On May 28-29, Centre for Environment and Development (CED) organized a national multi- stakeholder workshop advocating for the centrality of secure community tenure to successful…
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REFACOF identifies advocacy activities to emphasize women in forest tenure
The African Women?s Network for Community Management of Forests (REFACOF) identified main advocacy activities geared towards forest tenure with an emphasis on women at a…
Workshop puts forth propositions for recognizing community forestry’s role in securing loans
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Liberia’s Forestry Development Authority recognizes pit-sawyers’ right to operate
Following advocacy by Green Advocates and the RRI coalition in Liberia, the Forestry Development Authority adopted regulations to recognize small-scale loggers (pit-sawyers) and their right…
Workshops helps Indonesia’s Malind peoples in resisting the takeover of their customary lands
The Forest Peoples Programme (FPP), HuMa, Pusaka, and Sawit Watch held capacity building workshops in the Animha and Semangga Districts of Indonesia to assist the…
New research advocates for Indonesia’s community based forest management program
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Working group for Indonesia’s Macro Plan on Forest Tenure takes off
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Demonstration demands to halt ammendment in Nepal’s Forest Act
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Journalist dialogue highlights crucial role of media in promoting good forest governance in Nepal
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Dialogue analyzes causes for high deforestation rates in district
On June 27, the Federation of community Forestry Users Nepal (FECOFUN) hosted an interactive dialogue on the case of Jogbudha Valley, Dadeldhura District, which has…
New resourcebook raises awareness of community rights in Nepal’s forestry laws
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Training for facilitators builds capacity on forest rights campaign in Nepal
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New report reveals that women’s rights to forest land are far from secure in China
Landesa-RDI completed a comprehensive report based on findings from field research on the gender dimensions of China’s forestland reform. The report demonstrates that women’s rights…
Landesa educates Chinese forest farmers about their land rights
In Guangxi, China, Landesa-RDI successfully implemented a legal education project to educate forest farmers about their land rights through legal outreach and consultation services. As…
GIG seminar analyzes challenges faced by forest agencies
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Unprecedented tenure baseline study on DRC launched
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New global analyses analyzes tenure reform and its impacts since 1992
RRI released two new global analyses of tenure reform (and impacts) since the 1992 UN Conference on Sustainable Development: Respecting Rights, Delivering Development: Forest Tenure…
Booklet highlights the experiences of Indonesian communities impacted by Hutan Tanaman Rakyat leases
The Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) published a new booklet summarizing its research into the real experiences of communities impacted by Hutan Tanaman Rakyat (People’s Plantation…
New findings reveal community perspectives on collective forest policy reforms in China
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New analyses on regional investments in Latin American indigenous territories
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New analyses and documentaries highlight economic valuation of Latin American indigenous territories
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Communities in Latin America exchange assessments on national REDD+ plans
The Latin American Institute for an Alternative Society and an Alternative Law (ILSA) led the event ?The Colombian REDD+ Strategy: Possible Environmental and Social Impacts…
Workshop analyzes palm oil expansion to develop FPIC guidelines for Africa
Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) partnersed with with the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation to convene a workshop in Douala, Cameroon. The workshop included representatives from…
Cameroonian government to declassify land reserved for logging for community use
The Coalition in Cameroon, led by Cameroon Ecology, also succeeded in persuading the Government to declassify parts of two Unit?s Foresti?res d?Am?nagement (Forest Management Units)…
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