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Date 10 Nov 2025
As part of COP30, the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) invites journalists to a press conference presenting the main findings of its new study on…
Date 12 Nov 2025
Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendant Peoples, and local communities protect most of the world’s remaining forests and biodiversity, but their territorial rights remain inadequately recognized. This event…
Date 12 Nov 2025
Advancing rights in context of FCLP commitments Expose funding asymmetries: Present updated data that reveal the persistent gap between the central role of Indigenous Peoples…
Date 13 Nov 2025
An event of the Land Facility to explore how to support governments endorsing the Intergovernmental Land Tenure Commitment at COP30. Followed by Refreshments and Networking…
Date 14 Nov 2025
This event seeks to highlight the historical and current role of Afro-descendant Peoples and local communities in the sustainable management of coastal and marine ecosystems….
Date 14 Nov 2025
To launch the next phase of RRI’s two decades of coalition action on rights and livelihoods—a new global initiative to strengthen Indigenous, local, and Afro-descendant…
Date 14 Nov 2025
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Date 14 Nov 2025
The launch of the COP30 Indigenous Peoples’, local communities’, and Afro-descendant Peoples’ Land and Forest Tenure Pledge opens new opportunities for strategic action to strengthen…
Date 14 Nov 2025
This Global Action for Land panel will discuss ways to integrate land governance in the UNFCCC Framework. Alain Frechette, RRI’s Director for Rights, Climate, and…
Date 15 Nov 2025
REPALEAC will present their 2026-2030 strategy that aims to secure the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities to lands, participate in decision-making processes, and…
RRI Youth Side Event: Launch of a Youth Roadmap, Climate Justice Statement, and Global Youth Network
Date 15 Nov 2025
From the Amazon to Asia and Africa, Indigenous, Afro-descendant, and local community youth are building global solidarity through the launch of three major initiatives at…
Date 15 Nov 2025
This event will explore how systems-based approaches are essential for a new era of global climate action that connects the deep interdependencies between peace and…
Date 17 Nov 2025
This event with the government of Brazil will launch the acceleration plan for regional cooperation, Quilombo das Americas, for the titling of Afro-descendant communities’ lands…
Date 17 Nov 2025
As leaders gather at COP30, this is a key moment to move from promises to practical pathways that put resources directly in the hands of…
Date 17 Nov 2025
A ministerial event to take stock on Country Packages, highlighting national leadership and partnerships that unlock finance and policy support for forest-positive development.
Date 17 Nov 2025
Ministers will formally endorse the Intergovernmental Land Tenure Commitment, a landmark commitment to strengthen land and resource rights as a foundation for forest and climate outcomes.
Date 18 Nov 2025
This event will unite parties, funders, and community leaders around fire-resilient tropical forests by strengthening Indigenous Peoples’ and local communities’ leadership, embedding fire resilience in…
Previous Events
Date 14 Oct 2025 to 16 Oct 2025
The Fifth Regional Conference of the Africa National Land Institutions Network for Community Rights (ALIN) will take place October 14–16, 2025, in Freetown, Sierra Leone,…
Date 30 Sep 2025
Join us to learn about the findings of RRI’s forthcoming report detailing the current status and strength of Indigenous Peoples’, Afro-descendant Peoples’, and local communities’…
Date 23 Sep 2025 to 25 Sep 2025
Location New York City
RRI will host and participate in various events at Climate Week New York City 2025 (NYCW). We will promote the role of Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendant…
Date 22 Jul 2025 to 25 Jul 2025
Young leaders from Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendant Peoples, and local communities will meet in Bali from July 22 to July 25.
Date 21 Jun 2025 to 29 Jun 2025
Welcome to everything related to RRI’s engagements at London Climate Action Week! Happening in London from June 21 to 29, 2025, LCAW is a unique…
Date 20 Mar 2025 to 20 Mar 2025
Location New York City
Welcome to RRI’s CSW69 agenda! The 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) aims to promote women’s rights by documenting…
Date 2 Dec 2024 to 13 Dec 2024
Welcome to RRI’s UNCCD COP16 agenda! The 16th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification will take place…
Date 15 Nov 2024 to 22 Nov 2024
Welcome to RRI’s COP29 agenda! As the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) focuses on practical implementation and accountability, we are seizing the opportunity to…
Date 21 Oct 2024 to 1 Nov 2024
Welcome to RRI’s COP16 agenda! Every two years, the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) offers a chance for people, institutions,…
Date 22 Sep 2024 to 29 Sep 2024
Every year, UN Climate Week in New York City offers a pivotal opportunity for global leaders, innovators, and activists to converge and tackle the most…
Date 26 Aug 2024
This dialogue will offer practical guidance on safeguarding the rights of all water users, particularly vulnerable populations, through tenure-based approaches and effective water governance. The…
Date 11 Jun 2024 to 14 Jun 2024
In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), over 134 million Afro-descendant Peoples comprise 21% of the region’s population. These communities have forged their own territorial…
Date 15 May 2024
Location Washington
Country United States
Read a summary of this event. On May 15, the Swedish Embassy in the U.S. hosted a multi-sectoral dialogue with RRI, Landesa, Cadasta, Forest Trends,…
Date 13 May 2024 to 17 May 2024
RRI is organizing or participating in the following high-level events during the World Bank Land Conference to be held in Washington, D.C. the week of…
Date 30 Nov 2023 to 12 Dec 2023
Location Dubai
RRI is organizing or participating in the following side events at the 28th UN Climate Change Conference, referred to as CoP28, being held on November…
Date 25 Oct 2023 to 27 Oct 2023
Location Windhoek
Country Namibia
Africa is home to one-quarter of the planet’s biodiversity and has a network of protected areas covering 17% of its land mass—including national parks, game…
Date 15 Sep 2023 to 21 Sep 2023
RRI organized and supported the following high-level events on the sidelines of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, which was held September 17-24,…
Fourth Regional Conference of National Land Institutions on Securing Community Land Rights in Africa
Date 12 Sep 2023 to 14 Sep 2023
African governments and regional institutions are increasingly recognizing the importance of acknowledging and securing the land rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities as a…
Date 23 Aug 2023
For water governance to be truly inclusive and sustainable, it must account for community-based and customary water tenure rights. This session highlights evidence-based governance mechanisms…
Date 22 Aug 2023 to 26 Aug 2023
Two members of the Women in Global South Alliance for tenure and climate (WiGSA) will attend the 7th GEF Assembly in Vancouver, Canada to advocate for a…
Date 11 Aug 2023
On August 11, 2023, Indigenous and local community youth groups from across Asia and their allies will be celebrating International Youth Day by convening a…
Date 30 May 2023
Location New York
The Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI), the Black Communities Process of Colombia (PCN) and the Observatory of Ethnic and Peasant Territories of the Javeriana University of…
Date 8 May 2023
Location Brazzaville, Republic of Congo
On May 8–12, 2023, Indigenous and local community women leaders will join international donors and philanthropies, and African ministers and political actors in Brazzaville to…
Date 23 Feb 2023
On February 23, Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI), the Process of Black Communities (PCN) of Colombia, the Coordenação Nacional de Articulação das Comunidades Negras Rurais…