On July 19, Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) organized a multi-stakeholder dialogue on land policy reform. The Land Commission presented its mandate and plans for reforms…
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Workshop explores use of VPA/FLEGT to advance pro-communities tenure reform
On 16-17 August, IUCN, CED and FPP co-organized a workshop in Yaound?, Cameroon, on CSOs and Legal Reforms in the context of FLEGT/VPA. Discussions aimed…
Workshop submits statement to EU highlighting recommendations for the new Cameroonian forestry law
On August 7, as a follow-up to the submission of RRI?s proposals to reform Cameroon’s 1994 Forestry Law earlier this year, Cameroon Ecology organized a…
New roadmap for RRI’s contribution to land reform in Cameroon
On July 5, the RRI Cameroon coalition met with the various ministries involved in land and forest tenure at a workshop organized by Cameroon Ecology…
Cameroon mandates RRI to propose sample text for new law on sustainable land management
On July 4, Cameroon Ecology workshop convened a workshop with civil society and seven ministries involved in land and forestry. The participants submitted three articles…
Workshop explores REDD+ to strengthen community rights and participation
On 21-23 August, ACRN (Africa Community Rights Network) hosted a regional workshop on using REDD+ to effectively strengthen community rights and participation. Participants explored options…
Workshop shares best practices on forest and land management in Thailand
RECOFTC – The Center for People and Forests collaborated with Chiang Mai University and other strategic partners in organizing the 2nd Policy Dialogue on “Forest…
Workshop applies international lessons to Lao’s land and forest reform process
On August 28-29, the International Knowledge Sharing and Learning Workshop on Land and Forest Tenure Reform was held in Vientiane, Lao PDR. Hosted by the…
New investigations reveal many corporations’ continued failure to recognize customary rights
Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) and its partners carried out a series of six investigations on the right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) in…
New criteria to select model villages for Indonesia’s forest tenure resolution program
The network of civil society organizations promoting the Roadmap for Tenure Reform in Indonesia gathered in Jakarta on August 9-10 at the Workshop on Data…
Community forest committees issue manifesto against expansion of conservation area
On August 1, FECOFUN organized an issues-based discussion in Barandavar, Chitwan district, Nepal, where the Barandavar area Community Forest Committees issued a manifesto against the…
New studies identify traditional forest management practices in China’s collective reform
The Rural Development Institute, Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences (RDI-YASS) completed two case studies in Lijiang and Diqing, Yunnan Province, China, as the final two…
Workshop launches study on women’s tenure and leadership in forest management
On July 21, the International Workshop on Gender and Forest Tenure in Asia and Collective Forest Tenure Reform in China was held in Beijing, hosted…
Workshop develops mechanisms to secure women’s forest and land tenure
The Asia Indigenous Women?s Strategy Workshop on Climate Change and Forest/Land Tenure was held from August 16-18 in Baguio City, Philippines. Organized by Tebtebba in…
New research shows Asian women largely marginalized in resource management processes
RRI published a new suite of research, Securing Women?s Tenure and Leadership for Forest Management, which shows that despite more understanding, more resources and policy…
World Conservation Congress passes RRI-supported motion on UNDRIP in World Heritage Sites
Fred Ngeywo Kibelio of Chepkitale Indigenous Peoples’ Development Project (from the Ogiek community at Mt Elgon, Kenya) and Udom Charoenniyomphrai (from Inter Mountain Peoples Education…
Workshop analyzes role of forest regulations in environment and development
On July 23-27, RRI co-organized the annual international workshop, Rethinking Forest Regulations in Western Montana, in partnership with the US Forest Service and the Montana…
Conference launches land reform process in the DRC
On July 19-21, RRI co-sponsored the National Conference for Land Reform in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The conference launched the land reform…
Workshops promote stronger rights for marginalized groups, including women
As a part of RRI?s strategy in Bolivia, IPHAE led a series of 16 workshops between April and June on territorial governance and the opportunities…
Seminar analyzes criteria for ensuring protection for communal tenure rights in REDD+
At the June 26 Seminar on ?Early Actions, Forest Governance, and the Process of the National REDD+ Strategy,? in Santa Marta, Colombia, representatives of forest…
Cross-regional exchange shares strategies on community forest management
ACOFOP and Ut?zChe? organized an exchange between Guatemalan forest communities and community representatives from Peru and Colombia from May 21-25 in Guatemala. The groups visited…
Seminar analyzes contribution of communities in forest maintenance in Guatemala
Participants at the June 18 seminar on ?The Role of Communities in Forest Management in the Altiplano? [highland plateau] in Guatemala analyzed the way in…
Two new studies analyze the communal property system in Peru
The Instituto del Bien Com?n launched two studies on the state of the communal property system led by experts in the field. The first study,…
Workshop tackles the lack of titling of indigenous territories in Peru
On April 15-17 in Zungaracocha, Peru, AIDESEP convened a workshop with ORPIO and CORPI-SL on Peruvian indigenous forest territory, the national REDD+ process, and its…
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