This guide responds to the need for greater investment in agriculture andencourages all stakeholders – particularly the target audience of governmentauthorities involved in investment promotion, approval and monitoringprocesses – to explore investment models that reduce or avoid the transfer ofland tenure rights. The guide also provides guidance on how to transfer land orresource rights in ways that respect rights, foster sustainable livelihoods and donot harm local environments.Ensuring that all stakeholders can participate in decision-making processes andthat their concerns, priorities and preferences are accommodated in investmentdesign and approval processes reduces the risks of unrest and conflict, helping to attract further investment.Pursuing a human rights-based approach to land issues has economic advantages over time by fostering more equitable governance, management and use of landand other natural resources. Secure land tenure can also stimulate investmentsin land.