# Local Authorities Making Farmland Work for the Public Good

### <mark style="color:orange;">**Why this handbook?**</mark>&#x20;

**Local action is key to a regenerative future.** This handbook **offers guidance for officials and staff of local governments** on how to make a difference in the way agricultural land is used and shared, for the benefit of people and the planet. Packed with ideas, tools, and field-based examples, it hopes to **inspire and enable many authorities to take action across Europe** to protect farmland and make it work for the public good.

### <mark style="color:orange;">**How to navigate this handbook:**</mark>

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="297.3333333333333"></th><th>click to read!</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="background-color:purple;">To get inspiration</mark></td><td><a href="manifesto-land-in-the-public-interest">Manifesto "Land in the Public Interest"</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="case-studies">Case Studies</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="background-color:purple;">To get tools</mark></td><td><img src="https://3134868106-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fu7BfbdUPQRQnaeyaIU5f%2Fuploads%2FiWx0u46bfbJxmEPr8Wzi%2Fpersonnage_owner.png?alt=media&#x26;token=6af7af92-e7ec-4c61-b01a-6a553ee215f2" alt="" data-size="line"> <a href="i.-acting-as-an-owner-and-manager-of-public-land">Acting as a landowner</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><img src="https://3134868106-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fu7BfbdUPQRQnaeyaIU5f%2Fuploads%2FmTd4MbDOivUsPwxMiCMi%2Fpersonnage_facilitator.png?alt=media&#x26;token=43a6812c-6ad6-4529-b6e5-8752ad85d49f" alt="" data-size="line"> <a href="ii.-acting-as-a-facilitator-of-the-local-land-system">Acting as a facilitator</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><img src="https://3134868106-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2Fu7BfbdUPQRQnaeyaIU5f%2Fuploads%2FdRJCOTauwrJzI87jmlOg%2Fpersonnage_regulator.png?alt=media&#x26;token=70abf3f0-653e-452d-8dc3-f7024d1a4aa8" alt="" data-size="line"> <a href="iii.-acting-as-a-regulator-and-making-local-land-policies">Acting as a regulator</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="background-color:purple;">To get background information</mark> </td><td><a href="practical-resources-to-get-started">Practical resources to get started</a></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><a href="bibliography">Bibliography</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

### <mark style="color:orange;">**Who we are**</mark><mark style="color:orange;">:</mark>

A group of civil society organisations working to promote access to land for agroecology. We are working together within [the Access to Land network](https://www.accesstoland.eu/). This resource is produced as part of the [RURALIZATION project](https://www.ruralization.eu/) and with additional contributions from members and supporters of the Access to Land network.

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