RRI ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE STATE OF RIGHTS AND RESOURCES 2016-2017
PRESS RELEASE
New Research: Forcing Local Peoples off Their Lands Drives Almost Two-Thirds of Conflicts Between Companies and Local Communities in Africa
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REPORTS
From Risk and Conflict to Peace and Prosperity: The urgency of securing community land rights in a turbulent world
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Tenure and Investment in Africa: Comparative Analysis of Key Trends and Contextual Factors
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Tenure and Investment in Africa: Synthesis Report
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MEDIA CONTACT
To arrange interviews with the speakers at the panel discussion, or for more information, please contact:
KEY SPOKESPEOPLE
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- Lou Munden | Founder, TMP Systems | UK
- Suleiman Kiggundu | Africa Director, CDC Group Plc. | Kenya
- Mali Ole Kaunga | Founder and Director, IMPACT | Kenya
- Maminah Carr | Head of Secretariat, Natural Resource Women Platform | Liberia
- Alioune Gueye | President, Federation of Peasant Landowners | Senegal
- Andy White | Coordinator, Rights and Resources Initiative | USA
- Solange Bandiaky-Badji | Director, Africa Program, Rights and Resources Initiative | USA
LAUNCH EVENT
RRI will launch its annual review of the state of rights and resources in 2016-2017 discussing key questions for the year ahead and complementary reports exploring tenure and investment in Africa at a panel event in Dakar on February 9, 2016. For more information on the panel discussion, click here.
A recording of the panel will be available shortly after event.
For questions, contact Luke Allen. To RSVP, please fill out this form.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
- Agenda | ENGLISH | FRENCH
- Media Advisory | ENGLISH | FRENCH
- Factsheet: From Risk and Conflict to Peace and Prosperity | ENGLISH | FRENCH
- Factsheet: Tenure and Investment in Africa | ENGLISH | FRENCH
- Regional Tenure and Investment Papers: West Africa | East Africa | Southern Africa
- Securing Rights, Combatting Climate Change
- Who Owns the World’s Land? A global baseline of formally recognized indigenous and community land rights
- Closing the Gap: Strategies and scale needed to secure rights and save forests
- Looking for Leadership: New inspiration and momentum amidst crisis
- Lots of Words, Little Action: Will the private sector tip the scales for community land rights?