A more secure future

This first edition of the Global Land Outlook has focused on the links between land and human security: in the sense of food and water security; safeguarding of soil and biodiversity; defense of communities and individual livelihoods; security of tenure and gender equity; protection of marginalized people at the urban-rural interface; safety from drought, floods, and other weather-related disasters; reassurance in the right to retain cultural and spiritual identity; and, underlying all the above, social and political security. Land-based natural capital is under pressure and this is threatening to destabilize many of these aspects of human security.

Part Three presents pathways for change, summarizing the critical recommendations from Part Two and outlining strategic priorities for implementation, recognizing that decisions and investments made today will influence land use and management tomorrow. We expect that this concluding part of the Outlook will help foster a new vision and agenda for action to ensure a more secure future.

A more secure future (Global Land Outlook; Part three)