of regulatory takings and need for grievance redress mechanisms to key policy makers in China.
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A national-level confederation
of natural resource user groups in Nepal established a multi-party constituent assembly forum and used RRI analysis to advocate for constitutional guarantee to community rights…
RRI’s regional meetings and workshops
in Africa’s Sahel region elevated the potential of local conventions to legally guide decentralized natural resource management and empower pastoralists, women, and other marginal populations.
Held the International Conference on Forest Governance,
Tenure and Enterprise in Yaoundé, Cameroon which catalyzed new, unprecedented commitments to strengthen rights in Central and West Africa among forest and land agencies, parliamentarian…
RRI’s advocacy led to the passing
of the Communities Rights Law in Liberia with strong rights language
Laid the groundwork
for scaling-up critical thinking on ATEMS by producing 16 ATEMS briefs analyzing experiences and lessons from community forestry enterprises and LLSL learning.
Effectively advocated for a dramatic increase in budget support
for community programs, inclusion of gender and tenure in the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)’s next biennial work program.
Hosted two global Dialogues on Forests,
Governance and Climate Change in London and Washington DC which contributed to resituating the REDD debate.
5 catalytic projects
supporting pilots or implementation reforms (Bolivia, Guatemala, Suriname, Central America, Amazonia)
5 new analyses/reports
on national-level reforms
3 national-level conferences/workshops
(Guatemala, Bolivia, Brazil)
9 catalytic investments
in pilots or implementation (China, Lao, Nepal)
5 new analyses
focused on national reforms in China and Nepal
4 national-level conferences/workshops
(China, Nepal)
6 catalytic investments
supporting pilots or implementation (Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Mali, Liberia)
12 new analytical products
focused on national legal and policy reforms
5 National-level conferences/workshops
(Cameroon, Liberia, Ghana, Mali, Burkina Faso)
Catalyzed critical reflection
on forest concessions and viable alternative tenure and enterprise models in Cameroon, Ghana and Liberia
2 new global analyses
of the state of forest tenure: From Exclusion to Ownership? and Seeing People Through the Trees
Conducted private advisory session
on forest rights with governments party to UNFCCC and members of the REDD Contact Group and recommended agreement text
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