Land governance: a review and analysis of key international frameworks

This study presents the key provisions on land governance of all recent international frameworks, analyses which new issues appeared, which old ones have gained additional support and those which have received less attention. The study also discusses the particularities, strengths, weaknesses and challenges of the individual frameworks, as well as similarities, differences and complementarities between the new frameworks and between the new and previous – still applicable – frameworks. Finally, the study shows how land governance contributes to the achievement of key development objectives, stressing the importance of land governance for overall sustainable development.