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  • Local Authorities Making Farmland Work for the Public Good
  • About
  • Manifesto: Land in the Public Interest
  • I. Acting as an owner and manager of public land
    • Strategise
    • Manage
    • Invest
    • Share
  • II. Acting as a facilitator of the local land system
    • Provide data
    • Raise awareness
    • Convene
    • Intermediate
  • III. Acting as a regulator and making local land policies
    • Plan
    • Administer
    • Catalyse
    • Advocate
  • Practical resources to get started
    • Some key principles and first steps
    • Surveying and decision-making tools
  • Bibliography
    • France
    • Belgium
    • Spain
    • United Kingdom
    • Germany
    • Romania
  • Case Studies
    • The City of Leuven allocates public land to sustainable farmers
    • The City of Ghent’s vision on public farmland
    • Mouans-Sartoux: from organic food for schools to land and food policy
    • Ohey municipality: distributing public agricultural land more equitably among farmers
    • Inclusive farm to fork food aid in Florennes, Walloon Region
    • The Cooperativa Co.R.Ag.Gio (Cooperativa Romana Agricoltura Giovani) and renewed uses of public farm
    • Red Terrae: the network of municipalities working for sustainable land use
    • Boscos de Pastura: using grazing for wildfire prevention
    • Stewardship and management of common pastures in Romania
    • Glasgow City Council and the Glasgow Community Food Network Case study
    • Cornwall Council’s Farms Strategy
    • The Grenoble Alpes MĂ©tropole land policy
    • Remobilising abandoned lands in MoĂ«lan-sur-Mer
    • Acting on farmland at the department level: land banking and plots exchange in Ille-et-Vilaine
    • Agricultural Programme of the City of Hannover - agricultural policy at municipality level
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Local Authorities Making Farmland Work for the Public Good

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Why this handbook?

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.

How to navigate this handbook:

To get inspiration

To get tools

To get background information

Who we are:

A group of civil society organisations working to promote access to land for agroecology. We are working together within . This resource is produced as part of the and with additional contributions from members and supporters of the Access to Land network.

Manifesto "Land in the Public Interest"
Case Studies
Practical resources to get started
Bibliography
the Access to Land network
RURALIZATION project
Acting as a landowner
Acting as a facilitator
Acting as a regulator
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