endorsed community forestry on record in their election manifestoes and platforms due in large part to RRI advocacy, culminating in successful Constituent Assembly election. RRI…
endorsed community forestry on record in their election manifestoes and platforms due in large part to RRI advocacy, culminating in successful Constituent Assembly election. RRI…
groundbreaking reports investigating the real financial consequences of investing land with disputed tenure rights. The reports, The Financial Risks of Insecure Land Tenure: An Investment…
to advance community land rights reform with Oxfam, International Land Coalition, IUCN, and Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation, and convened a major global summit on recognition of…
successfully advocated to halt the government’s plans for opening a highway through the TIPNIS.
and their allied NGOs in establishing a mechanism for civil society monitoring of the implementation of the communal lands registry and cadastre process. The Guatemalan…
issued new Forest Rights Act Amendment Rules 2012 that strengthen collective rights and restrict bureaucratic powers over forest dwelling communities. This issuance was a direct…
accepted a new Roadmap developed by RRI-supported Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and established a multi-sectoral Working Group on Forest Tenure, inclusive of ministries, to craft…
RRI co-sponsored the historic National Conference for Land Reform in the DRC in Kinshasa and launched a Tenure Baseline Study Launch Workshop. The Congolese Government…
, RRI collaborators’ efforts resulted in the government’s declassification of around 30,000 ha. of forestland from forest concessions. The land was placed under community/customary management.
and a progressive Land Policy was developed with civil society and community input. Additionally, the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) responded to RRI’s…
on the global progress of tenure reform, including the report, What Rights? A Comparative Analysis of Developing Countries’ National Legislation on Community and Indigenous Peoples’…
to Reduce Emissions and Advance Development in Forest Areas in Washington DC triggered new conversations and connections among forest community rights advocates, conservation organizations, and…
commitment for tenure reform in five target countries—Laos, Democratic Republic of Congo, Indonesia, India and Colombia—and significant, national-level progress in four others—Liberia, Peru, China, and…
of approximately 200 native forest communities, which paved the way for the next steps toward recognition of collective land rights for indigenous communities in the…
in Colombia influenced the government and the World Bank to create a more inclusive and participatory Readiness Preparation Proposal (R-PP) for the national REDD+ strategy.
in Bogota set new parameters for analyzing who, why and how communities should/could utilize approaches to mapping for their needs in the future.
and unprecedented commitment by the Government of Indonesia to launch a forest tenure reform process and recognize indigenous land claims. This achievement came about at…
the Tenure Champions’ National Platform in Burkina Faso, a group of civil society organizations engaged in advocacy for land and forest tenure policies favorable to…
for Community Management of Forests (REFACOF) was admitted to Cameroon’s national platform on REDD and climate change and identified its focal points to five Cameroonian…
in Cameroon led to a concrete proposal on the revision of the 1994 forest law.
analysis of 61 Community Forest Tenure Regimes in 30 countries for its 2012 report on the state of forest tenure 1992-2012, in preparation for the…
Governance and Climate Change in London and The Hague which contributed to RRI’s analysis to REDD narrative and introduced RRI in discussions on food security….
held in El Salvador, provided a space for frank and open discussion between decision makers and civil society organizations on the role of forests in…
in Bolivia bolstered negotiation capacity and participated in governmental decision-making at the governmental on key legislation related to territorial rights, representation and natural resource management.