As seen on Outlook India How The NDA Is Whittling Down Green Norms Change in definition of no-go area in dense forest, leaving more area…
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Award Recognizes RRI’s Cameroon Coalition’s Work in Land Rights and Reform Process
The award recognizes actors from Cameroonian society who have made significant contributions to environmental protection and the improvement of local livelihoods. In this case, it acknowledged the Coalition’s efforts to inform and influence Cameroon’s land reform process and forthcoming land legislation in favor of communities.
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Looking for – and effectively supporting – leadership in African civil society
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Mongabay: David & Goliath: Locals resist multinational dams, mines—sometimes win
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RRI Cameroon Coalition to monitor progress on land and forest reforms
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Down to Earth: Study urges government to grant community rights to local forest dwellers
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