“Economic instruments are needed to modify collective choices” but let it not be thought that their magic will enable us to avoid questioning our…
“Economic instruments are needed to modify collective choices” but let it not be thought that their magic will enable us to avoid questioning our…
Cambodia: The Last Chance In Kampong Thom province” local communities have only recently been granted formal rights to manage their forests. Many of the forests…
Rights” forests and climate briefing series – October 2009 A new series of analytical briefs from the Forest Peoples Programme takes a critical look at…
Protected Area Effectiveness in Reducing Tropical Deforestation: A Global Analysis of the Impact of Protection Status Andrew Nelson and Kenneth M. Chomitz As countries around…
Redressing ‘historical injustice’ through the Indian Forest Rights Act 2006 A Historical Institutional analysis of contemporary forest rights reform The Reserach Programme Consortium for Improving…
At a gathering of over 300 participants representing different tribal groups” traditional leaders” other traditional forest dwellers” civil society organizations” networks” intellectuals” academics” government representatives…
Forests and Climate Change – Do Local People Hold the Key?Press Conference/Expert Panel Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand 1100-1200: Thursday 1 October 2009 Approaching the…
In response to pressure from a global coalition of NGOs” plantation smallholders” and indigenous rights organizations” the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has suspended all funding…
The Rights and Resources Initiative is pleased to announce the publication of two new reports highlighting land tenure” forests and livelihoods in Guatemala. Download the…
Standing up to bulldozers and making headlines” the Penan tribe” who live in the Malaysian part of the island of Borneo” have been staging a…
The Rights and Resources Initiative is currently helping to coordinate the Civil Society Organization nomination process for the UN-REDD Policy Board. The UN-REDD Programme recognizes…
Jeffrey Hatcher” RRI policy analyst” contributed to the 88th issue of the French magazine Le Courrier de la planète. The issue addresses the role of…