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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
In a May 14 piece for
Understanding people” forests and human well-being in the Asia-Pacific
Representatives from governments” civil society” research institutions and the private sector came together in Hanoi April 21-25 to seek solutions to today’s most challenging forest…
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…
Seeking pro-poor and people-centered responses to climate change
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…
RRI supports formation of the new Central African Community Forestry Network
On May 9th” 2008 in Lomié” in the department of Haut Nyong” Eastern Province” Cameroon” a group of community forestry leaders and advocates took a…
Indigenous Peoples decry carbon trading endorsement
In a press release issued on May 2nd” groups representing Indigenous Peoples expressed outrage over the endorsement of carbon trading in the final report of…
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