ILC provides a space where some of the most difficult land-related issues can be brought to the table for open and constructive dialogue. ILC is a coalition where diversity is its strength, because when we reach consensus it is all the more powerful in shaping the global land rights and land governance agenda.
Dead Sea, Jordan
We, Members of the International Land Coalition (ILC), gathered at the Dead Sea, Jordan, from the 23rd to 26th of May 2022 for the Global Land Forum (GLF). We were generously hosted by the Government of Jordan-Ministry of Agriculture and SEEDS in partnership with the European Union (EU), and under the patronage of His Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn al Hussein. We represent more than 301 organisations from 81 countries.
On the fourth and last day of the 2022 Global Land Forum, 26th of May 2022, in a unanimous decision, ILC members adopted the Dead Sea Declaration.
BANDUNG, INDONESIA
Agrarian reform and protecting land and environmental defenders are two urgent areas for action called for by members of the International Land Coalition in the Bandung declaration.
ADOPTED BY ILC'S 8TH GLOBAL ASSEMBLY OF MEMBERS IN 2018, FOLLOWING THE GLOBAL LAND FORUM "UNITED FOR LAND RIGHTS, PEACE AND JUSTICE".
DAKAR, SENEGAL
The declaration highlights a strong commitment to the promotion, protection and monitoring of land and natural resource rights in the post-2015 development agenda and is guided by the fundamental principle of leaving no one behind.
ADOPTED BY ILC MEMBERS DURING THE 6TH GLOBAL ASSEMBLY OF MEMBERS AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE " INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE TERRITORIAL GOVERNANCE FOR FOOD SECURITY: SHARING LESSONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD".
ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA
The declaration recognises the need for land to be considered not just as a productive asset, but to be valued for its cultural, spiritual, and ecological functions. .
ADOPTED BY ILC MEMBERS DURING THE 6TH GLOBAL ASSEMBLY OF MEMBERS AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE " INCLUSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE TERRITORIAL GOVERNANCE FOR FOOD SECURITY: SHARING LESSONS FROM AROUND THE WORLD".
TIRANA, ALBANIA
Members called on all actors to actively promote pro-poor, people-centred and environmentally sustainable governance of land and other natural resources. They strongly denounced all forms of land grabbing and in a spirit of mutual exchange, commonly defined the practice for future reference.
ADOPTED BY ILC MEMBERS DURING THE 5TH GLOBAL ASSEMBLY OF MEMBERS AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE "SECURING LAND ACCESS IN TIMES OF INTENSIFIED NATURAL RESOURCE COMPETITION".
KATHMANDU, NEPAL
The Declaration highlighted a collective commitment to work together for land rights and peace. It declared that providing secure access to land and natural resources for producers is a vital step to finding lasting peaceful solutions to addressing rural poverty.
ADOPTED BY ILC MEMBERS DURING THE 4TH GLOBAL ASSEMBLY OF MEMBERS AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, "SECURING LAND RIGHTS FOR PEACE AND FOOD SECURITY".
ENTEBBE, UGANDA
ADOPTED BY ILC MEMBERS DURING THE 3RD GLOBAL ASSEMBLY OF MEMBERS AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, "LAND, DIGNITY AND DEVELOPMENT: PUTTING A PRO-POOR LAND AGENDA INTO PRACTICE"
SANTA CRUZ, BOLIVIA
Emphasised the need for the Land Coalition to ensure that diversity of viewpoints on land are not only voiced, but listened to.
ADOPTED BY ILC MEMBERS DURING THE 2ND GLOBAL ASSEMBLY OF MEMBERS AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE "LAND IS LIFE".