A global coalition of 21 Partners and more than 200 rightsholders organizations and their allies dedicated to advancing the forestland and resource rights of Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendant Peoples, local communities, and the women within these communities
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Press Release: The First Atlas of the Ancestral Territories and Collective Lands of Afro-descendant Peoples in Latin America and the Caribbean
October 28, 2024
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Brief: Is Global Funding Reaching Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and Local Community Women?
October 22, 2024
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RRI Engagements at CBD COP16
October 8, 2024
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Press Release: RSPO, Global Standard for Sustainable Palm Oil Production, finds Samsung Subsidiary in Breach of its Standards on Indonesian Community’s Lands
October 1, 2024
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Report: Localizing Bilateral Finance for Community Rights
September 22, 2024
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RRI Tenure Tool
August 2, 2024
The Land Writes Blog
Thoughtful commentary, analyses, and impact stories from our team and coalition members across the world.
A powerful alliance beyond borders
We are Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and local community organizations and their allies from 39 countries spanning many landscapes, from the dense tropical forests in Southeast Asia to the Central African plains and villages in the Andes and Himalayas. We are community leaders, organizers, researchers, journalists, human rights defenders, women, youth, farmers, pastoralists, lawyers, and so much more.
About the coalition
Themes
We work in four thematic areas that contribute to global, regional, and national discourses on community rights.
How We
Deliver Change
Research and Analysis
RRI tracks the global recognition of Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and community land rights
Country-level Engagement
RRI advances community land rights in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
Connect and Convene
RRI has a history of convening unlikely allies to advance rights recognition
Innovate and Incubate
RRI incubates new initiatives and institutions to fill gaps in the global architecture
Funding Mechanisms
RRI has created two mechanisms to efficiently get funding to where it is most needed to advance community rights.
Sponsors
