Recommendations put forward by the Land Issues Working Group (LIWG) and RRI on the draft National Land Use Policy were presented via the United Nations…
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Indonesia workshop formulates plan to accelerate the land reform process
On April 17-18, a workshop in Jakarta, Indonesia reflected on the progress of forest tenure reform underway in the country, and formulated a multi-sectoral follow-up…
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The Next Generation of Forest Agency Leaders seminar, held in Oaxaca, Mexico from May 27-31, gathered senior officials from public forest agencies in Brazil, Cameroon,…
New analysis launched on impact of extractive industries on forest and land rights of communities
At the 14th Dialogue, RRI launched a new analysis on The Impact of Extractive Industries on the Collective Land and Forest Rights of People and…
International dialogue concludes that rights-based approaches essential to protecting Latin America’s natural resources
On March 21-22, RRI held its 14th Regional Dialogue on Forests, Governance and Climate Change in Bogot?, Colombia, titled, Extractive Industries, Communities and Territorial Rights:…
International dialogue generates discourse on impacts of land acquisitions in Africa
On March 5-7, RRI held the 13th Regional Dialogue on Forests, Governance and Climate Change for Central and West Africa in Yaound?, Cameroon. It was…
Civil society organizations submit recommendations for Lao’s new Land Policy
The Land Issues Working Group (LIWG) of Lao PDR and local civil society organizations submitted key recommendations for the country?s draft National Land Policy, which…
Proposal to Chinese Government urges strengthening of women’s forestland rights
In March, the All China Women?s Federation (ACWF), a leading advocate of women?s rights in China, formally presented a proposal to China?s State Forest Administration…
Journalists visit Cameroon to shed light on struggle for community land rights
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Training course advances territorial governance capacity building for local forest communities
In Nicaragua, Instituto de Investigaci?n y Desarrollo NITLAPAN prepared a training course for indigenous, afro-descendant, and campesino peoples on territorial governance, which included inputs from…
New study and proposals advocate for autonomous territorial governance in Bolivia
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Legal proposal promotes indigenous participation in creating legal frameworks for development policies in Bolivia
In Bolivia, Centro de Estudios Jur?dicos e Investigaci?n Social (CEJIS) published a legal proposal promoting integrated development in the Amazon region, with participation from indigenous…
New tool to monitor role of the cadaster process in respecting collective land tenure rights in Guatemala
In Guatemala on November 12, Centro de Investigaciones y Proyectos para el Desarrollo y la Paz (CEIDEPAZ) held a second meeting with representatives of public…
New case studies document experiences in collective lands management in Guatemala
In Guatemala, Ut?z Che? finished developing a methodology and preparing series of case studies to systematize experiences in collective lands management and recognition across the…
Advocates for indigenous rights launch strategy to influence investments in the Amazon
In the South American sub-region, Instituto Latinoamericano para una Sociedad y un Derecho Alternativos (ILSA) led a series of analyses and workshops to define a…
Conference declares principles for future oil palm development in Liberia
In Liberia, the Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) held a conference for representatives of communities affected by palm oil companies, Sime Darby and Golden Veroleum, in…
Workshop reviews study on tenure security and land acquisitions in Mali communities
On November 13 in Mali, HELVETAS-Swiss Intercooperation held a validation workshop with grassroots associations and local government to review a study on tenure security and…
African representatives receive training on rights mechanisms, REDD+ and gender in tenure reforms
The African Women?s Network for Community Management of Forests (REFACOF) held the Second Regional Workshop on Gender and Land and Forest Tenure in Africa on…
New research documents factors in rise of land and resource conflicts in India
In India, the Conference on Forests and Common Lands: Rights, Conflicts, Forest Rights Act (FRA) and Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act (PESA) on…
Senior officials from Laotian government visit Mexico to learn how land and forest related policies are contributing to development
A high-level exchange visit to Mexico was organized for six senior officials from the Government of Lao PDR from October 8-12, who observed how land…
Workshop releases survey results of collective forest management practices in Yunnan Province
Also in China, on November 27, the Rural Development Institute of Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences (RDI-YASS) held a workshop publicizing the survey results of…
Chinese officials reiterate commitment to securing community rights in future reforms
In Hangzhou, China, RRI, FAO and Peking University co-organized the International Conference on Forest Tenure Reform: Status and review of forest tenure reforms in China…
Asia’s key community forestry officials debate challenges and opportunities in forest tenure reform
From October 15-19, the first Community Forestry Champions Networking in Asia meeting was held in and around community forestry sites in Kavre district, Nepal. Co-organized…
Workshop shares updates establishing an ASEAN human rights mechanism
On October 9-11, the Indonesian Human Rights Commission, with support of Forest Peoples Programme (FPP), SawitWatch, and the Community Legal Education Center of Cambodia convened…
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