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Countries adopt global guidelines on tenure of land, forests, fisheries

The guidelines address a wide range of other issues as well, however, including:

-Recognition and protection of legitimate tenure rights, even under informal systems
-Best practices for registration and transfer of tenure rights
-Making sure that tenure administrative systems are accessible and affordable
-Managing expropriations and restitution of land to people who were forcibly evicted in the past
-Rights of indigenous communities
-Ensuring that investment in agricultural lands occurs responsibly and transparently
-Mechanisms for resolving disputes over tenure rights
-Dealing with the expansion of cities into rural areas