The document discusses key issues around linking the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests (VGGT) with climate change policies and sustainable soil management. It notes a lack of evidence connecting more secure tenure with sustainable practices and their impact on climate change. Main recommendations include using momentum around VGGT implementation to also address climate change and soil management, and generating more data on the relationships between tenure, climate change and sustainable soil management over time. Next steps propose capitalizing on existing studies to provide necessary data and breaking legal barriers to responsible natural resource governance.

1. Tenure, VGGT, Climate
Change and Soil Management
Climate and Environment Division
Land and Water Division
5 October 2017, 14.00-15.30

2. Key issues, challenges and opportunities
1. The VGGT should contribute to the long term sustainable
management of natural resouces.
2. Lack of quantitative evidence that more secure tenure would
ensure sustainable practices how tat would affect climate
change.
3. Linking the land governance policies with natural resource
management and climate change policies.
4. Opportunity to link VGGT to VGSSM to capitalize on synergies.

3. Main lessons learned/recommendations
1. Implementation at the country level is as important as the
substance of the VGGT. This momentum should be used to
capitalize on expand VGGT implementation in relation to climate
change and sustainable soil management.
2. Producing evidence to link land tenure, climate change and
sustainable soil management takes time.

4. Next steps – the way forward
1. Capitalizing on the existing studies to generate the necessary
data.
2. Breaking the legal barriers to apply responsible governance of
natural resources.