BUEA, Cameroon (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Cameroon’s government is due to introduce legal reforms by the end of the year to redress weaknesses in its two-decade-old forestry legislation. The new forest code will better protect rainforests and the rights of indigenous communities that rely on them, officials say.
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As seen on Camer Des Ong de la société civile, ont organisé du 14 au 16 mai 2014, à Kribi, un atelier sur la tenure foncière…
As seen on Humboldt State University’s Magazine: From his office in the nation’s capital, Andy White has an expansive view of the world. The Humboldt…
As seen on Global Witness As the trial of more than 50 indigenous leaders gets underway in Peru, Global Witness urges the government to ensure…
As Peru undertakes preparations to host the twentieth Conference of Parties (COP 20), many Indigenous Peoples across Peru are also mobilizing to put forth their…
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As seen on the New Internationalist From 6 to 8 May, agribusiness corporations courted African governments at the Grow Africa Investment Forum in Abuja, Nigeria,…
As seen on UNOG Geneva, 8 May 2014 — The Human Rights Council today appointed 19 human rights experts to serve as United Nations Special Procedure mandate…
As seen on AgroForestry World Over the past few decades, although much of the forest land in Indonesia has been converted to other uses or…
As seen on All Africa The experts will learn more about Cameroon’s forests and propose better management solutions. Cameroon’s Minister of Forestry and Wildlife, Philip Ngole…
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As seen on CIFOR: This CIFOR Occasional Paper presents research results on challenges experienced by proponents in their efforts to establish REDD+ subnational initiatives in…
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As seen on The Goldman Environmental Prize Overcoming a history of traumatic violence, Ruth Buendía united the Asháninka people in a powerful campaign against large-scale…
As seen on Nature The Peruvian Amazon is an important arena in global efforts to promote sustainable logging in the tropics. Despite recent efforts to…
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Comme on le voit sur Radio Okapi La République démocratique du Congo (RDC) pourrait signer les premiers contrats de vente de crédit carbone en 2016, a…
As seen on Community Land Scotland Community Land Scotland, the representative body of Scotland’s community land owners has today (Monday 21st April) published economic indicators data…
As seen in the New York Times Re “Losing ground in the Amazon” (April 16): Your editorial draws welcome attention to the sudden jump in…
As seen on Missoulian The vice chairwoman of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes told a congressional committee Thursday that the nation would not experience…