Eight local communities in northern Ecuador are victims of so-called "green grabbing" by a private environmental services company. To defend their customary rights in the absence of collective land titles, the communities have launched an advocacy campaign with RRI’s support.
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A new resource seeks to support companies and investors in understanding the shared value community monitoring could add to their operations and investments, and outlines principles to help them build productive partnerships with communities to secure their land tenure and improve compliance with environmental and social standards and commitments.
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Indigenous community in Nepal wins recognition for customary practice to protect nature and biodiversity
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The Rights and Resources Group’s Board of Directors has named as its new members three well-known Indigenous and local community leaders and land rights defenders: Cécile Ndjebet from Cameroon, Patrick Saidi Hemedi from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Shree Kumar Maharajan from Nepal.
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