The Intergovernmental Land Tenure Commitment at COP31 faces a practical test. One year after governments launched it in Belém, how can countries, funders and rights holders turn it into stronger land rights for Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendant Peoples and local communities?
From recognition to territorial protection
The commitment aims to extend legal recognition across at least 80 million hectares and strengthen governance and protection across another 80 million hectares where tenure is already recognized by 2030. Governments, rights holders and their partners face different challenges in each case, from documenting customary claims to enforcing rights and supporting community-led governance.
This Global Climate Action Agenda session will review the first year of implementation and identify priorities for 2027. The discussion will examine how rights holders are shaping country plans, what is slowing delivery, and how the Land Tenure Plan to Accelerate Solutions can help coordinate technical support and financing that reaches territories.
What the session will cover
- Progress on country implementation plans since Belém and the barriers that remain.
- The role of Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendant Peoples and local communities in deciding how tenure commitments are implemented.
- Political, technical and financial support that could accelerate delivery in 2027, including direct access to finance.
Organizers
- Global Land Alliance
- Forest & Climate Leaders’ Partnership
- The Nature Conservancy
- New Animal
- Land, Culture & Rights
- Global Alliance of Territorial Communities
- United Nations Development Programme
A Global Climate Action Agenda Solution and Delivery session under the Marrakech Partnership.
Attendance and program
Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 14:00–15:00 TRT (UTC+3). Special Event Room 3 (Assos), Antalya EXPO Center, COP31 Blue Zone, Antalya, Türkiye. COP31 Blue Zone accreditation required.
Speaker lineup to be confirmed.