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The following events are listed in reverse chronological order. Upcoming events are listed first, and an archive of past events can be found below. If there is a specific event you are interested in and it is not listed here, please contact info@rightsandresources.org.
Next Generation of Forest Agency Leaders: Global Issues in Governance
Oaxaca, Mexico
May 27, 2013 - May 31, 2013
Read More...Scaling-Up Strategies to Secure Community Land and Resource Rights: An International Conference to Take Stock of Current Efforts, Identify Promising Strategies, and Catalyze New Alliances and Action
Interlaken, Switzerland
September 18, 2013 - September 20, 2013
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Past Events
If there is a specific event you are interested in and it is not listed here, please contact info@rightsandresources.org.
Panel Discussion to Honor the Goldman Environmental Prize Winner for Islands and Island Nations
Washington, DC, United States
Georgetown Inn, 1310 Wisconsin Ave NW
April 19, 2013
Fourteenth RRI Dialogue on Forests, Governance, and Climate Change:
Extractive Industries, Communities, and Territorial Rights: Implications for poverty reduction and climate change
Bogota, Colombia
Centro de convencion COMPENSAR
March 21, 2013 - March 22, 2013
Thirteenth Dialogue on Forests, Governance and Climate Change:
Harmonizing Tenure and Resource Policies in Central and West Africa's Changing Landscape
Yaoundé , Cameroon
Yaoundé Conference Center
March 05, 2013 - March 07, 2013
State of Rights and Resources 2012-2013:
Landowners or Laborers? A panel on the rural development choices facing leaders of developing countries
London, UK
Royal Society
February 05, 2013
International Conference on Forest Tenure Reform:
Status and review of forest tenure reforms in China and a global perspective on the way forward
Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
Hangzhou Tianyuan Hotel
November 21, 2012 - November 23, 2012
Hacia una estrategia de incidencia en UNASUR y el BNDES:
Seminario - Taller
Bogotá, Colombia
November 12, 2012 - November 13, 2012
Twelfth RRI Dialogue on Forests, Governance and Climate Change:
Scaling-Up Strategies to Reduce Emissions and Advance Development in Forest Areas
Washington DC, United States
Newseum
November 05, 2012
MegaFlorestais 2012:
Forest Governance in the 21st Century: Resilient Forest Communities, Landscapes and Agencies
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
October 22, 2012 - October 25, 2012
Workshop on Human Rights and Agribusiness in Southeast Asia
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
October 09, 2012 - October 11, 2012
Intercambio sobre acciones de defensa de derechos colectivos y territoriales de comunidades Indígenas y Afrodescendientes
La Paz, Bolivia
September 27, 2012 - September 28, 2012
Taller regional sobre tenencia territorial y bosques colectivos, con perspectiva de género en América Latina
La Paz, Bolivia
September 20, 2012 - September 21, 2012
Lanzamiento de TERRITORIOS SEGUROS PARA LAS COMUNIDADES DEL PERÚ:
Campaña a nivel nacional a favor del régimen comunal de propiedad en el Perú
Lima, Perú
Casa García Alvarado (Av. Larco 311, Miraflores)
September 12, 2012
Taller Regional: Plan de Formación para Pueblos Indígenas, afrodescendientes y campesinos sobre Gobernanza Territorial en América Latina
Managua, Nicaragua
September 10, 2012 - September 11, 2012
International Knowledge Sharing and Learning Workshop on Land and Forest Tenure Reform
Vientiane, Lao PDR
Lao Plaza Hotel
August 28, 2012 - August 29, 2012
Seminario: Derecho de propiedad comunal y empresas extractivas
Lima, Perú
Auditorio de Derecho de la PUCP
August 27, 2012 - August 29, 2012
La certeza jurídica de la tierra:
desafíos para los pueblos indígenas
Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala
Hotel Princess
August 01, 2012
Rethinking Forest Regulations:
An international training workshop for forest agency officials and civil society representatives to study the Montana case and discuss challenges linked to forest regulations
Missoula, Montana, USA
July 23, 2012 - July 27, 2012
International Workshop on Gender and Forest Tenure in Asia and Collective Forest Tenure Reform in China
Beijing, China
Guolin Hotel
July 21, 2012
Atelier National sur la Réforme Foncière (The National Land Reform Conference of the Democratic Republic of Congo)
Kinshasa, DRC
July 19, 2012 - July 21, 2012
Seminario: Acciones Tempranas, Gobernanza Forestal y el proceso de la Estrategia Nacional REDD+
Santa Marta, Colombia
Centro de Convenciones Hotel Estelar Santamar
June 26, 2012
Community Forest Management to Assure Sustainable Development
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
T-10 (RioCentro)
June 18, 2012
Complex Institutional Frameworks for Sustainability:
Resolving Conflicts & Promoting Coherence in Forest Governance
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
T-4 (Rio Centro)
June 18, 2012
Seminario el Papel de las Comunidades en la Gestión Forestal del Altiplano
Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Hotel S&J Bella Luna
June 18, 2012
Global Issues in Governing Natural Resources:
Next Generation Leadership of Public Forest Agencies
Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
June 04, 2012 - June 08, 2012
The DRC Tenure Baseline Study Launch Workshop
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
May 31, 2012 - June 01, 2012
National Workshop on Land and Forest Reforms in Cameroon
Yaoundé, Cameroon
May 29, 2012 - May 31, 2012
Official ceremony to submit the RRI coalition contribution to the Cameroonian forest law reform process to MINFOF
Yaoundé, Cameroon
March 16, 2012
The Colombian REDD+ Strategy:
Possible Environmental and Social Impacts on Territories and Natural Resources
Bogotá, Colombia
Hotel María Isabel Bogotá S.A
February 22, 2012 - February 25, 2012
Rights and Resources 2011-2012:
A panel on the trends shaping rural lands and lives
London, UK
The Royal Society
February 01, 2012
Komnas HAM Workshop on Human Rights and Business: Plural Legal Approaches to Conflict Resolution, Institutional Strengthening and Legal Reform
Bali, Indonesia
Santika Hote
November 28, 2011 - December 21, 2011
Rights to Resources in Crisis: Reviewing the Fate of Customary Tenure in Africa:
Analysis of the roots of African land tenure systems, recent policy trends and the phenomenon of large scale land acquisitions
Washington, USA
The River Inn
November 08, 2011
MegaFlorestais 2011:
Forest Governance in Times of Economic Turmoil
Oaxaca, Mexico
October 17, 2011 - October 21, 2011
Eleventh RRI Dialogue on Forests, Governance and Climate Change:
Status and Role of Public and Private Finance to Reduce Forest Loss and Degradation
London, United Kingdom
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre
October 12, 2011
2011 Global Issues in Governance:
New Leadership for New Challenges
Milford, Pennsylvania, United States
Grey Towers
September 12, 2011 - September 16, 2011
Tenth RRI Dialogue on Forests, Governance and Climate Change :
Common approaches to dealing with the challenges of food security and climate change in forests and agriculture
The Hague, The Netherlands
September 07, 2011 - September 08, 2011
Rethinking Forest Regulations
Missoula, USA
Lubrecht Experimental Forest
July 25, 2011 - July 29, 2011
Forest Tenure, Governance and Enterprise: Experiences and Opportunities for Asia in a Changing Context
Lombok, Indonesia
The Santosa Villas & Resort
July 11, 2011 - July 15, 2011
Global trends: implications on the development and use of natural resources
Stockholm, Sweden
The Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry (KSLA)
June 08, 2011
Forum on Participatory Mapping in Latin America:
Participatory Cartography and Rights to Territory and Resources
Bogota, Colombia
June 01, 2011 - June 03, 2011
Cartographie Participative et Macro-Zonage en RDC:
Quelles Implications sur la tenure foncière et forestière
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Hôtel Sultani
April 27, 2011 - April 29, 2011
Building a Collaborative Analysis of Global Forest Tenure
Kathmandu, Nepal
FECOFUN
March 24, 2011 - March 25, 2011
Renforcement de la représentation des peuples autochtones dans le FIPAC 2
Impfondo, Congo-Brazzaville
March 15, 2011 - March 19, 2011
Ninth Dialogue on Forests, Governance & Climate Change
London, UK
Stationer's Hall, Ave Maria Lane, EC4M 7DD
February 08, 2011
Pushback: Local Power and Global Realignment in Advancing Forests for People:
A UNFF Side Event hosted by RRI & ACICAFOC
New York, USA
UNFF
January 28, 2011
United Nations Forum on Forests:
Session 9
New York, USA
United Nations Headquarters
January 24, 2011 - February 04, 2011
United Nations Climate Change Conference Cancun:
COP 16 & CMP 6
Cancun, Mexico
November 29, 2010 - December 10, 2010
RECOFTC Media Training on Climate Change and Conflict
Bangkok, Thailand
November 11, 2010 - November 12, 2010
Article 10(c) - Customary Sustainable Use: Examples, Challenges, Community Initiatives and Recommendations (ID 2197):
CBD COP 10 Side Event
Nagoya, Japan
October 18, 2010
Africa Regional Dialogue on Forests, Governance & Climate Change
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
United Nations Conference Center
October 11, 2010 - October 12, 2010
Workshop on Rural Trees and Agroforest Management
Bamako, Mali
Hôtel Colombus
October 04, 2010 - October 05, 2010
Conference on Forest Tenure and Regulatory Reforms:
Experiences, Lessons and Future Steps in Asia
Beijing, P.R. China
Lakeview Hotel
September 24, 2010 - September 25, 2010
African Women's Network for Community Management of Forests Strategic Planning Meeting
Edea, Cameroon
Cameroon Ecology Offices
September 15, 2010 - September 18, 2010
Workshop on Gender and Natural Resource Management in Cameroon
Edea, Cameroon
September 12, 2010 - September 14, 2010
Mesoamerican Regional Dialogue on Forests, Governance and Climate Change - Webinar:
Forests, Governance and Climate Change
San Salvador, El Salvador
Hotel Sheraton Presidente
September 08, 2010
Asia Dialogue on Community Forests and Property Rights in the Context of Climate Change
Kathmandu, Nepal
Park Village Hotel and Resort
August 11, 2010 - August 12, 2010
Workshop on Community Rights in Cameroon:
Links between land and forest tenure in recognizing community tenure rights
Edea, Cameroon
August 10, 2010 - August 12, 2010
Subregional Workshop on the Sangha Trinational:
The Sangha Trinational's Civil Society and Community Rights, Participation and Representation in National and Subregional Decisions
Bayanga, Central African Republic
August 03, 2010 - August 04, 2010
Workshop on Gender, Rights and Tenure in Mali
Bamako, Mali
Hôtel Massaley
July 15, 2010 - July 16, 2010
Fifth RRI Dialogue on Forests, Governance and Climate Change
Washington, DC, United States
Knight Conference Center at the Newseum, 555 Pennsylevania Ave NW, Room 706
June 22, 2010
Latin American Workshop on Environmental Services and Forest Governance:
Learning With Communities, Reflections on REDD+ and other Compensation Mechanisms
Cieneguilla, Peru
June 15, 2010 - June 17, 2010
Media Workshop and Training for Mexican Spokespersons and Local Community Forestry Leaders
Mexico City, Mexico
June 08, 2010 - June 09, 2010
Capacity Building and Territory Dynamics in Autonomous Indigenous Regions:
Context, Difficulties, and Opportunities for Building Curricula
Bilwi, Nicaragua
May 31, 2010 - June 01, 2010
Course on Payment for Environmental Services and REDD for Community Leaders
Puerto Maldonado, Perú
May 24, 2010 - May 27, 2010
RRI Workshop on Systems of Standards, Safeguards, and Recourse Mechanisms for Forests and Climate
Washington, DC, United States
May 12, 2010
Planning: Workshops on Climate Change, Forests and Indigenous Peoples for Radio Communicators
, Ecuador
April 28, 2010 - April 29, 2010
2nd Annual Conference on Community Rights and Forests
Monrovia, Liberia
April 27, 2010 - April 30, 2010
Third Annual Meeting of the Africa Community Rights Network (ACRN)
Monrovia, Liberia
April 27, 2010 - April 30, 2010
Workshop on Community Forestry and Reduction of Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD):
Lessons learned from Mexico
Washington, DC, United States
April 26, 2010 - April 27, 2010
World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth
Cochabamba, Bolivia
April 20, 2010 - April 22, 2010
Global Issues in Governance of Natural Resources:
An international leadership training seminar
Milford, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Grey Towers National Historic Site
April 12, 2010 - April 16, 2010
Fourth RRI Dialogue on Forests, Governance and Climate Change
London, UK
Stationer's Hall, Ave Maria Lane, EC4M 7DD
April 06, 2010
Global Alliance of Community Forestry (GACF) Regional Workshop
Bangkok, Thailand
RECOFTC
March 25, 2010 - March 29, 2010
Cameroon Workshop for Elected Officials and Opinion Leaders:
Developing an action plan for strengthening community rights in the context of legal reforms
Yaoundé, Cameroon
Hôtel Franco
March 16, 2010 - March 17, 2010
Forest Restructuring: Present Status and Future Strategy
Kathmandu, Nepal
SAP Falcha
February 09, 2010
Third Dialogue on Forests, Governance and Climate Change:
Co-hosted by Chatham House and the Rights and Resources Initiative
London, United Kingdom
Chatham House
January 22, 2010
Second Dialogue on Forests, Governance and Climate Change:
Co-hosted by Chatham House, the World Resources Institute and the Rights and Resources Initiative
Washington, DC, United States
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
October 22, 2009 - October 23, 2009
Local Conventions of Natural Resource Management:
Actors’ strategies for rural communities’ rights in southern Mali
Sikasso, Mali
l'Assemblée régionale Sikasso
October 13, 2009 - October 14, 2009
MegaFlorestais 2009
Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
Delta Whistler Hotel
October 05, 2009 - October 09, 2009
Forests and Climate Change – Do Local People Hold the Key?:
Press Conference/Expert Panel
Bangkok, Thailand
Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand
October 01, 2009
Community Forestry International Workshop Pokhara
Pokhara, Nepal
September 15, 2009 - September 18, 2009
First Regional Forum for People and Forests:
Carbon Financing and Community Forestry
Hanoi, Vietnam
August 18, 2009 - August 20, 2009
International Conference on Community Rights, Forests and Climate Change
New Delhi, India
August 17, 2009 - August 18, 2009
Dialogue on Forests, Governance and Climate Change - No. 1:
Co-hosted by Chatham House and the Rights and Resources Initiative
London, United Kingdom
Royal Society, Carlton House Terrace, London SW1
July 08, 2009
Working Lunch at the Second UN-REDD Programme Policy Board Meeting
Montreux, Switzerland
June 15, 2009
Towards a rights-based agenda in international forestry?
Berkeley, United States
May 30, 2009 - May 31, 2009
International Conference on Forest Governance, Tenure and Enterprise:
New Opportunities for Livelihoods and Wealth in Central and West Africa
Yaoundé, Cameroon
Hotel Mont Fébé
May 25, 2009 - May 29, 2009
Sahelian Regional workshop on “Moving beyond Forestry laws” through collective learning and action
Bamako, Mali
May 04, 2009 - May 08, 2009
International Workshop on Community Organizations and Networks:
Sharing experiences from around the world
Yaoundé, Cameroon
La Maison Provincial
March 05, 2009 - March 06, 2009
Indian Forestry: Key Trends and Challenges
New Delhi, India
INTACH & India International Centre (IIC) Annexe
March 05, 2009 - March 06, 2009
Community Rights Mapping: Kribi:
A Cameroon Regional Workshop for Decision-makers
Kribi, Cameroon
February 19, 2009
Community Rights Mapping: Edea:
A Cameroonian Regional Workshop for Decision-makers
Edea, Cameroon
February 18, 2009
Women's Rights, Forests & Climate Change:
New Urgencies, Old Problems
Belem, Brazil
World Social Forum
January 27, 2009 - February 28, 2009
Provoking Change: Strategies to promote forest users in the Amazon:
ForLive International Congress
Belem, Brazil
Fazenda Paraíso Mosqueiro
December 01, 2008 - December 05, 2008
International Workshop on Strengthening the Federation of Community Forestry in Asia
Kathmandu, Nepal
November 08, 2008 - November 11, 2008
International Conference on Rights, Forests and Climate Change
Oslo, Norway
Radisson SAS Park Hotel, Lysaker-Oslo
October 15, 2008 - October 17, 2008
Ownership and Access Rights in Decentralized Natural Resources Management in the Sahel:
A Sub-Regional Workshop Organized by Intercooperation and RRI
Bamako, Mali
INRSP Conference Room at the Hippodrome
October 13, 2008 - October 16, 2008
[World Conservation Congress] Community Forest Tenure, Governance and Benefits: The Missing Link to Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona International Convention Center Room 124, 11:30 - 13:00
October 08, 2008
Security in Access to Forest Resources and Equity in Community Forests | Burkina Faso:
A National Workshop
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Joly Hôtel
September 22, 2008 - September 23, 2008
Workshop on Forests, Landscape and Governance:
Roles of local communities, development projects, the state and other stakeholders
Punakha, Bhutan
September 03, 2008 - September 07, 2008
Workshop for the Restitution of Alternative Tenure and Enterprise Models Research Findings and Reflection on Cameroon's Forest Tenure Framework
Edea, Cameroon
August 12, 2008 - August 14, 2008
The Contested Commons:
From Conflict to Peace
Cheltenham, United Kingdom
International Association for the Study of the Commons, Biennial Conference
July 15, 2008
From a Clash of the Commons to a New Global Agenda for Forests, Peoples and Climate Change:
Policy discussion in the Palace of Westminster, United Kingdom
London, United Kingdom
Grand Committee Room, Palace of Westminster
July 14, 2008
Meeting on the Operational Modalities of the ITTC:
Civil Society Advisory Group Session
Accra, Ghana
June 09, 2008 - June 12, 2008
Ghanaian Civil Society Workshop on the ITTO, the Civil Society Advisory Group, and Community Based Forest Management and Enterprise
Accra, Ghana
Institute of Local Government Studies
June 07, 2008
Central American Civil Society Summit on Climate Change and the Environment
San Pedro Sula, Honduras
May 23, 2008 - May 27, 2008
Sub-regional Workshop on Community Management of Forestlands and Wildlife in Central Africa
Lomié, Cameroon
May 07, 2008 - May 09, 2008
ITTO expert meeting on addressing climate change through sustainable management of tropical forests
Yokohama, Japan
April 30, 2008 - May 02, 2008
Community Rights Law with Respect to Forest Lands: Design and Implementation:
Organized by Green Advocates
Monrovia, Liberia
Krystal Ocean View Hotel
April 04, 2008
Alternative Models of Forest Tenure and Enterprise in Central and West Africa: Lessons and Opportunities
Monrovia, Liberia
University of Liberia
April 03, 2008
International Conference on Tenure and Regulatory Reform in China
Beijing, China
Grand Skylight CATIC Hotel
February 28, 2008 - February 29, 2008
LLSL Central and West Africa Workshop:
Listening, Learning and Sharing in West and Central Africa
Douala, Cameroon
December 06, 2007 - December 08, 2007
Conference Towards a New Global Forest Agenda:
Rights, Governance and Major Global Challenges
Stockholm, Sweden
October 29, 2007
International Conference on Poverty Reduction and Forests:
Tenure, Market and Policy Reforms
Bangkok, Thailand
September 03, 2007 - September 07, 2007
Conference on Community Forest Enterprise:
Community Forest Enterprises in Tropical Countries: Opportunities and Challenges
Rio Branco, Acre State, Brazil
July 15, 2007 - July 20, 2007
