After more than two decades of debate” the United Nations General Assembly today adopted a landmark declaration outlining the rights of the world’s estimated 370…
After more than two decades of debate” the United Nations General Assembly today adopted a landmark declaration outlining the rights of the world’s estimated 370…
The former chief of the US Forest Service” Dale Bosworth” and a forest policy analyst” Hutch Brown” have just published an article in the Journal…
This article was published in the New York Times. TEGUCIGALPA”Honduras” Sept. 6 — There is no way to stop hurricanes” but two fiercestorms that slammed…
News from the RECOFTC-RRI International Conference on Poverty Reduction and Forests: Tenure” Market and Policy Reforms” 4-7 September 2007″ Bangkok Bangkok” September 7″ 2007 Huge…
The Pan-Tropical Scoping Study of Compensation for Ecosystem Serviceswas conducted by a consortium of organizations led by the WorldAgroforestry Center” including the African Centre for…
Bangkok” September 3″ 2007 A challenge to experts opens conference on poverty and forests. Crippling poverty” violent conflict” insecure ownership” restricted access to basic resources…
Anecdotal evidence and some country case studies have pointed to a strong coincidence between areas of remaining high forest cover and high poverty rate. A…
An article published in the Hindu highlights the necessity to balance conservation and livelihoods concerns” so as not to alienate the communities who inhabit the…
The latest Tropical Forest Update” published by ITTO” opens with an editorial reflecting on the themes developed at the July RRI CFE Conference: Tropical forests…
Below is an Op-Ed authored by the Rights and Resources Initiative” invited by the Guardian and published in the Guardian on August 15th. Click here…
The meeting was held in Cagayan de Oro” Philippines on July 26 and 27. It brought together leading thinkers from Indonesia and the Philippines to…
The meeting was held in Cagayan de Oro” Philippines on July 26 and 27. It brought together leading thinkers from Indonesia and the Philippines to…