Who Owns the World’s Land - Rights+Resources

The main focus of the publication is on supporting forest tenure, policy, and market reforms to legally recognize and secure the community-based land and resource tenure rights of Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendant Peoples, and local communities.

The second edition of 'Who Owns the World’s Land.' reports on progress over the first five years (2015–2020) of the SDGs, the Paris Agreement, and the Land Rights Now target to double the area of community-owned land by providing updated data on the extent of lands legally recognized as designed for and owned by Indigenous Peoples and local communities in 73 countries covering 85% of global lands.

Land tenure security for both communities and community women is recognized as an integral component of the 2030 Agenda, without which the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Kunming-Montréal Global Biodiversity Framework, and the Paris Agreement objectives cannot be achieved.

<p>Mounting evidence concludes that Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendant Peoples, and local communities are the best managers of their lands and resources.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The second edition covers 73 countries, accounting for 85% of global lands.</p> Signup and view all the answers