As multiple crises engulf humanity and the rest of life, we are groping for ways out. How can we tackle the climate and biodiversity crises, the abysmal chasm between rich and poor, the continued deprivation of a billion people from dignified life, and geopolitical conflicts that threaten to annihilate life on earth? This talk draws from indigenous worldviews like buen vivir, the emergence of more recent alternatives like eco-feminism and degrowth, new interpretations of leftist/Marxist revolution to Gandhian concepts like swaraj, and more to present on alternative practices and visions emerging from the South Asian context and linking movements elsewhere.

Asia Regional Gender and Tenure Workshop
Asia Regional Gender and Tenure Workshop

The Asia Regional Gender and Tenure Workshop was a two-day workshop held from 23-24 August 2017 at the headquarters of RRI Partner and co-host RECOFTC, in Bangkok, Thailand, which brought together outspoken advocates of gender and tenure in Asia to engage in brainstorming and strategic mapping, to connect existing regional initiatives and issues to global trends in gender and forest tenure, and collectively define key issues facing the region.

Next Generation of Indigenous and Community Leaders Seminar
Next Generation of Indigenous and Community Leaders Seminar

Indigenous Peoples and community leaders from Indonesia and the Philippines developed a more cohesive cultural narrative for their challenges vis-à-vis persisting threats to their statutory…

Nueva Generación de Líderes de las Agencias Forestales
Nueva Generación de Líderes de las Agencias Forestales

Co-organizado por: la Iniciativa para los Derechos y Recursos (RRI por sus siglas en Inglés)» la Comisión Nacional Forestal de México» y MegaFlorestais   Objetivos…

El estado de los derechos y recursos en 2012-2013
El estado de los derechos y recursos en 2012-2013

La Iniciativa para los Derechos y Recursos (RRI» por sus siglas en inglés) y el Programa para los Pueblos de los Bosques (FPP» por sus…

International Conference on Forest Tenure Reform
International Conference on Forest Tenure Reform

Hosted by the State Forest Administration» China Forest Tenure Project (supported by UN-FAO and EU)» Rights and Resources Initiative and the Peking University. Background It…

Hacia una estrategia de incidencia en UNASUR y el BNDES
Hacia una estrategia de incidencia en UNASUR y el BNDES

Contexto En los últimos años» en América Latina han adquirido renovada dinámica los procesos de integración» y entre ellos» en especial» UNASUR» hecho que no…

2011 Global Issues in Governance
2011 Global Issues in Governance

The purpose of this training is to help develop the next generation of leaders of public forest agencies, and to prepare professionals to deal with…