) and Uganda Community Based Association for Women and Children Welfare (UCOBAC) in Uganda.
