As seen on Inter Press Service By Carey L. Biron WASHINGTON, Sep 18 2014 (IPS) – Starting next year, a new grant-making initiative will aim to fill…
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BBC News: Time is right for global focus on forest land rights
As seen on BBC By Mark Kinver, Environment reporter, BBC News Recognising the land rights of local people could provide cost-effective protection for many of…
Thomson Reuters Foundation: Sweden backs new global fund to secure community land rights
As seen on Thomson Reuters Foundation By Megan Rowling BARCELONA, Sept 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Sweden plans to announce at the U.N. climate summit…
Mongabay: The cheap option on climate change: recognize indigenous rights to forests
As seen on Mongabay Since 2008, governments have invested $1.64 billion in funds to kick-start REDD+, or Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation, the global effort…
New Report from RRI & Tebtebba: Recognizing Indigenous Peoples’ and Community Land Rights to Limit Deforestation Is Cost-Effective Approach to Fight Poverty, Climate Change
US$1.64 Billion – Amount Committed to REDD+ – Would Secure Land Rights to Almost Half Billion Hectares of Tropical Forest, Necessary Precursor for REDD+; New Institution…
E&E News: N.Y. climate summit may give forestation projects some momentum
As seen on E&E Climate Wire Elizabeth Harball, E&E reporter Published: Monday, September 15, 2014 Forests and their role in reducing global carbon emissions will…
Al Jazeera: Opponent of Peru illegal logging murdered
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Bangkok Post: Forest locals need a voice
As seen on the Bangkok Post In an apparent move to prove that a military regime can do what civilian governments could not, the National…
New Law in Peru to Severely Curtail Land Rights for Indigenous Peoples and Smallholder Farmers
This past July, the Peruvian government passed a new law that undermines the country’s environmental regulations. Law 30230 substantially pares down the Environment Ministry’s role…
RRI Coalition Supports Nation-Wide Inquiry into Abuse of Indigenous Peoples’ Land Rights in Indonesia
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Foreign Affairs: America in Decay
As seen on Foreign Affairs By Francis Fukuyama The creation of the U.S. Forest Service at the turn of the twentieth century was the premier…
Omidyar Network Supports Local Communities’ and Indigenous Peoples’ Land Rights and Enhanced Transparency through Grant to Rights and Resources Initiative
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (August 25, 2014) — Omidyar Network announced today a grant of $1.5 million USD to support the Rights and Resources Initiative(RRI), a Washington,…
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