The Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security were endorsed by the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) and the FAO Council in June 2012. They are to:
- serve as a reference and set out principles and internationally accepted standards for practices for the responsible governance of tenure;
- provide a framework that States can use when developing their own strategies, policies, legislation, programmes and activities;
- allow governments, civil society, the private sector and citizens to judge whether their proposed actions and the actions of others constitute acceptable practices.
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