Executive Summary
 

Tenure security is a critical foundation for human development, for prosperity, and the health and sustainability of our planet. Tenure security and good land governance protects the rights of land users and facilitates a long-term relationship with land that enables sustainable land use and sustained investment in land. It promotes peace, stability and inclusive growth; it protects the poor and empowers women and marginalized groups such as indigenous peoples and local communities; it helps protect nature and allows for a healthy planet.