ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the development and negotiation of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT) and analyses the outcomes and possible implications. The analysis highlights the fragmented nature of negotiations while illustrating how in the case of the VGGT alliances were formed around issues and not necessarily along regional or historic lines. The chapter presents the process of negotiating Voluntary Guidelines on the governance of land tenure along with the methodology for undertaking consultation on prepared drafts. It reviews the negotiation process that led from the First Draft to the final text. The chapter addresses some of the concerns between the First Draft and the final version of the VGGT. Most notably, the final version of the VGGT ground the VGGT in a rights-based approach: 4.2 States should ensure that all actions regarding tenure and its governance are consistent with their existing obligations.
