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SPWD assists local Indian community in filing claim against destruction of land
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Lao’s government and civil society representatives share best practices on national land reform processes
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Seminar calls for strengthening community participation in national forest governance in Thailand
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FPP urges the UN to pressure the Indonesian Government to comply with its human rights treaties
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Dialogues among Nepali officials, civil society members and private sector actors promote advancing equitable forest enterprise
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Government and civil society discussion analyzes Nepal’s priorities for environmental conservation and poverty alleviation
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Workshop promotes inclusion of women’s rights and access to natural resources in Nepal’s next constitution
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Civil society representatives conclude that Nepal’s REDD+ readiness plan fails to adequately account for community rights
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Workplan to promote community and government engagement in spatial planning processes to secure rights
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