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How land grabs hurt Africa May 2013
The article investigates how land grabbing by private and foreign companies has hurt rural communities across Africa.
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Cameroon hopes EU timber labelling can protect forests May 2013
Cameroon's government has introduced a new timber mark to indicate whether timber destined to European markets were legally extracted.
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Land grabbing in Laos and Cambodia breach human rights May 2013
The articles highlights the ongoing land grabbing conflict in Laos and Cambodia between Vietnamese rubber companies and local communities living on the area. The Deutsche Bank and the International Finance Corporation, the financial arm of the World Bank, are alleged to be "bankrolling" HAGL and VRG, the Vietnamese rubber companies.
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The New Internationalist: The Smallholders' Last Stand May 2013
Hazel Healy, co-editor of the New Internationalist Magazine, describes her visit to Mozambique and the dire effects land grabs has had on the local population. She dispels any notion that big business has "fed Africa."
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AllAfrica: African Governments Recognise Land Rights but Promote Landgrabbing April 2013
Bordered by a rubber plantation in the west, a forestry plantation in the east and a palm oil farm in the south, the 18 local communities that live in Ocean Division, southern Cameroon, have had an uphill struggle for the rights to their land. In 2008, the government leased much of their forestland, about 47,000 hectares, to international company United Forest Cameroon.
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IPS: Come Grab Our Land April 2013
Bordered by a rubber plantation in the west, a forestry plantation in the east and a palm oil farm in the south, the 18 local communities that live in Ocean Division, southern Cameroon, have had an uphill struggle for the rights to their land.
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United Press International (in Spanish): Colombia expuesta a sanciones por no cumplir normas ambientales April 2013
Tres ONGs, Rights and Resources Initiative, Forest People Programm y Ambiente y Sociedad denunciaron que "Colombia está expuesta a una sanción internacional".
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Elespectador.com (in Spanish): “Colombia está expuesta a una sanción internacional" April 2013
En el país se han otorgado 2.331 licencias ambientales y sólo se han hecho 156 consultas previas.
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ThinkAfricaPress: Who Owns the Land? Cameroon's Large-Scale Land-Grabs April 2013
As part of a trend that is accelerating across Africa, thousands of Cameroonians have been displaced from their homelands to make way for large-scale agribusiness projects. Ntaryike Divine Jr. reports from Douala, Cameroon.
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AllAfrica: Cameroon: Who Owns the Land? Cameroon's Large-Scale Land-Grabs April 2013
Findings from research released in March by Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) indicate that over 10 million of Cameroon's estimated 22 million hectares of forest lands have already been committed to various concessions, and that some $18 billion has been pipelined for investment in the agribusiness, forestry, mining and infrastructure sectors in Cameroon. Source: ThinkAfricaPress
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Cameroon Online: ‘Quick-fix’ development gives away more than it gets back April 2013
Rather than giving away land and resources to companies to the detriment of their citizens, African governments – Cameroon included – must respect the rights of citizens and let them negotiate with investors on their own terms. And the companies themselves should be asking who owns the land they obtain on such good terms. (Source: Al Jazeera)
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Voice of America: Growing Pressure for Land Reform in Cameroon April 2013
DOUALA, CAMEROON — The village of Adjap is on the fringes of the tropical rainforests of Cameroon’s South Region. It is home to some 2,000 inhabitants who say they are living life on the edge. (Article and Audio Report)
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Al Jazeera: 'Quick-fix' development gives away more than it gets back April 2013
In Cameroon, as in many African countries, the question of economic development is not just an abstract concept. Rural communities, mostly consisting of subsistence farmers struggling to feed their families, welcome the possibility of brighter prospects, RRI Partner CED's Samuel Nguiffo writes in this Op-Ed for Al Jazeera.
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AlertNet: Q+A: Forest-tenure reform advances, but questions remain April 2013
As part of a research project on equity and livelihoods in community forestry, Larson and other researchers compared case studies from Latin America, Asia and Africa.
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Instituto Carbono Brasil: Nova ferramenta permite acompanhar investimentos em REDD April 2013
Mais de US$ 7,3 bilhões foram prometidos para auxiliar na preparação para as atividades de REDD+ até 2015, com US$ 4,3 bilhões anunciados para o período entre 2010 e 2012.
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Green Pages: Q+A: Forest-tenure reform advances, but questions remain April 2013
LIMA, Peru (10 April, 2013) – In the past three decades, at least 200 million hectares of forest have been legally transferred to local communities or indigenous people. As a result, communities now own or manage slightly more than 11 percent of the world’s forests – and the figure is 22 percent in developing countries.
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IPS: India Undercuts Tribal Rights April 2013
Over a decade ago, the Dongria Kondh tribe – tucked away in the Niyamgiri hills, a mountain range in the eastern Indian state of Orissa – found itself under attack.
For centuries the tribe had lived peacefully in the hills, worshipping the sacred ‘mountain of law’ and protecting the forests surrounding it. But when the London-based Vedanta Resources mining conglomerate discovered a rich deposit of bauxite atop the same mountain, the community found their ancient land suddenly up for grabs.
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IRIN: Balancing conservation and people's access to land April 2013
In the great plains of northern Tanzania, close to the world-famous Serengeti National Park, a bitter row has broken out over an attempt to designate 1,500sqkm of Loliondo District as a game-controlled area.
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Time: In India, Development Fuels Disputes Over Land April 2013
A report released in December predicts a major rise in similar conflicts all over India by local communities in the coming decade in protest of landgrab. The report, prepared by the Washington-based Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) and the Society for Promotion of Wastelands Development, blames India’s government agencies and private investors for the growing spate of clashes.
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The Guatemala Times: Group Warns of "Natural Resources Giveaway" in Latin America April 2013
Researchers have unveiled new data warning that movements in Latin America are infringing on the rights of their indigenous populations in a bid to fuel development through the extraction of natural resources.
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Alexander's Gas and Oil Connections: Resources Giveaway in Latin America Returning April 2013
A new study reveals that governments in Latin America have returned to natural resources extraction to fuel development-while paying scant attention to the impact mining, oil exploration and other activities have on the environment or on the people who own the land.
The study, which reported on both domestic and international investments, was released at the 14th Rights and Resources Initiative Dialogue on Forests, Governance, and Climate Change bringing stakeholders and indigenous, Afro-descendant and rural community leaders from 13 nations to Bogota this week.
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PRESSTV: Are African countries giving away too much land at the expense of their people? April 2013
The international NGO Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) has released two reports, examining land transactions in West and Central Africa, which have implications for what is happening across the continent.
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El Nuevo Siglo: Consultas previas, poco usadas April 2013
Una baja utilización del mecanismo de la consulta previa en Colombia lo que podría llevar a sanciones internacionales, advirtieron organizaciones no gubernamentales internacionales. Según las ONG, en los últimos 10 años en el país se han otorgado 2.331 licencias ambientales y sólo se han hecho 156 consultas previas.
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BusinessMirror: Group warns Latin America of 'natural resources giveaway' April 2013
Researchers have unveiled new data warning that governments in Latin America are infringing on the rights of their indigenous populations in a bid to fuel development through the extraction of natural resources.
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Mining, People, and the Environment: Latin America under fire over mining drive April 2013
Governments across Latin America are using mining activities to fuel development, while ignoring the impact on the local environment and indigenous communities, says a recent study by Washington-based advocacy group Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI).
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CameroonOnline: Cameroon’s forest dwellers lose out as land handed to developers March 2013
Cameroon (Alertnet) – Forest dwellers forced off their land in southern Cameroon after it was leased to private companies have been allowed to return by the government, but many still fear for their livelihoods and the future of their homes.
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AllAfrica: Cameroon: Forest Dwellers Lose Out as Land Handed to Developers March 2013
Kribi — Forest dwellers forced off their land in southern Cameroon after it was leased to private companies have been allowed to return by the government, but many still fear for their livelihoods and the future of their homes.
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AlertNet: Cameroon's forest dwellers lose out as land handed to developers March 2013
Forest dwellers forced off their land in southern Cameroon after it was leased to private companies have been allowed to return by the government, but many still fear for their livelihoods and the future of their homes.
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Inter Press Service: Group Warns of "Natural Resources Giveaway" in Latin America March 2013
Researchers have unveiled new data warning that movements in Latin America are infringing on the rights of their indigenous populations in a bid to fuel development through the extraction of natural resources.
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Independent European Daily Express: Group Warns of “Natural Resources Giveaway” in Latin America March 2013
WASHINGTON, Mar 26 (IPS) - Researchers have unveiled new data warning that governments in Latin America are infringing on the rights of their indigenous populations in a bid to fuel development through the extraction of natural resources.
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BrightSurf.com: Study shows resources giveaway in Latin America; Outdated model tramples human rights, environment March 2013
A new study reveals that governments in Latin America have returned to natural resources extraction to fuel development—while paying scant attention to the impact mining, oil exploration and other activities have on the environment or on the people who own the land. The study, which reported on both domestic and international investments, was released at the 14th Rights and Resources Initiative Dialogue on Forests, Governance, and Climate Change bringing stakeholders and indigenous, Afro-descendant and rural community leaders from 13 nations to Bogotá this week.
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Terra Daily: Resources giveaway in Latin America tramples human rights and environment March 2013
A new study reveals that governments in Latin America have returned to natural resources extraction to fuel development-while paying scant attention to the impact mining, oil exploration and other activities have on the environment or on the people who own the land. The study, which reported on both domestic and international investments, was released at the 14th Rights and Resources Initiative Dialogue on Forests, Governance, and Climate Change bringing stakeholders and indigenous, Afro-descendant and rural community leaders from 13 nations to Bogota this week.
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Mining.com: Latin American chooses mining investment over environment: report March 2013
Latin American governments are allowing destruction of forests, rivers and local communities in exchange for money from companies with ties to environmentally destructive industries, claims a regional study published by Washington-based advocacy group Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI).
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Global Magazin (in German): Rohstoff-Boom auf Kosten der Menschen March 2013
Eine neue Welle der Ausbeutung in Lateinamerika beklagen die Autoren einer aktuellen Studie. Sie stellten den Bericht jetzt beim 14th Rights and Resources Initiative Dialogue on Forests, Governance, and Climate Change in Bogota vor. Der neue Run auf Bodenschätze wie Öl gehe zu Lasten der Umwelt und der Menschen – vor allem der indigenen Völker.
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YubaNet: New Study Documents Natural Resources Giveaway in Latin America March 2013
A new study reveals that governments in Latin America have returned to natural resources extraction to fuel development—while paying scant attention to the impact mining, oil exploration and other activities have on the environment or on the people who own the land. The study, which reported on both domestic and international investments, was released at the 14th Rights and Resources Initiative Dialogue on Forests, Governance, and Climate Change bringing stakeholders and indigenous, Afro-descendant and rural community leaders from 13 nations to Bogotá this week.
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Phys.org: Study shows resources giveaway in Latin America: Outdated model tramples human rights, environment March 2013
A new study reveals that governments in Latin America have returned to natural resources extraction to fuel development—while paying scant attention to the impact mining, oil exploration and other activities have on the environment or on the people who own the land. The study, which reported on both domestic and international investments, was released at the 14th Rights and Resources Initiative Dialogue on Forests, Governance, and Climate Change bringing stakeholders and indigenous, Afro-descendant and rural community leaders from 13 nations to Bogotá this week.
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Bio-Medicine: Study shows resources giveaway in Latin America: Outdated model tramples human rights, environment March 2013
A new study reveals that governments in Latin America have returned to natural resources extraction to fuel developmentwhile paying scant attention to the impact mining, oil exploration and other activities have on the environment or on the people who own the land. The study, which reported on both domestic and international investments, was released at the 14th Rights and Resources Initiative Dialogue on Forests, Governance, and Climate Change bringing stakeholders and indigenous, Afro-descendant and rural community leaders from 13 nations to Bogota this week.
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Nature World News: Latin American Governments Put Investment Over Environment, Study Shows March 2013
Latin American governments are allowing destruction of forests, rivers and local communities in exchange for money from companies with ties to environmentally destructive industries, according to a new study of Latin American nations.
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World Watch Blog: New Reports Reveal the Human and Financial Costs of Large-Scale Land Acquisitions March 2013
The Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI), a coalition of groups working for the rights of rural people to access and use their local natural resources, recently released two reports on the state of large-scale land acquisitions and investments, also known as land grabs.
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The Guardian Nigeria: African govts giving land away quickly, recognizing land rights slowly, says report March 2013
WHILE African governments are moving gradually towards protecting the land rights of rural people and indigenous communities, they are moving quickly to give away community forests and other lands for development. These conflicting choices are the focus of two new reports and a regional dialogue on forests, governance, and climate change.
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La Voix de l’Amérique (in French): Yaoundé acceuille une réunion d’experts sur la saisie de terres en Afrique March 2013
A Yaoundé au Cameroun, réunion d’experts sur la saisie de terres en Afrique. A l’occasion de ce '' Dialogue régional de Yaoundé '', les experts ont fait valoir que les gouvernements africains se dessaisissent de vastes étendues de terres, tout en tardant à reconnaître les droits fonciers des populations locales et des communautés autochtones.
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Global Awareness 101: AFRICA: Reports Reveal African Governments Giving Land Away Quickly. People Are Having To Defend Their Land Private Property Rights! March 2013
Yaoundé, Cameroon — While African governments are moving gradually towards protecting the land rights of rural people and indigenous communities, they are moving quickly to give away community forests and other lands for development. These conflicting choices are the focus of two new reports and a regional dialogue on forests, governance, and climate change.
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Nourishing the Planet: New Reports Reveal the Human and Financial Costs of Large-Scale Land Acquisitions March 2013
The Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI), a coalition of groups working for the rights of rural people to access and use their local natural resources, recently released two reports on the state of large-scale land acquisitions and investments, also known as land grabs.
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Média Terre: Les africains harmonisent leurs politiques en matière de gestion forestière et de changement climatique March 2013
La réunion du 13ème dialogue régional sur les forêts, la gouvernance et les changements climatiques en Afrique s'est tenue à Yaoundé au Cameroun du 05 au 07 mars 2013. Il a été question pour les participants venus d'Afrique centrale, de l'Ouest et du reste du continent de débattre sur le thème " Les forêts, la gouvernance et le changement climatique : harmoniser la tenure et les politiques liées aux ressources dans les paysages en mutations de l'Afrique centrale et de l'Ouest ".
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Azo Clean Tech: Protected areas more effective at reducing deforestation than sustainable-use areas March 2013
Strictly protected areas such as national parks and biological reserves have been more effective at reducing deforestation in the Amazon rainforest than so-called sustainable-use areas that allow for controlled resource extraction, two University of Michigan researchers and their colleagues have found.
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Illegal-Logging.info: Protected Areas Successfully Prevent Deforestation in Amazon Rainforest March 2013
Strictly protected areas such as national parks and biological reserves have been more effective at reducing deforestation in the Amazon rainforest than so-called sustainable-use areas that allow for controlled resource extraction, two University of Michigan researchers and their colleagues have found.
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Futurity: Strict ‘safe zones’ protect Brazilian rainforest March 2013
Designating strictly protected areas is more effective at reducing deforestation in the Amazon rainforest than creating zones that allow for controlled removal of natural resources, experts say.
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YubaNet: Portected Areas Successfully Prevent Deforestation in Amazon Rainforest March 2013
Strictly protected areas such as national parks and biological reserves have been more effective at reducing deforestation in the Amazon rainforest than so-called sustainable-use areas that allow for controlled resource extraction, two University of Michigan researchers and their colleagues have found.
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Carbon Based Climate Change: African governments giving land away quickly, recognizing land rights slowly March 2013
While African governments are moving gradually towards protecting the land rights of rural people and indigenous communities, they are moving quickly to give away community forests and other lands for development. These conflicting choices are the focus of two new reports and a regional dialogue on forests, governance, and climate change.
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University of Michigan: Protected Areas Successfully Prevent Deforestation in Amazon Rainforest March 2013
Strictly protected areas such as national parks and biological reserves have been more effective at reducing deforestation in the Amazon rainforest than so-called sustainable-use areas that allow for controlled resource extraction, two University of Michigan researchers and their colleagues have found.
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AllAfrica: African Governments Giving Land Away Quickly, Recognizing Land Rights Slowly March 2013
While African governments are moving gradually towards protecting the land rights of rural people and indigenous communities, they are moving quickly to give away community forests and other lands for development. These conflicting choices are the focus of two new reports and a regional dialogue on forests, governance, and climate change.
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Voix de l'Amérique: Yaoundé acceuille une réunion d’experts sur la saisie de terres en Afrique March 2013
A Yaoundé au Cameroun, réunion d’experts sur la saisie de terres en Afrique. A l’occasion de ce '' Dialogue régional de Yaoundé '', les experts ont fait valoir que les gouvernements africains se dessaisissent de vastes étendues de terres, tout en tardant à reconnaître les droits fonciers des populations locales et des communautés autochtones.
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Le Journal du Dialogue: Les experts demandent la reconnaissance des droits coutumiers March 2013
Le Journal du Dialogue comporte Trois questions à Paul De Wit, Un film pour sauver la culture Baka, Round up on 13th Dialogue, et parole aux acteurs.
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Le Journal du Dialogue: Pleins feux sur les réformes de tenure foncière en Afrique Centrale et de l'Ouest March 2013
La reconnaissance des droits coutumiers des communautés au scanner.
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The Guardian: Green activists face grave threat as death toll doubles in a decade February 2013
With activists killed in Brazil, Cambodia, the Philippines, and elsewhere, 2012 may have been the most violent year yet
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Agence Congolaise de Presse: Tenue à Kinshasa d’un atelier national de validation de l’étude sur la gouvernance foncière en RDC February 2013
Le Conseil pour la défense environnementale par la légalité et la traçabilité (CODELT) organise, mardi et mercredi à Kinshasa, un atelier national de présentation et de validation du rapport sur le Cadre de l’analyse de la gouvernance foncière (CAGF), a annoncé lundi à l’ACP, le directeur exécutif de cette ONG, Me Augustin Mpoyi.
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Agence France Presse: Investors trampling land rights risk bottom line: experts February 2013
Companies that invest in land and resources in emerging economies risk financial and public relations disasters if local inhabitants feel they are getting ripped off, consultants warned in a report last week.
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Global Post: Investors who trample land rights risk bottom line: experts February 2013
Companies that invest in land and resources in emerging economies risk financial and public relations disasters if local inhabitants feel they are getting ripped off, consultants warned in a report last week.
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Agence France Presse: Investir dans les terres des autres, un pari à haut risque February 2013
Blocages de routes, émeutes aux portes, image écornée: les achats de terres peuvent tourner à la catastrophe pour les investisseurs quand les droits de propriétés des paysans sont bafoués, selon des travaux publiés mardi.
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YubaNet: Global Land Grab Brings Significant Risk to Investors As Communities Respond to Economic Harm, Human Rights Abuses Myanmar is Latest Flashpoint in Alarming Trend February 2013
Land conflicts continue to wreak havoc on economic development and human rights around the globe, threatening both the financial health of investors as well as the livelihoods of those who live on the land, according to two reports released today.
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Bloomberg: Land Disputes Seen Raising Mining Companies’ Financial Risk February 2013
Land-right disputes are creating financial risks for mining companies and investments including hydropower plants and palm-oil plantations, according to analysis by consultancy Munden Project.
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New Agricultrualist: Ignoring land rights is an expensive mistake February 2013
Companies that ignore issues of land tenure expose themselves to substantial, even extreme financial risks, according to a new report.
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Dow Jones NewsWire: Companies to Lead Way on Responsible Land Investment as Risks Grow, Says Study February 2013
Companies will likely take the lead in creating a more responsible culture for investment in land, as potential losses from projects which have gone astray and the reputational impact of involvement in "land grabs" are too great to ignore, the land tenure coalition Rights and Resources said Tuesday.
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AlertNet: Land investors urged to respect local rights to avoid financial pain February 2013
Businesses involved in large-scale land acquisitions in developing countries should respect local land rights and consult communities affected by their deals if they want to protect their investments and avoid financial losses, experts said on Tuesday.
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AllAfrica: Liberia: SCFF Seeks Calm in Butaw - Calls for Balance in Land Protests & Investment Loss January 2013
There continues to be a whirlwind of agitation sweeping the coastal district of Butaw over the biggest investment Sinoe County has ever known since the civil conflict. In what is now proving to be a poorly thought out arrangement, the Indonesian company, Golden Veroleum acquired hundreds of hectares of enviable land space then voluntarily awarded by segments of the population of Butaw.
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Le Figaro: Liberia: arrêtés pour avoir parler à l'AFP January 2013
Des paysans du Liberia, dont les terres ont été cédées par le gouvernement à une plantation indonésienne de palmiers à huile, ont été arrêtés pour avoir évoqué leur sort avec une journaliste de l'AFP, a indiqué leur avocat cité par l'ONG américaine Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI).
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Global Post: Palm oil industry accused of land grabs in Liberia January 2013
Critics say the Liberian government has become an accomplice in destroying livelihoods and forcing residents from their homes.
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Public Agenda Online: Trouble Still In Sinoe January 2013
Although Golden Veroleum’s propaganda machinery is nearly succeeding to put the Liberian under the impression that all is well in Sinoe County, particularly in areas the company is operating, including Bataw and Kpayan districts, reports from the county are extremely disheartening and need robust intervention by the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf regime.
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Agence France Presse: Indian land bill no remedy for conflict: activists January 2013
India's land acquisition bill which the Congress-led government hopes to pass this week will only set the stage for more conflict, land rights groups said on Tuesday.
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The Times of India: Violent land conflicts increasing in India: Report January 2013
Land conflicts are no more limited to forest areas, neither are they confined to mining and infrastructure projects. Agri-business like jatropha, soya and palm; and renewable energy projects like wind power are likely to fuel massive conflicts over acquisition of 'common land' predicts a research report on land conflicts released recently.
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Mail Today India: Land Buy Conflicts Set To Rise Across The Country January 2013
As many as 130 districts across India have witnessed land conflicts in the past two years. Land- related unrest is expected to rise over the next 15 years as over 11 million hectares of land would be required for various projects.
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Gobar Times: Of land rights and land grab January 2013
Despite existing laws protecting tribals and forest dwellers, the rate at which their land is being taken over by business and development activities has accelerated since 2000, says a new study.
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India Waterportal: Land grab is emerging as the country's most pressing development challenge - New research released at a conference organised by SPWD and RRI at New Delhi in December 2012 January 2013
Control over land and natural resources has recently become a subject of heated debate in India, and is, today, one of the central fault lines of Indian politics. New research released on December 18, 2012 on the eve of an international conference on land and forest rights by the Society for Promotion of Wastelands Development (SPWD), New Delhi and the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI), Washington predicts massive resource takeover spurring conflict in 130 districts of India. The research indicates that India is a leader among land-grabbing emerging nations. Not only are rights flouted at home but Indian firms risk some mistakes abroad.
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AllAfrica: Liberia: Illegal Arrest, Detention in Sinoe January 2013
On Friday, December 14, 2012, three persons were allegedly arrested, flogged and detained at the Police station in Greenville for publicly opposing the operations of Golden Veroleum.
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The Tribune India: ‘India among top land-grabbing nations’ December 2012
The Right and Resources Initiative (RRI), a US-based organisation, and the Society for Promotion of Wastelands Development (SPWD), a non-government organisation, have blamed the Indian government agencies and investors for the growing spate of violent clashes in the forest and tribal areas.
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Radio Australia: Interview with RRI's Arvind Khare on landgrabs in India December 2012
In an interview with Radio Australia, RRI's Executive Director, Arvind Khare, says Indian investors have been isrespectful of human rights as they buy up land for commercial use in Africa
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IANS: Violent land conflicts increasing in India: Report December 2012
Violent clashes in forest and tribal areas in India have been increasing due to brazen takeover of community-owned lands by the government and investors, according to a research released Monday.
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Down To Earth: Land unrest set to increase in India: study December 2012
A new RRI study recommends enforcement and strengthening of laws that protect land rights of tribals and forest dwellers.
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Down To Earth: India Inc. involved in land grab abroad too, says international non-profit December 2012
Companies acquired prime agricultural land in countries suffering high levels of hunger to grow crops for export
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Truthdive: India can expect rising civil unrest as result of massive land grab by investors for commercial projects December 2012
New research has blamed Indian government agencies and investors for a growing spate of violent clashes in the nation’s forest and tribal areas.
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India Blooms: India joins land-grabbing league, says RRI December 2012
A new research by a global coalition of forest rights groups released Monday here on the eve of an international conference on land and forest rights, blames India’s government agencies and investors for a growing spate of violent clashes in the nation’s forest and tribal areas.
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Future Challenges: Rights and Resources in Global Mining - An Interview with Andy White October 2012
This is the transcript of an interview between Future Challenges Regional Editor Lourdes Gomez and Andy White, the Director of Washington-based Rights and Resources Initiative. It’s part of our Lead Article “A Zero-Sum Game?” The article deals with the following question: Rapid globalisation makes competition for land, raw materials and other resources intense. When the stakes are so high, can rural, indigenous peoples and urban, industrialised communities both benefit from resource extraction? Or is this situation a zero-sum game?
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Future Challenges: A Zero-Sum Game? October 2012
Rapid globalization makes competition for land, raw materials and other resources intense. When the stakes are so high, can rural, indigenous peoples and urban, industrialized communities both benefit from resource extraction? Or is this situation a zero-sum game?
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The Huffington Post (in Spanish): Equidad de género y pueblos originarios October 2012
Las reivindicaciones de los pueblos originarios y afrodescendientes en América Latina han cobrado mucha relevancia en los últimos años, incluyen las demandas sobre legalización de tierras comunitarias, reconocimiento de prácticas consuetudinarias para el manejo de recursos, luchas por los derechos humanos y derechos culturales, entre otros.
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ContraPunto (in Spanish): Equidad de género y pueblos originarios October 2012
Las reivindicaciones de los pueblos originarios y afrodescendientes en América Latina han cobrado mucha relevancia en los últimos años, incluyen las demandas sobre legalización de tierras comunitarias, reconocimiento de prácticas consuetudinarias para el manejo de recursos, luchas por los derechos humanos y derechos culturales, entre otros.
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L'Observateur (in French): Gestion communautaire des forêts : Les Africaines défendent leurs droits October 2012
Dans le cadre de la mise en œuvre de son plan stratégique 2011-2015, le Réseau des femmes africaines pour la gestion communautaire des forêts (REFACOF) organise du 9 au 14 octobre 2012 un atelier sous le thème «Genre et les tenures foncière et forestière en Afrique».
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AllAfrica: Liberian Farmers Attribute Climate Change to Govt. Concession Policies October 2012
Participants at workshop organized by Green Advocates with funding from RRI discuss elitist-led massive land grabbing by foreign concessionaires.
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UN University: Land use, climate change adaptation and indigenous peoples October 2012
For indigenous peoples, resilience is rooted in traditional knowledge, as their capacity to adapt to environmental change is based first and foremost on in-depth understanding of the land.
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Common Breath Media: Women’s Inequality in Asia Affecting Climate & Poverty Goals October 2012
A recent published report details the urgent need within the nations of Asia to deliver social equality to women to help reach sweeping goals combating climate change and poverty.
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IRIN: NEPAL: Community forest value untapped September 2012
Government oversight is preventing local communities from reaping economic benefits from forests they have spent decades re-generating, activists say.
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Territorios seguros para las comunidades del Perú September 2012
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La deforestación del continente africano September 2012
Del tráfico de caucho marfileño a la exportación de carbón somalí, los bosques africanos se enfrentan a un expolio que amenaza la supervivencia de sus comunidades locales
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The people of Asia facing common crises, experts say September 2012
People in Laos and the other countries of the Asian sub-regions have numerous common problems to confront, which will be raised for discussion at the upcoming 9th Asia-Europe People’s Forum (AEPF-9) to be held in Vientiane.
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CBD REDD+ and Biodiversity Newsletter August 2012
The Rights and Resources Initiative’s 2011-2012 annual review on the state of rights and resources, Turning Point: What future for forest peoples and resources in the emerging world order? takes stock of the current status of forest rights and tenure globally.
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Cameroon: Redd Processes Reinforce Community Rights August 2012
Representatives of eleven countries from East, West and Central Africa which have large forests zones met in a workshop from August 21 to 23 to seek ways of working together using processes of the Reduce Emission from Deforestation and Degradation, REDD, to give communities the rights to forests.
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Science Codex: Lao announces dramatic shift in land policy, commits to expand rights of communities, ethnic groups August 2012
During a speech given at an international land and forestry conference in Vientiane today, Dr. Souvanhpheng Bouphanouvong, President of the National Assembly of Lao's Committee on Economic Planning and Finance, announced the government's intention to undergo a nationwide formal process of large scale land reform.
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Daily Observer: 50 Residents Get GPS Technology Knowledge August 2012
Fifty community dwellers, drawn from ten counties recently benefited from Global Positioning System (GPS) technology workshop, organized by the Green Advocates International, (GAI) an environmental group.
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China Green Times: 谁来维护“她们”的森林权益？ August 2012
你是否注意到，在已发放给林农的1亿本林权证上，99%的权证持有人是男性；你又是否思考过，当农村女性面临出嫁、婚变等身份变化时，该如何保障她们带不走的森林资源财产权呢？
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Chinese Academy of Forestry: 亚洲社会性别与林权暨中国集体林权制度改革国际研讨会召开 August 2012
“亚洲社会性别与林权暨中国集体林权制度改革国际研讨会”在北京国林宾馆举行。此次会议由美国权利与资源行动组织（RRI）资助、中国林科院科信所主办。来自国家林业局林改司、政法司、资源司、天保办、经研中心等司局、单位，中国科学院、中国社科院、中国林科院、北京大学、北京林业大学等教学研究机构，曼谷邮报、科技日报、中国绿色时报等中外媒体，联合国粮农组织（FAO）、美国农村发展研究所（Landesa）、国际混农林业研究中心（ICRAF）、施政改革伙伴关系组织（PGR）、变革农业与自然资源经营管理的妇女组织（WOCAN）等国际组织和研究机构的代表70余人参加了会议。
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STDaily.com (China): 应承认妇女在森林建设中的关键角色 August 2012
一项研究揭示，若不能承认妇女在森林建设中的关键角色，亚洲将无法实现气候改善和扶贫目标。
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State Forestry Administration of China: 亚洲社会性别与林权暨中国集体林权制度改革国际研讨会在 August 2012
亚洲社会性别与林权暨中国集体林权制度改革国际研讨会在北京举行。此次会议由美国权利与资源行动组织（RRI）资助、中国林科院科信所主办。
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Reuters AlertNet: Women are the foot soldiers of climate change adaptation' - expert August 2012
Women play a key role in climate change, water challenges, and other issues in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and China.
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Reuters TrustLaw: Word on Women - Impact of Forestland Reforms on Rural Women in China August 2012
Thirty years ago China began a series of reforms that have transferred control over thousands of acres of forests from collectives to households. At first glance, that is a huge success from a poverty alleviation perspective. However, uneven implementation of the law has meant that many women who should have benefited from these decades of significant reforms, haven’t.
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The Missoulian: International foresters visit Flathead Reservation to study tribes' example July 2012
Having indigenous groups take responsibility for their own land management is crucial, says Andy White, Rights and Resources Initiative coordinator. In several international cases, groups wanting to protect their homelands have been forced to designate them as national wildernesses or parks, and lose their right to harvest or manage those lands in the process.
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Forest Carbon Portal: Norway supports report on role of women in Asia's forests July 2012
The Norwegian Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, supports the suite of analyses called “Securing Women’s Tenure and Leadership for Forest Management: A Summary of the Asian Experience” at the International Workshop on Gender and Forest Tenure in Asia and Collective Forest Tenure Reform in China.
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IPS: Deck Stacked Against Women’s Land Rights in Asia July 2012
Women across Asia are being shut out from prosperous forestland because of a paradigm geared towards male ownership, according to a new report by the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI).
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ScandAsia: Norway Supports Report on Role of Women in Asia’s Forests July 2012
The Norwegian Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, supports the suite of analyses called “Securing Women’s Tenure and Leadership for Forest Management: A Summary of the Asian Experience” at the International Workshop on Gender and Forest Tenure in Asia and Collective Forest Tenure Reform in China.
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Bikyamsr: In Asia, women’s empowerment key to battling climate change, poverty July 2012
Women are key to battling climate change and reducing poverty in Asia, a new report this week published by the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) said.
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Science Codex: Asia won't achieve climate, poverty goals unless women's rights are recognized July 2012
New research released today by the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) shows that despite more understanding, more resources, and policy recommendations, women continue to be largely marginalized and ignored or exploited in resource management processes throughout Asia – to the detriment of global climate and poverty reduction goals.
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South Asia One World: Nature's guardians Odisha’s tribal women save their forest July 2012
With lives that are closely bound to the forest, the tribal women of Odisha make sure their forests are not exploited in the name of commercialisation or 'eco-tourism' for that matter.
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India Blooms: The Green Brigade June 2012
While the world leaders gather in Rio de Janeiro in a carnival like ambience from June 20, in India’'s Odisha tribal forest dwellers will continue to fight for their rights to protect the green economy, INBS reports.
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Inter Press Service: Economia verde - proteção das florestas por comunidades tradicionais June 2012
O ano de 1992 foi o momento em que o mundo parou para discutir sobre desenvolvimento sustentável, mas nenhum acordo foi assinado em prol da preservação das florestas. Agora, duas décadas após, ambientalistas, alianças internacionais e organizações não governamentais se reúnem na Rio+20 para defender que os povos das florestas são os maiores protagonistas da preservação das áreas verdes no mundo.
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China Radio International: Environment Matters June 2012
In order to acquire more land for farming, China once experienced severe deforestation. However, things have changed thanks to a reform that transfers responsibility to individual villagers. Excerpt from a feature on China Radio International.
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Next Billion: Guest Post - A Letter to Rio+20 - Sustainable Development Isn’t Possible Without Land Rights June 2012
The Rio earth summit is about finding a harmony between environment and development. Respecting community land rights is essential for both those goals. It is also what justice demands.
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TerraNullius: What Rights? Comparing developing countries’ national legislation on community forest tenure rights June 2012
Guest post by Fernanda Almeida, lead author of RRI’s “What Rights?” report. The recognition of Indigenous People's land ownership rights by governments and international jurisprudence has proven to be one of the few success stories in the wake of the Rio Earth Summit in 1992.
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AllAfrica: Six Ways to Secure Land Rights for Sustainable Development June 2012
Clear and respected land rights in favor of rural communities are fundamental to global success in slowing climate change, lifting the poorest people out of poverty, and saving the world's finite resources.
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Alert Net Reuters: Climate Conversations - 6 ways to secure land rights for sustainable development June 2012
Clear and respected land rights in favor of rural communities are fundamental to global success in slowing climate change, lifting the poorest people out of poverty, and saving the world’s finite resources. Yet, the advances that have been made since the first Earth Summit 20 years ago are far from sufficient.
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AFP: Expectations for the Rio Summit, in quotes June 2012
A selection of quotes from politicians, activists, business executives and scientists about expectations for the upcoming Rio Summit - features Andy White of RRI.
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Natural Justice: New RRI Report on Forest Tenure Rights June 2012
The Rights and Resources Initiative has prepared a new report to take stock of the progress made since the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro’s commitment to sustainable development.
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Radio France International: Ilha no norte do Brasil é exemplo de exploração sustentável, diz Le Monde (in French) June 2012
A Ilha das Cinzas, na fronteira entre o Amapá e Pará, pode ser um exemplo do casamento perfeito entre o homem e seu ambiente, escreve o jornal Le Monde em uma longa reportagem dedicada a mostrar a exploração racional dos recursos naturais pela comunidade local.
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Landscapes for People, Food and Nature Blog: Rights and Resources for Rio June 2012
A new report by the Rights and Resources Institute examines the current state of land tenure and resource rights, and what progress has been made in the twenty years since the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro.
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Treehugger: How Land Rights are Turning the World's Rural Poor Into Unexpected Conservationists June 2012
It is as counterintuitive as it is true: Around the world, communities who have resided on the land the longest often have the most tenuous rights to that land.
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The Huffington Post: Climate Change This Week June 2012
A new Rights and Resources Initiative report shows that when land rights of forest dwellers are respected, forests are nurtured rather than destructively exploited.
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International Herald Tribune: This Forest is Our Forest June 2012
The pace of global climate change has worsened, representing a fundamental threat to the planet’s health and environmental well-being. But there is some good news to report — and it’s coming from the world’s forests...
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IISD Reporting Services: RRI Reviews Forest Tenure Rights of Indigenous Peoples June 2012
Ahead of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) has released two new analyses relating to forest tenure rights and indigenous peoples, which focus on tenure reform and impacts since the 1992 UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED, or Rio Earth Summit).
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REDD-Monitor: Forest tenure rights and REDD Most laws in Asia and Africa, “meaningless or unenforced” June 2012
Land rights are crucial to REDD. This week, the Rights and Resources Initiative released a study that found an increase in community land rights in tropical forests, but at the same time most land laws in Asia and Africa remain “either meaningless or unenforced”.
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The New York Times: This Forest is Our Forest May 2012
The pace of global climate change has worsened, representing a fundamental threat to the planet’s health and environmental well-being. But there is some good news to report — and it’s coming from the world’s forests.
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Agencia EFE (Spanish): Las leyes sobre las tierras indígenas tropicales limitan el derecho de los pueblos May 2012
Cientos de miles de habitantes de los bosques tropicales de América Latina, África y Asia vieron aumentar sus derechos legales sobre sus tierras en los últimos 20 años, pero en un tercio de los casos estas leyes limitaron su capacidad de decisión, advirtió hoy un informe.
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Ciencia Hoje (Portuguese): Direitos garantidos? May 2012
Relatório mostra que acesso de comunidades tradicionais às florestas está mais assegurado que há 20 anos, principalmente no Brasil e em outros países da América Latina. Mas a burocracia e a inadequação das leis à realidade das populações ainda são empecilhos.
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Le Monde (French): L’île d’ Amazonie où l’homme s’ accorde avec la nature May 2012
Dans le nord du Brésil, des villageois pratiquent un développement durable, favorisé par un droit sur leurs terres
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O Estado De S. Paolo (Portuguese): Direito à terra foi vitória da Rio-92 Mas falta de implementação de leis e novas medidas ameaçam populações tradicionais May 2012
Entre as muitas decisões históricas obtidas com a Rio-92, não são muitas que, 20 anos depois, pode-se dizer que vingaram. O reconhecimento de que comunidades tradicionais das florestas, como índios e ribeirinhos, têm o direito de acesso à terra pode seruma das exceções.
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CBS News: Studies show land rights key to saving forests May 2012
A report says that ensuring forest dwellers' rights over their own land is a crucial step in the effort to slow deforestation and combat climate change.
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India Blooms News Service: Unenforced laws undermine forest people's rights: Study May 2012
New research released by the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) shows that hundreds of millions of forest peoples in tropical nations, including in India, have, in the last 20 years, quietly gained unprecedented legal rights to the land and resources owned under customary law.
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Washington Post: Studies show land rights reform key to saving forests, fighting climate change May 2012
Ensuring that forest dwellers have rights over their land is vital for slowing the deforestation that may be causing up to a fifth of the world’s emissions of greenhouse gases, according to a report released Wednesday.
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IANS: Community land rights unenforced in Third World May 2012
Millions of forest people in tropical nations, including India, have won unprecedented legal rights to land but laws ensuring community land rights to them remain unenforced, says a study.
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World Bank, G20 Urged to Make Infrastructure Work for World’s Poor May 2012
International environmental group International Rivers, in a report released last week, called on the new World Bank president and the Group of 20 (G20) nations to do more to ensure that their large-scale infrastructure projects benefit the world’s poorest populations, rather than “entrench[ing] the power of privileged groups.”
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Inter Press Service: World Bank Accused of Ignoring Lessons on Mega Infrastructure May 2012
In a renewed funding focus on large-scale infrastructure, the World Bank, Group of 20 (G20) countries and other multilateral groups are wilfully overlooking lessons learned decades ago, a new report by International Rivers warns.
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Open Thread Plus Africa Land Grab Cartoon May 2012
Of the 203 million hectares of land deals reported worldwide between 2000 and 2010, two-thirds were in Africa.
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Journal LeDroit: Loi forestière 1994 - Processus de relecture en cours April 2012
Cadre à la cérémonie de remise officielle de la contribution de la coalition RRI Cameroun au processus de la relecture de la loi forestière.
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Natural Justice Blog: New Contributions on Forest People's Rights from RRI April 2012
Track the ongoing efforts of this legal NGO as we seek to assist communities to engage with legal frameworks to secure environmental and social justice.
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Inter Press Service: Brazil is a Model for the Rights of Forest Communities April 2012
Brazil is one of the most advanced countries in the world when it comes to legally guaranteeing the rights of forest communities and reducing deforestation, says economist Jeffrey Hatcher in this interview.
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Florestas estão longe dos povos April 2012
ONG americana mostra relação entre fome e falta de acesso à terra
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SAPA/AFP - Foreign buying of farms explosive March 2012
Controversial land acquisitions have been a key factor triggering the civil wars in Sudan, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
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Cameroon Tribune - Forestry Governance: Civil Society Proposes Amendments March 2012
The Rights Resources Initiative coalition presented its recommendations to Cameroon's Ministry of Forest and Wildlife.
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Peace and Conflict Monitor - Africa for Sale: The Land Grab Landmine February 2012
In this article, Patrick Mugo Mugo exposes the extent of the land grab phenomenon, arguing that while we debate over whether it is land grabbing, leasing or selling, African countries are already stepping on a potential landmine.
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Liberia: The Plantation Blues February 2012
Residents of the riverside village of Singhiam, a 30-minute drive from Madina through land stripped of forest and farmland, are quick to outline where they want to see action and where they feel the government and the Kuala Lumpur-based Sime Darby Berhad conglomerate have failed. Their main grievance: lost livelihoods.
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PolicyMic - Weak Land Rights in Africa Make Way for a New Type of Colonialism February 2012
Earlier this month a Reuters article highlighted that lack of land rights on the Africa continent could lead to future conflicts. Prior to colonialism, land rights were dealt within tribes or ethnic groups throughout Africa, Latin America, and Asia.
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Yale Environment 360 - Busting the Forest Myths: People as Part of the Solution February 2012
The long-held contention that rural forest communities are the prime culprits in tropical forest destruction is increasingly being discredited, as evidence mounts that the best way to protect rainforests is to involve local residents in sustainable management.
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Voice of America - French to Africa News, Interview with Jeffrey Hatcher February 2012
On February 14, 2011, the 'Voice of America - French to Africa' website aired an interview with RRI's Global Program Director Jeffrey Hatcher within their "Magazine Economique" program. The interview in French can be found around minute 25 by going to this link:
http://www.voanews.com/mp3/voa/africa/fren/FRENCH_MAGAZINES-TUE.mp3
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Rio+20 shows little sign of living up to original Earth summit February 2012
Twenty years ago, a historic environmental summit in Rio de Janeiro produced groundbreaking treaties and high hopes that pressing issues would be addressed. But as organizers prepare for the Rio+20 conference in June, there is little on the agenda to suggest any substantive action will be taken.
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Comment on accapare les terres de l’Afrique February 2012
Les terres coutumières, gérées localement, sont une porte ouverte à l'arrivée d'investisseurs étrangers en mal d'espace pour développer un juteux business agricole.
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New Global Land Rush Trampling Human Rights February 2012
It is an age-old story in the developing world, one that rarely ends happily ever after. Communities without economic power that live off of land to which they do not “own” are devastated when their government transfers the property rights to wealthy outside interests, who exploit the natural resources. These land deals often result in chaos, strife, and large-scale human tragedy...
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African Land Grabs Hinder Sustainable Development February 2012
This article covers the RRI 'panel on the trends shaping rural lands and lives' held on February 1, 2012 where two RRI studies were formally presented:
- Turning Point: What Future for Forest Peoples and Resources in the Emerging World Order?
- Rights to Resources in Crisis: Reviewing the Fate of Customary Tenure in Africa, by RRI Fellow Liz Alden Wily
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Africa Land Grabs 'Could Cause Conflicts' February 2012
FREETOWN, Liberia, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- The stampede by wealthy states for arable land across Africa and other developing regions could trigger a series of conflicts if governments fail to protect the rights of their people, two recent studies on land grabs warn.
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Weak Land Rights in Africa Fuel Potential for Conflicts - Experts February 2012
This article covers the RRI 'panel on the trends shaping rural lands and lives' and the publication released in London on February 1, 2012.
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Warning of unrest, new study shows millions risk losing lands in Africa February 2012
This article covers the RRI 'panel on the trends shaping rural lands and lives' held on February 1, 2012 where two RRI studies were formally presented:
- Turning Point: What Future for Forest Peoples and Resources in the Emerging World Order?
- Rights to Resources in Crisis: Reviewing the Fate of Customary Tenure in Africa, by RRI Fellow Liz Alden Wily
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Global Land Grab Could Trigger Conflict, Report Says February 2012
This article covers the RRI 'panel on the trends shaping rural lands and lives' held on February 1, 2012 where two RRI studies were formally presented:
- Rights and Resources Initiative. Turning Point: What Future for Forest Peoples and Resources in the Emerging World Order?
- Rights to Resources in Crisis: Reviewing the Fate of Customary Tenure in Africa, by RRI Fellow Liz Alden Wily
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Liberian residents say foreign firm threatens their land rights February 2012
This article refers to an RRI statement on the Feb. 1, 2012 release of new studies on the sell-off of forests and other prime lands, particularly citing in-depth research on Africa by Liz Alden Wily (From her series "Rights to Resources in Crisis: Reviewing the Fate of Customary Land Tenure in Africa).
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Lack of Land Rights Could Lead to Land Rush February 2012
This article covers the RRI 'panel on the trends shaping rural lands and lives' held on February 1, 2012 where two RRI studies were formally presented:
-Turning Point: What Future for Forest Peoples and Resources in the Emerging World Order?
- Rights to Resources in Crisis: Reviewing the Fate of Customary Tenure in Africa, by RRI Fellow Liz Alden Wily
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Les droits fonciers des communautés africaines en danger February 2012
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Africa: Weak Land Rights Promote Land Rush February 2012
This article covers the RRI 'panel on the trends shaping rural lands and lives' held in London on February 1, 2012 where two RRI studies were formally presented:
- Rights and Resources Initiative. Turning Point: What Future for Forest Peoples and Resources in the Emerging World Order?
- Rights to Resources in Crisis: Reviewing the Fate of Customary Tenure in Africa, by RRI Fellow Liz Alden Wily
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Turning Point: What future for forest peoples and resources in the emerging world order? February 2012
This article covers the RRI 'panel on the trends shaping rural lands and lives' held on February 1, 2012 where the new RRI report was released:
- Turning Point: What Future for Forest Peoples and Resources in the Emerging World Order?
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Land Sales Propel Civil Wars, Experts Warn February 2012
This article refers to an RRI statement on the Feb. 1, 2012 release of new studies on the sell-off of forests and other prime lands.
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Warnung vor Ausverkauf von Afrika February 2012
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La Venta de Cultivos Genera Conflictos en el Mundo, Saegún un Estudio February 2012
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Africa Land Purchases May Spark Rights Discord, Group Says February 2012
This article refers to an RRI statement on the Feb. 1, 2012 release of new studies on the sell-off of forests and other prime lands, citing in particular, in-depth research on Africa by Liz Alden Wily (From her series "Rights to Resources in Crisis: Reviewing the Fate of Customary Land Tenure in Africa).
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Fears about community rights under REDD+ are justified despite tenure reforms November 2011
Indigenous organisations have been among the most vocal critics of REDD+ schemes
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Climate Conversations - Uprooting Families to Save Trees October 2011
Effects of the Global Land Rush on indigenous farmers and a Landesa study of the property rights implications of REDD+.
Author Darryl Vhugen is a senior attorney and land tenure specialist with Landesa, a non-profit organisation that has advised and partnered with government departments and other groups in more than 40 countries to help extend secure land rights to the rural poor.
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Developing Countries United Under UN Agency to Counter Deforestation October 2011
This article discusses the efforts to increase indigenous rights and involvement in the international initiative, UN-REDD.
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Rights Groups Strategize To Curb Forest Resources Abuse September 2011
Local press coverage of the 2012 RRI Africa Regional Planning Meetings.
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A Battle Is Under Way For The Forests Of Borneo August 2011
Assessing the current situation in West Borneo's Dayak community and what that means for Indonesia's forests at large, this article interviews RRI Coordinator Andy White about what needs to be done to sustain Indonesia's forests.
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Indigenous Indonesians Fear Forest Sell-Off August 2011
This article details the concerns of the indigenous Sasak communities in Lombok, Indonesia after the author took a field trip through Sasak communities as part of the International Conference on Forest Tenure, Governance and Enterprise.
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Forest groups say Indonesia should look to Chinese model August 2011
Citing RRI Coordinator Andy White, this article uses tenure reform in China to frame Indonesia's debate over tenure reform after the International Conference on Forest Tenure, Governance and Enterprise.
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Guest Post: Women Remain Outside the Global Forest Estate August 2011
In this guest post, RRI Coordinator Andy White writes about the need for women to be involved in the design and implementation of any future tenure reforms to ensure their success.
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Letter: REDD+ and Local Rights August 2011
In this Op-Ed to the Jakarta Post, RRI Coordinator Andy White reminds us of the outcomes from the International Conference on Forest Tenure, Governance and Enterprise and the role that Indigenous Peoples must play in any future discussions on REDD.
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Cameroon Meeting Declares Women's Interests in Land August 2011
This article briefly highlights the discussions held during a two-day workshop in Edea, Cameroon to address gender and access to land rights. Cecile Ndjebet, Director of RRI Collaborator REFACOF, and RRI Africa Associate Marina France were interviewed for the article.
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Jakarta Must Set Up Forest Bodies to Unblock Aid - Norway August 2011
During the International Conference on Forest Tenure, Governance and Enterprise held in Lombok, Indonesia, a Norwegian government representative discussed the conditions for releasing the rest of $1 billion in aid to Indonesia to help halt deforestation. This article highlights what has been accomplished and what remains to be done before this aid will resume.
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Foresters from around world studying Montana timber management July 2011
Interviewing RRI Coordinator Andy White and international foresters from China, Peru, Mexico and Indonesia, this article examines why Montana's forest policy can serve as a blueprint for forest management at the international level.
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International Forest Managers Heading to Lubrecht to Learn about Montana's Management Policies July 2011
This article discusses the aim of RRI-sponsored meetings in Montana of international foresters and the forest management policies in place at the Lubrecht Experimental Forest.
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Indonesians Await Forest Tenure Reform July 2011
Using the Indonesian forestry reserve of Sesaot as an example, this article outlines how much further the Indonesian government must go to achieve forest tenure reform. RRI Coordinator Andy White and RRI Collaborator AMAN help assess the current situation in Indonesian forests.
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Participatory Map Vital for Indonesia’s Environment Plans July 2011
This article interviews attendees of the International Conference on Forest Tenure, Governance and Enterprise about the importance of community mapping to Indonesian forest tenure reform.
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Indonesia Announces 'Unprecedented' Expansion of Land Rights July 2011
Citing the Rights and Resources Initiative and its Coordinator, Andy White, this article reviews the Indonesian government's public commitment to recognize community land rights as one result of the Forest Tenure, Governance and Enterprise Conference.
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Forest Carbon Rights for Poor at Risk – Study July 2011
In the context of assigning "carbon rights," this article discusses the need to first assign land rights to indigenous populations--something that has yet to be done for a great number of people in Indonesia, according to RRI Coordinator Andy White.
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Expanding Land Rights to Boost Growth, Cut Emissions July 2011
This article discusses the statements made by Kuntoro Mangkusubroto, the Indonesian president's special envoy to the Forest Tenure, Governance and Enterprise conference co-hosted by RRI in Lombok, Indonesia.
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Activists Press for Gender Equality in Forest Tenure Reforms July 2011
This article interviews Asian activists about their push to incorporate gender rights into tenure reform during the RRI co-sponsored Forest Tenure, Governance and Enterprise Conference.
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Indonesia's Pledge to Forest People Welcomed July 2011
RRI board member Vicki Tauli-Corpuz is interviewed in this article about the Indonesian indigenous community's reaction to the government's pledge to further recognize customary land rights in the country.
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Jakarta rethinks forest policy July 2011
Indonesia has assumed a target to cut greenhouse gas emission rates by half and achieve an economic growth rate of 7% by changing the way it manages its vast forest land, and giving greater control over land to local communities...
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Indonesia promises to deliver on community forestry rights July 2011
An Indonesian official pledged to renew efforts to safeguard the rights of forest communities, a move widely recognized by experts as key to the long-term protection of the country’s forests and cultures.
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Indonesia's pledge to forest people welcomed July 2011
Forest groups welcomed an Indonesian commitment to protect the rights of indigenous people who have long complained that their land is being stolen in the name of conservation schemes.
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Indonesia pledges to resolve forest land conflicts July 2011
Indonesia’s government made some big promises: to resolve land tenure conflicts that plague the country while also protecting the rights of people in forest-based communities...
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Indonesia Pledges to Resolve Forest Land Conflicts July 2011
RRI Coordinator Andy White is interviewed in this article discussing the Indonesian government's recent pledge to respect the customary land rights of Indonesian forest-based communities.
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Asia: Indigenous People Gain Greater Forest Rights July 2011
Heading into day two of the RRI co-hosted forestry conference in Lombok, Indonesia, this article reiterates the fact that community forest rights are essential to halting deforestation.
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Indonesia to Recognize Rights of Forest Communities, Indigenous Peoples July 2011
Mongabay.com reports on the Indonesian government's claim during the RRI co-sponsored conference in Lombok, Indonesia that Indonesian forest communities' customary rights will be protected.
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Community Control, Rather than Government Control, Helps Forests Recover, Says Study July 2011
This article highlights the RRI report "The Greener Side of REDD+: Lessons for REDD+ from Countries where Forest Area is Increasing" in its conclusion that community forest rights help halt or even reverse deforestation.
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Carbon Markets Contracting July 2011
The World Bank and RRI Coordinator Andy White are cited in this article's position that global carbon markets and carbon trading are stalled.
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Ugandan Tribe Struggles to Maintain Forests and Access Benefits July 2011
A look at the state of indigenous rights in Uganda and the potential for safeguarding forest community tenure rights at the global level, citing RRI Coordinator Andy White and RRI Partner Forest Trends.
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Climate Change: Community forestry feted for carbon reduction role June 2011
This article details how RRI Partner FECOFUN was rewarded for its work in reducing carbon emissions through sustainable community forestry initiatives.
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Sustainable Forests Rise by 50%, Says Study June 2011
In this article RRI Coordinator Andy White offers his assessment of a new report on the state of the world's tropical forests that was released by the International Tropical Timber Organization.
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Protection Gives Mighty Boost to Few Forests June 2011
An article discussing data released by the International Tropical Timber Organization, with commentary from RRI Coordinator Andy White.
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Institutional Reform, ‘Quality’ Growth, May Help Sustain World’s Natural Resources June 2011
This summary highlights the contributions of RRI Coordinator Andy White and RRI Fellow Sten Nilsson in addressing the Royal Academy of Agriculture and Forestry during the seminar "Global Trends: Implications on the Development and Use of Natural Resources" held in Stockholm, Sweden.
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90% of Tropical Forests Poorly Managed, or Not At All June 2011
An article highlighting the tremendous amount of work to be done in sustainably managing the world's tropical forests, with input from RRI Coordinator Andy White.
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Good News and Bad News for the World's Tropical Forests June 2011
This blog post weighs the progress in tropical forest conservation against the challenges that lie ahead according to a new survey released by the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO).
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Interview with Andy White, Rights and Resources Initiative: “The global market for forest carbon is not going to establish itself anytime soon” May 2011
In this interview for REDD-Monitor, RRI Coordinator Andy White discusses the state of REDD and what "mid-course corrections" are needed for REDD to reach its full potential.
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Forest Act Amendment Bill in Limbo April 2011
An article detailing the work of RRI partner FECOFUN in demanding that the government of Nepal abandon an amendment that would further curb community forest rights.
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100 Years of Palm Oil The Rights and Resources Initiative Dialogue on Forests, Governance and Climate Change April 2011
This newsletter from the International Campaign for Ecological Justice in Indonesia details the negative impact of oil palm development on Indonesia and highlights the policy suggestions for mitigating the effects of climate change that resulted from the RRI-hosted 9th Dialogue on Forests, Governance and Climate Change.
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The Rights and Resources Initiative Dialogue on Forests, Governance and Climate Change Key areas of debate on COP16 and REDD+ April 2011
Down to Earth is a publication of the International Campaign for Ecological Justice in Indonesia. This article was published in publication No. 88, April 2011.
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Cash Alone Will Not Slow Forest Carbon Emissions March 2011
An Op-Ed by Andy White, coordinator of the Rights and Resources Initiative, on the true drivers of global deforestation and the importance of GREEN on the success of REDD.
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Climate Justice Research Project Scholarly Note REDD & REDD+ March 2011
A scholarly note citing RRI analysis (among others) on the potential disasters of REDD/REDD+ implementation.
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Forest Fest Makes Headway in Protection, Poverty Reduction March 2011
An article on the conclusions reached at the United Nations' 9th Forum on Forests, including input from RRI Board Member Vicky Tauli-Corpuz.
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Giving Forest Dwellers a Greater Say Over Their Territory March 2011
A short post including audio excerpts from the RRI-sponsored 9th Dialogue on Forests, Governance and Climate Change held on February 8 in London, England.
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EfD Ethiopia Co-Organized African Regional Dialogue on Forests, Governance and Climate Change February 2011
An article discussing the role of the Africa Regional Dialogue on Forests, Governance and Climate Change on climate change policy and REDD.
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New Report says Forest Land Reform Stagnating, Posing Risks to Global Efforts to Combat Climate Change and Poverty February 2011
A post discussing RRI's Annual Report and key analysis drawn from the Initiative's 9th Dialogue on Forests, Governance and Climate Change.
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Slow But Steady Progress on Recognizing Indigenous Land Rights Is Interrupted by Commodity Boom February 2011
An interview with RRI's Coordinator Andy White about the recent release of the RRI Annual Report "Pushback: Local Power, Global Realignment," and his opinions on the state of forest tenure policy and practice.
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Rising land, food prices cause recognition of indigenous peoples' rights to stagnate February 2011
An article highlighting the key arguments of RRI's Annual Report "Pushback: Local Power, Global Realignment."
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Indigenous Communities Fighting For Land Rights More Than Ever February 2011
An article highlighting several issues from the RRI Annual Report "Pushback: Local Power, Global Realignment."
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Land Grabs Intensify as Local Rights Are Disregarded February 2011
An article referencing findings from the Rights and Resources Initiative's Annual Report "Pushback: Local Power, Global Realignment."
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Indigenous Communities Fighting For Land Rights More Than Ever Governments & Corporations Fighting Back February 2011
An article highlighting analysis from RRI's recently-released annual report "Pushback: Local Power, Global Realignment."
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Keeping forest dwellers involved in forest protection and REDD February 2011
A post citing the Rights and Resources Initiative in its assessment of the importance that forest communities play in the global fight to reduce carbon emissions.
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Communities Not Getting a Say in How Forests Are Managed February 2011
An article highlighting the lack of progress that has been made in reversing deforestation as of 2011: the UN's International Year of Forests.
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Forest Summit Seeks "People-Friendly" Solutions January 2011
An article on the outlook for forest communities and the progress that needs to be made heading into the 9th Session of the UN Forum on Forests.
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Slow death by carbon credits Indigenous peoples can suffer from pollution compensation plan January 2011
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Report on Messaging, Training, and Media Efforts for RRI and Community Forest Management at COP16 Mexico 2010 January 2011
RRI and its partners successfully drew attention to the importance of community forest management in addressing climate change and slowing the destruction of forests in Mexico and throughout the developing world. By releasing their report in advance of COP16 in Cancún and encouraging media interest in field trips to local communities and interviews with local leaders, RRI and its partners were able to inform reporters and through them the policy makers who would attend the conference. The outcome was the result of a six-month process that helped prepare Mexican partners for the global stage.
CCMSS advocates and researchers joined RRI staff in meetings with foreign correspondents in Mexico City, and CCMSS staff organized and led field trips with a number of reporters representing major media outlets in important and influential markets. Researchers, advocates, and community leaders were able to communicate with reporters, not only their own stories and messages, but also those of the global forestry community.
The following report summarizes the activities and outcomes of RRI’s message development, training, and media efforts over the past six months, which ultimately resulted in several international media articles on the importance of including communities in the REDD agreements, while highlighting the success of Mexico’s community forest management.
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Mexican foresters invoke less destructive logging Reuters Africa December 2010
RRI provided press support and training to the community forestry practitioners mentioned in this article.
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Cancún climate change summit: One lesson not to learn from Mexico The Guardian December 2010
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Lusa Coverage of the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, October 2008 October 2010
Lusa wire coverage in Portuguese of the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, October 2008.
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Press Coverage for the Seeing People through the Trees Report Release July 2010
Seeing People through the Trees was released in July 2008. This press coverage contains an index of all coverage received as well as full texts of the stories. Highlights of the coverage include wire stories from Agence France-Presse, Reuters, and Press Association (UK); print coverage in Business Daily (Kenya), The Guardian (UK), The Independent (UK), a front page story in Bangkok Post (Thailand) and an opinion piece in the Philippines Daily Inquirer; and original online stories by BBC News, Daily Telegraph (UK), EDIE.net (UK), and New Scientist. In addition, stories were broadcast on BBC World Service, BBC World Service’s Network Africa program, and Radio France International.
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Flctualit Coverage of Fourth Dialogue on Forests, Governance and Climate Change April 2010
Flctualit coverage of the Fourth Dialogue on Forests, Governance and Climate Change held April 6, 2010 in London.
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Reuters Coverage of Fourth Dialogue on Forests, Governance and Climate Change April 2010
Reuters coverage of the Fourth Dialogue on Forests, Governance and Climate Change held April 6, 2010 in London.
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Mongabay.com Coverage of The End of the Hinterland January 2010
Mongabay.com coverage of The End of the Hinterland report release.
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Spiegel Online Coverage of The End of the Hinterland January 2010
Spiegel Online coverage in English of The End of the Hinterland report release.
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Wire Coverage of the End of the Hinterland Release January 2010
Full text of the coverage from the following wires of the release of the End of the Hinterland report:
EFE - Spain
ANI - India
Business Daily Update - China
GNA - Ghana
Pressetext - Austria
Thompson Reuters Foundation AlertNet - UK
XinhuaNet - China
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Daily Independent Coverage of The End of the Hinterland January 2010
Print coverage of The End of the Hinterland report release from the Daily Independent in Nigeria.
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Guardian Coverage of The End of the Hinterland January 2010
The Guardian print coverage of The End of the Hinterland report release.
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Folha Online Coverage of The End of the Hinterland January 2010
Folha Online coverage in Portuguese of The End of the Hinterland report release.
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Press Coverage Executive Summary for End of the Hinterland Release January 2010
An executive summary of the press coverage of the release of The End of the Hinterland report. Following the summary is an index of all press hits.
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BBC News Coverage of The End of the Hinterland January 2010
BBC News online coverage of The End of the Hinterland report release.
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Humanitarian News Coverage of The End of the Hinterland January 2010
Humanitarian News coverage of The End of the Hinterland report release.
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Press Coverage for the Tropical Forest Tenure Assessment June 2009
Index and text of total press coverage for the Tropical Forest Tenure Assessment report released May 2009.
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Press Coverage of the Rights, Forests, and Climate Change Conference in Oslo, Norway October 2008
An index of press coverage of the Oslo Conference along with the complete text of all press stories.
Promotion of the Rights, Forests, and Climate Change Conference in Oslo, Norway resulted in significant coverage in the online development world and in key European outlets. A Reuters story that ran in English and Portuguese resulted in print pick-up by the Hindustan Times (India), Times of Malta, and Vancouver Province (Canada), and significant online-pick up, including O Estado de São Paulo Online (Brazil), O Globo Online (Brazil), Scientific American Online, and USA Today Online. Original online coverage included stories by Agrodigital.com (Spain), BLADE (Blog on Assistance and Development), Development Today (Norway), Guardian Online (UK), Mongabay.com, Nature News (UK), Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins, and Tree Hugger.
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AFP Coverage of the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, October 2008 October 2008
AFP wire coverage of the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, October 2008.
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El Mundo Coverage of the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, October 2008 October 2008
El Mundo original online coverage in Spanish of the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, October 2008.
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EFE Wire Coverage of the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona October 2008
EFE coverage in Spanish of the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, October 2008.
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Europa Coverage of the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, October 2008 October 2008
Europa wire coverage of the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, October 2008.
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IPAM Coverage of the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, October 2008 October 2008
IPAM original online coverage in Portuguese of the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, October 2008.
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Publico Coverage of the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, October 2008 October 2008
Pubico online coverage in Spanish of the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, October 2008.
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Amazonia Coverage of the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, October 2008 October 2008
Amazonia original online coverage in Portuguese of the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, October 2008.
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