Land tenure for sustainable land management

FAO and WOCAT have identified a gap in the Global SLM Database, showing that the current tools to document SLM technologies and approaches are not designed to capture how tenure governance interventions can contribute to addressing land degradation. This "Land Tenure for SLM Module" has been developed to address this gap and integrate the land tenure dimension into the (WOCAT) Global SLM Database. The Module can be used as an add-on to an existing SLM Technology and Approach or as a ‘stand-alone’ tool to facilitate tenure integration in the context of SLM initiatives (practices, projects, or programmes). It assesses how the tenure governance system in the SLM practice area is serving the tenure needs of the community and how these needs are changing as a result of the SLM practice. It guides communities in linking their observations to the VGGT pathways to prioritize areas for integration of tenure actions in future SLM activities.