22 .12. 2020
Phil René Oyono, RRI Fellow
Blog
Africa is currently experiencing what can be called its “third great land transformation.” This follows the first one inaugurated by colonial powers, and a second one launched by postcolonial states for developmental and infrastructural purposes. The 21st century wave of land grabs, which has exploded in recent years, constitutes the third.
18 .12. 2020
William D. Sunderlin, Yuta J. Masuda, & Tzu-Wei Joy Tseng
With surging international, national, and sub-national policy attention to land tenure security (LTS) in developing countries in recent years, it is timely to ask: What have been the effects of thousands of efforts to improve it in dozens of developing countries? To date, almost all efforts to answer this question have been relatively small-scale, discrete studies within the boundaries of a single country.
11 .12. 2020
Rights and Resources Initiative
A new study from RRI documents the multidimensional impacts and multiplier effects of collective rights violations by extractive industries and infrastructure development in Latin America. The study tracks 102 cases involving Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendants, and local communities.
01 .12. 2020
Rights and Resources Initiative
Blog
- Historically snubbed by exclusionary conservation, Indigenous and local communities’ role is integral to achieving the UN’s ambitious 2030 global biodiversity agenda.
- Over 1.65 billion Indigenous Peoples, local communities, and Afro-descendants hold the key to preventing a global biodiversity collapse.
- Recognizing tenure rights of Indigenous and local communities is projected to cost less than 1 percent of the cost of resettling the populations in biodiverse areas.
12 .11. 2020
Rights and Resources Initiative
Blog
Damaging the Forest, Harming People - Negative impacts of the illegal timber trade between Cameroon and Vietnam
09 .10. 2020
Rights and Resources Initiative
Blog
New study shows forest rights recognition as game changer in building emergency resilience in forests