This third United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) synergy brief focuses on the joint UNCCD - FAO work on the integration of the Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure on Land, Fisheries and Forests in the context of national food security (VGGT) into the implementation of the UNCCD and Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) achievement. The brief unfolds how land tenure security intertwins with land degradation neutrality, land restoration and supports safeguarding livelihoods. the synergy brief builds on the joint FAO and UNCCD technical guide on the integration of the VGGT into the implementation of the UNCCD and LDN achievement published in 2022