In Nicaragua, Instituto de Investigaci?n y Desarrollo NITLAPAN prepared a training course for indigenous, afro-descendant, and campesino peoples on territorial governance, which included inputs from…
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New study and proposals advocate for autonomous territorial governance in Bolivia
In Bolivia, Instituto Para el Hombre Agricultura y Ecologia (IPHAE) compiled its work with communities and territorial organizations during 2012 in two documents detailing the…
Legal proposal promotes indigenous participation in creating legal frameworks for development policies in Bolivia
In Bolivia, Centro de Estudios Jur?dicos e Investigaci?n Social (CEJIS) published a legal proposal promoting integrated development in the Amazon region, with participation from indigenous…
New tool to monitor role of the cadaster process in respecting collective land tenure rights in Guatemala
In Guatemala on November 12, Centro de Investigaciones y Proyectos para el Desarrollo y la Paz (CEIDEPAZ) held a second meeting with representatives of public…
New case studies document experiences in collective lands management in Guatemala
In Guatemala, Ut?z Che? finished developing a methodology and preparing series of case studies to systematize experiences in collective lands management and recognition across the…
Advocates for indigenous rights launch strategy to influence investments in the Amazon
In the South American sub-region, Instituto Latinoamericano para una Sociedad y un Derecho Alternativos (ILSA) led a series of analyses and workshops to define a…
Conference declares principles for future oil palm development in Liberia
In Liberia, the Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) held a conference for representatives of communities affected by palm oil companies, Sime Darby and Golden Veroleum, in…
Workshop reviews study on tenure security and land acquisitions in Mali communities
On November 13 in Mali, HELVETAS-Swiss Intercooperation held a validation workshop with grassroots associations and local government to review a study on tenure security and…
African representatives receive training on rights mechanisms, REDD+ and gender in tenure reforms
The African Women?s Network for Community Management of Forests (REFACOF) held the Second Regional Workshop on Gender and Land and Forest Tenure in Africa on…
New research documents factors in rise of land and resource conflicts in India
In India, the Conference on Forests and Common Lands: Rights, Conflicts, Forest Rights Act (FRA) and Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act (PESA) on…
Senior officials from Laotian government visit Mexico to learn how land and forest related policies are contributing to development
A high-level exchange visit to Mexico was organized for six senior officials from the Government of Lao PDR from October 8-12, who observed how land…
Workshop releases survey results of collective forest management practices in Yunnan Province
Also in China, on November 27, the Rural Development Institute of Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences (RDI-YASS) held a workshop publicizing the survey results of…
Chinese officials reiterate commitment to securing community rights in future reforms
In Hangzhou, China, RRI, FAO and Peking University co-organized the International Conference on Forest Tenure Reform: Status and review of forest tenure reforms in China…
Asia’s key community forestry officials debate challenges and opportunities in forest tenure reform
From October 15-19, the first Community Forestry Champions Networking in Asia meeting was held in and around community forestry sites in Kavre district, Nepal. Co-organized…
Workshop shares updates establishing an ASEAN human rights mechanism
On October 9-11, the Indonesian Human Rights Commission, with support of Forest Peoples Programme (FPP), SawitWatch, and the Community Legal Education Center of Cambodia convened…
Global dialogue boosts learning on innovative finance mechanisms; sustainable supply chains
On November 5, RRI organized the Twelfth RRI Dialogue on Forests, Governance & Climate Change, focusing on ?Scaling-Up Strategies to Reduce Emissions and Advance Development…
Workshop highlights best legal practices in securing collective property rights
On October 23-25, RRI co-organized the workshop on ?Legal Options to Secure Community Property Rights? in the Philippines. It gathered 15 international legal experts who…
Global forest agency leaders explore ways to enhance the agency roles
On October 22-25, RRI co-organized the 2012 Annual Meeting of MegaFlorestais on ?Forest Governance in the 21st Century: Resilient Forest Communities, Landscapes and Agencies.? Forest…
AFP reporter investigates human rights violations by palm oil company in Liberia
On December 16-22, RRI organized an exclusive fact-finding trip for a reporter from Agence France-Presse (AFP), to Sinoe County, Liberia, where palm oil company Golden…
New campaign promotes collective titling for the local communities of Peru
In Peru, Instituto del Bien Com?n (Institute for the Common Good, IBC), launched a communications campaign in favor of the collective titling for the local…
Workshops highlight terrirotial rights and their governanance in Nicaragua
The Latin America regional team, led by NITLAPAN, hosted two events on Territorial Governance in Managua, Nicaragua this quarter: (1) a workshop on methodology and…
Communities receive training in laws regulating land and forest management
From 23-24 July, IUCN Mali organized a workshop with the Malian National Federation of Rural Women (FNAFER) that covered advocacy methods, trained the participants to…
Workshop identifies rights violations, inconsistencies in Liberia’s community rights law
On August 7, Green Advocates organized a preparatory workshop for local community leaders in Liberia to identify provisions within the Community Rights Law regulations that…
Workshop explores challenges in implementing regulations for pit-sawing in Liberia
Green Advocates organized a workshop in Liberia On August 6 to address the challenges associated with implementing regulations for pit-sawing in Liberia. More than 35…
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