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RRI joins debate on the commons at IASC
This week RRI Partners joined in the lively discussion of common property rights and customary systems of communal resource management from around the world at…
New studies predict record land grab in poor” forested countries” as demand soars for new sources of food” energy and wood fiber
Without strong land rights” vulnerable forest communities face greater poverty” violent conflict” and few benefits from carbon sales ’s forests” if efforts to address climate…
New studies highlight shifts in forest tenure and the role of rights recognition
July 14th – The Rights and Resources Initiative launched two new reports today in an event held at the London House of Commons” sponsored by…
Via Campesina report: agro-fuels threaten smallholders and the environment
In a position paperreleased this week” Via Campesina challenged the environmental and socialrationale for the agrofuel production. According to the paper” the cultivationand industrial processing…
Indonesia: Provincial Government Signs REDD Carbon Deal
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RRI supports community voices on Climate Change at Central American Presidential Summit
28 May – RRI partner ACICAFOC brought together over 300 civil society representatives in a Summit held parallel to the Central American Presidential Summit on…
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On May 27th” individuals from NGOs and research institutions working on climate change came together to discuss opportunities for pro-poor and people-centered adaptation and mitigation…
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