This analysis shows that the vast majority of tropical forested countries seeking to benefit from international forest carbon markets have yet to define in law and in practice the rights of Indigenous Peoples, local communities, and Afro-descendant Peoples over carbon in their customary lands and territories.
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The international community must come together for Nepal
RRI Partners and Collaborators launch initiative to help Nepal cope with devastating COVID-19 crisis.
Urging WWF to help drive transformation of global conservation: A letter from RRI
Andy White (RRI), Gam Shimray (AIPP), and Samuel Nguiffo (CED Cameroun), send a letter on behalf of the RRI Coalition to Marco Lambertini, Director General of WWF International. The letter is a follow-up to an RRI meeting with Mr. Lambertini and his team, held on February 6, 2021.
Declaration of a Human Rights Emergency of Indigenous Human Rights Defenders in the Amazon Region
Blood in the jungle, we demand justice.
In Kenya, using mediation and community self-determination to address rights violations by oil companies
RRI collaborator KVCO help formalize a mediation process between local communities and oil companies in Kerio Valley, enshrining community land rights.
[Portuguese] Como as mulheres locais e étnicas na América Latina estão transformando as economias de suas comunidades
Não há empoderamento político sem empoderamento econômico. Esse foi o princípio por trás de uma estratégia de 2019 da Coalizão da América Latina da RRI [Iniciativa de Direitos e Recursos] para analisar sistemas econômicos com base nos próprios conceitos de desenvolvimento das comunidades dentro de seus sistemas de propriedade comum.