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Workshop recommends delegating natural resources management to local governments and communities
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Liberian government requests involvement of civil society organization in discussions on REDD
The national-level stakeholders? workshop in Liberia provided a platform for civil society and government participants to share information on ongoing REDD discussions and findings from…
Forum analyzes solultions to improve women’s participation in forest governance
A forum on improving forest governance, held in Liberia, highlighted the role of women in forest governance. Community- and county-level stakeholders analyzed governance structures and…
Cameroonian parliamentarians endorse position paper by local communities on natural resource management and reform
A position paper on the rights of local communities, women and Indigenous Peoples to natural resources was presented, validated and adopted by participants at a…
African civil society representatives highlight community concerns on climate change negotiations at UN
Five representatives from African civil society, sponsored by RRI, attended the 17th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change…
Civil society task force established to increase community engagement on REDD
The Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) organized a workshop in Liberia to facilitate discussion on REDD, plantations, and community rights on land and forests. The workshop…
Cameroonian Ministires agree to incorporate tenure issues into their policies on land and forests
During a meeting with the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Regional Development, the Ministry of Forests and Wildlife, and the Ministry of Domains and Land…
Forest agencies and communities agree to coordinate to enhance development of small/medium forest enterprises
At the national dialogue with decision-makers hosted by Coop?ration Agroforesti?re de la Trinationale (CAFT) in Cameroon, representatives of forest agencies and community leaders agreed to…
Multi-stakeholder dialogue leads to review of Draft Chainsaw Regulations in Liberia
A multi-stakeholder dialogue on pit-sawing, organized by Green Advocates, led to a review and validation of the Draft Chainsaw Regulations. The participants agreed to recommit…
Liberian legislators seek community consultation on processess involving Sime Darby operations
Green Advocates hosted the Liberian Legislative Caucus on a Community Rights and Natural Resources tour, bringing them to communities affected by Sime Darby oil palm…
Workshop advocates addressing gender and land security concerns in Mali’s land reform
Participants at the capacity building workshop hosted by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) for members of Mali?s National Federation of Rural Women?s Associations…
Pastoral representatives advocate strengthening their rights and systems in climate change adaptation plans
IUCN brought together pastoralist representatives from Mali, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Niger and Kenya to validate a study done in 2010 on pastoralism, tenure and climate…
New alliance to promote gender equity in land and forest tenure in Burkina Faso launched
The Tenure Champions? National Platform, a group of civil society organizations from Burkina Faso, engaged in advocacy for land and forest tenure policies favorable to…
Workshop develops strategy and workplan to advance gender equity in forest and land tenure
African Women?s Network for Community Management of Forests (REFACOF) hosted a regional workshop on gender and land and forest tenure in Africa, gathering Indigenous women…
Forums lead to resolutions for improving forest governance and including women in decision-making
The country-level forums hosted by Foundation for Community Initiatives (FCI) in Gbarpolu and Grand Bassa counties, led to resolutions outlining the way forward for improving…
Workshop promotes integrating participatory mapping into policies for land governnance
The workshop on participatory mapping in Cameroon yielded clear recommendations for integrating mapping into national decision making, and produced a road map for the participatory…
Meeting identifies emerging issues in community forestry from global perspective
The Global Alliance of Community Forestry (GACF) annual meeting, “Strengthening community forestry networks and federation to secure tenure rights, strengthen community-based forest enterprise and enhance…
Global forestry leaders receive training to improve understanding of rights and tenure issues
The Global Issues in Governance of Natural Resources International Training gathered next generation leaders from eight forest ministries ? including Brazil, Canada, China, DRC, Indonesia,…
Workshop produces recommendations to implement Cameroon’s new land planning law for forests
Cameroon Ecology held a national workshop on participatory mapping, attended by about 50 participants from the central and regional administration of targeted ministries, mayors, representatives…
Community members support legal position paper by Camerooninan parliament on land and forest tenure.
In Cameroon, key stakeholders validated a legal position paper produced by the members of parliament on land/forest rights and tenure of local communities and indigenous…
Workshop in Mali develops guide for inclusion of local conventions in resource management
In Mali, the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) organized a workshop focused on local tools and examples for advocacy and the promotion of local conventions in…
Workshops develops final declaration for partipatory mapping and macro-zoning in the DRC
The “Participatory Mapping and Macro-Zoning in DRC” workshop in Kinshasa (co-organized by RRI and R?seau Ressources Naturelles) gathered representatives from the government, civil society and…
Civic Response advocates for constitution reform in Ghana for natural resource governance
As part of its community rights advocacy campaign for constitutional reform, Civic Response took part in Ghana?s Constitutional review conference where it facilitated thematic meetings…
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