Land tenure security (LTS) is a concept that informs many programmes by international development agencies working on land governance. The thinking behind these programmes, in short, is that land right holders are insecure in their land tenure, which prevents them from using their land sustainably and efficiently. Increasing their tenure security will allow for e.g. a reduction in conflicts over land, higher investment into the productive use of their land, and the implementation of more sustainable land-use practices.

This paper presents the pilot experiences with a contributory model to customary land registration in Northern Uganda and discusses the potentials, challenges, and recommendations for further scaling up. The pilot was implemented between November 2021 - February 2023 in Bululu sub-country – and is continuously backstopped and monitored by the GIZ implemented “Responsible Land Policy in Uganda “(RELAPU)” project. The so-called “Bululu self-financing pilot” is built on prior project experience in “Fit for Purpose” (FFP) land demarcation and registration of customary land in rural settings.

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is implementing the project Responsible Land Policy in Uganda (RELAPU) on

behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) as part of the Global Programme for Responsible Land Policy (GPRLP). The

Nexus pilot on “Access to agricultural land and improvement of income and employment prospects for youth” was commissioned under RELAPU, and implemented in collaboration with the Promoting Rural Development (PRUDEV) project in Northern Uganda.

As part of the Global Programme for Responsible Land Policy (GPRLP), a model for communal land management in the landscape of the Lake Chamo watershed in Southern Ethiopia was designed, tested and analysed by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, together with the project Forest Landscape Restoration and Good Governance in the Forest Sector (Forests4Future), on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

Les plans d’aménagement simplifiés et les conventions locales sont des approches communautaires et paysagères qui permettent d’oeuvrer sur la tenure de l’eau de manière holistique. Ces approches ont été conçues, testées et analysées par la Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH pour le compte du Ministère Fédéral de la Coopération Economique et du Développement (BMZ) au sein du Projet global de la promotion d’une politique foncière responsable (ProPFR) et du module pays Madagascar.

This is the title of the policy brief just published by the Land and Development Expertise Center (LADEC) www.ladec.bi.

Si nous voulons comprendre et adresser une restauration des terres et des forêts qui soit durable sur deux plans, social et écologique, il est essentiel de comprendre de manière compréhensive le régime foncier ainsi que forestier. Les forêts sont capitales pour la santé de la planète et la menace grandissante du changement climatique, de la perte de biodiversité et de famine exige une action urgente à tous les niveaux.

It is important to understand and address land and forest tenure – comprehensively – if we are to work towards land and forest restoration that is both socially and ecologically sustainable. Forests are critical to planetary health, and the increasing threats of climate change, biodiversity loss and hunger call for urgent action at all levels.

This paper explores ways in which global actions to tackle climate change can potentially undermine women’s land tenure security. While there is greater cognizance of the role of secure land tenure as a critical enabler of global climate goals, climate actions that fail to account for differential tenure systems and gender dynamics risk eroding women’s customary land rights and associated social support systems. The paper recommends ways to balance climate goals with land rights protection.