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Conference launches land reform process in the DRC
On July 19-21, RRI co-sponsored the National Conference for Land Reform in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The conference launched the land reform…
Unprecedented tenure baseline study on DRC launched
The Tenure Baseline Study for the Democratic Republic of the Congo was launched in Kinshasa on May 31-June 1, during a workshop hosted by RRI,…
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…
Meeting in DRC facilitates strategic thinking and planning on forest and community rights issues
On February 20-23, RRI participated in a meeting on Forest and Community Rights Issues in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, organized by R?seau CREF….
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,…
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…
At MegaFlorestais, global forest agency leaders share best practices in forest tenure reform
MegaFlorestais 2010 took place September 20-23 in Wuyishan, Fujian Province, China. Forest agency leaders from Indonesia, China, DRC, Canada, USA, Cameroon, Brazil and Mexico shared…
Women leaders from across Africa create the Africa Women’s Network for Community Management of Forests
During RRI’s conference on Tenure, Governance, and Enterprise in Yaound?, Cameroon, a network for women leaders across Africa was created. This new network, the African…
RRI assists the Democratic Republic of Congo in reforming forests policies
At the request of the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo, RRI provided logistical and technical support during its tenure reform process.
MegaFlorestais holds its 3rd Annual Meeting
During the 3rd annual MegaFlorestais meeting, forest agency leaders discussed avoided deforestation and the global bio-energy market, with a focus on REDD and carbon finance…..
FPP coordinates studies of land and forest laws in five Central African countries
The Forest Peoples Programme’s (FPP) latest study focuses on Burundi, Cameroon, DRC, Rwanda, and Uganda. Based on historical and legal arguments, the analyses highlight how…
A feasability study conducted in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of Congo, and Gabon provides methods in operationalizing Forest Steward Council Principles 2 and 3 in the Congo Basin
The study reveals how the notion of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) can be put into practice in forestry concessions in the Congo Basin….
ATEMs studies conducted across Africa identify alternative models accelerate pro-poor growth
RRI conducted case studies of Alternative Tenure and Enterprise Models (ATEMs) in community forest enterprises in Ghana, Cameroon, the Gambia, the Democratic Republic of Congo,…
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