This document summarizes discussions that took place at the 2019 UNCCD COP-14 conference regarding land degradation and land tenure issues. It discusses interventions made highlighting the lack of land ownership for many women and calling for more power to local communities. It also advocates that achieving land degradation neutrality requires managing people and involving all stakeholders to sustainably manage land and lift the poorest from degraded lands. Regional representatives discussed tools for participatory land governance and the need to resolve land tenure issues to ensure food security, gender equality, and poverty reduction.