WFC 1.9 People with rights over natural resources

Examples what secured access means:

Access, use, and management rights are collectively or individually held rights which are broadly accepted by all relevant stakeholders including authorities. The rightsholders can exercise these rights accordingly.

Access to natural resources: The ability to physically access land or resources, such as forests, pastures, or water sources.

Use of natural resources: The right to extract, utilize, or harvest resources (e.g., firewood, fodder water, leaf litter, wildlife, wild fruits, ) from the land or resource base.

Management rights over natural resources: The right to make decisions on how the land or resources are used, maintained, and conserved.

Note that secure access is at minimum a formalized document or agreement with local authorities. The tenure right needs to be permanent or at least cover a substantial time period (e.g. 10 years).

CDR 411

• Gender 

• Age  

• Left behind/vulnerable population group  

People who have gained or had their natural resource rights protected as a result of project interventions. Best possible estimation is acceptable.

• Project Documents: Legal records of rights granted, community mapping reports, or land titles issued.

• Government Records: Official land registry records, agreements signed, or other legal documentation.

• Community Verification: Testimonies from community leaders or members, supported by signed agreements or community declarations.

At least baseline and endline

Document Review: Review legal documents, project reports, and community records to validate the number of people gaining rights.

Interviews: Conduct interviews with community leaders and local authorities to cross-check reported figures.

Field Surveys: Survey households or communities to confirm their access, use, and management rights.

Challenge: Ensuring the accuracy of data on the number of people who have gained rights can be difficult due to the complexity of land tenure systems.

Approach: Use triangulation methods by cross-verifying data from multiple sources, including documents, surveys, and interviews.

Challenge: Variability in how rights are recognized and enforced can complicate data collection.

Approach: Work closely with local legal experts and authorities to ensure that the rights reported are legally recognized and implemented.

SDC (only smallholders!)
AFS_TRI_7 Number of smallholder farmers who have gained increased secure access to natural resources (land, water, biodiversity, etc.) 

IFAD:
2.2.16: Number of beneficiaries gaining increased secure access to land

USAID:
EG.10.4-7 Number of adults provided with legally recognized and documented tenure rights to land or marine areas, as a result of USG assistance
Alternatively,
EG.10.4-8 Number of adults who perceive their tenure rights to land or marine areas as secure with USG assistance

• CDR 1.3.5 Number of civil society, public or private actors supported to promote climate resilient development and improved ecosystems and/or biodiversity

• FAN 1.2.4 Number of initiatives established or supported to strengthen policies, norms, standards to foster agroecology, climate resilience and biodiversity in selected landscapes and/or food systems

• WSG 1.1.9 Number of initiatives established or supported to strengthen policies, laws, rules, institutions, strategies, plans, and/or budgets for more integrated natural resources governance