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  • Submitted by: Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future
  • Topic: Desertification, land degradation and drought
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  • Date of completion: 2022-12-31
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  • This voluntary initiative came from Partnerships for SD (CSD11/WSSD)
Secure and Equitable Access to Land (SEAL)

Partner(s)

Governments:
Government of Ghana - Government of Ghana
Government of South Africa - Provisional Administration of Western Cape Town

Major Groups:
Stakeholder Forum for Our Common Future (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
Green Earth Organisation (Ghana)
Environmental Liaison Centre International (ELCI) (Kenya)
Didibahini (Nepal)
Norwegian People's Aid (Norway)
Integrated Rural Development Foundation (Philippines)
Common Ground Consulting (South Africa)
Stellenbosch Business and Learning Centre (South Africa)
Transkei Land Service Organisation (TRALSCO) (South Africa)
Advocate Coalition on Development and Environment (Uganda)
Environmental Alert (Uganda)
Uganda Women Tree Planting Movement (Uganda)
Dodoma Environmental Network (United Republic of Tanzania)
Western Washington University (United States of America)
Campfire Association (Zimbabwe)
Zero Regional Environmental Organisation (Zimbabwe)

Description/achievement of initiative

SEAL is a South-South partnership of civil and academic organizations that recognizes the importance of intra-Southern co-operation in promotion sustainable development.

The Secure and Equitable Access to Land (SEAL) partnership aims to secure equitable access by
* Furthering a pragmatic and programmatic approach to land development for food security in Africa
* Sharing the experience from other regions of Asia and Latin America, strengthening the networking structure of civil society in Africa
* Facilitating the adoption and replication of Southern initiative projects on securing access to land for the promotion of poverty eradication and food security within Southern countries with similar climatic and socio-political conditions
SEAL is the result of organizations agreeing to develop a unique collaborative programme to strenthen the networking structure of African civil society and share experiences from Asia and Latin America.
SEAL is a pragmatic networking partnership that is receptive and prepared to work with other networks in partnership for development
Specific Objectives include
* To strengthen civil society initiatives on land
* Strengthening community groups to form a cooperative society for food production and the diversification of land and agricultural resources
* To empower girl-child and women's groups, given the salience of gender equity and the advancement of women in promoting optimal
* To encourage best practices on land use issues, strengthening levels of mutual support and assistance through institutional training and exchange programs.

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