Welcome to the Global Land Agenda
A Campaign for Land Tenure Security and Good Land Governance
What is the Global Land Agenda?
The Global Land Agenda (GLA) is an open and inclusive initiative uniting diverse actors around a shared goal: securing land tenure rights for all and elevating land governance as a central pillar of global development, climate action, and social justice.
GLA is not a formal organization or institution — it’s a space, platform, and campaign for collaboration, advocacy, and accountability.
We are governments, civil society groups, Indigenous Peoples and local communities, youth, academics, private sector actors, and development partners, all working together to raise ambition and inspire concrete action on land rights.
Why Now?
Despite decades of work, land tenure insecurity remains widespread and deeply harmful. Over 1 billion people live with the threat of eviction, women still hold less than 15% of the world’s land titles, and Indigenous Peoples legally own just a fraction of the land they have stewarded for generations.
At the same time, land governance is often left out of high-level global discussions — even as we grapple with crises that are deeply rooted in how land is accessed, managed, and protected.
GLA was born out of this urgency: to connect the dots across sectors, catalyze high-level political commitments, and put land governance on the global agenda.
Our Vision
We envision a world where tenure security is the norm, not the exception. A world where land is governed fairly, transparently, inclusively, and with full respect for the rights of all people — especially women, youth, and Indigenous communities.
Our approach is twofold:
Strengthen coordination and collaboration within the land community.
Make the case for land across broader global priorities — from climate change to food security, from biodiversity to gender equality.
What We Do
GLA works to advance land tenure security through four interconnected strategies:
Mobilizing Political Commitments
Driving new and visible national and global pledges to secure land rights.Building a Multi-Stakeholder Forum
Hosting inclusive dialogues that bring actors together for strategy, alignment, and joint action.Implementing an Accountability Mechanism
Tracking progress through independent data and reporting — including a proposed Global State of Land Report.Investing in Land and People
Advocating for increased funding and smarter resource mobilization to support land governance systems that work for everyone.
A Call to Action
GLA is a growing community. There are no fees, no bureaucracy, and no barriers to joining — just a shared commitment to a future where land governance is inclusive, equitable, and accountable.
We are building momentum. We are shaping a global agenda.
And we want you to be part of it.
👉 Learn how to join the movement