The Interlaken Group, a multi-stakeholder forum on land governance convened by RRI, has released a new online tool to help corporations and investors mitigate risks…
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From Rhetoric to Action: International conference envisions strategies to scale-up community rights
RRI, Oxfam, International Land Coalition (ILC), and Helvetas Swiss Intercooperation hosted the second international conference on “Scaling-up Community and Indigenous Peoples’ Land and Resource Rights”…
New “Global Baseline” measures the extent of indigenous and community land rights worldwide
RRI released a first-of-its-kind baseline to quantify the amount of land formally recognized by national governments as owned by Indigenous Peoples and local communities. Who…
RRI Dialogue highlights indigenous and community tenure as a central part of forest restoration and green growth initiatives
As forest restoration initiatives gain popularity around the world, it is important to highlight the opportunities and challenges in advancing these efforts in a socially…
Network for Public Forest Agency Leaders Celebrates 10th Anniversary
For a decade, an informal network of forest agency leaders has worked to highlight the vital role of public forest governance in protecting the world’s…
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The world’s forests face mounting pressures, whether from the private sector, from population changes, or from the climate itself. The ninth annual meeting of MegaFlorestais…
Strategy to expand and leverage private sector action to secure community land rights
Representatives from NGOs, private companies, and financial institutions convened a follow up meetingfor the private sector working group from the International Conference on Scaling-up Strategies…
Follow-up to international conference maps challenges in securing community land rights
A technical follow-up meeting to the Interlaken Conference on Scaling-up Strategies to Secure Community Land and Resource Rights, held in September, 2013 produced a conceptual…
New RRI analysis highlights financial risks for investors in land acquisitions
On September 18, RRI launched a new landmark analysis highlighting the substantial financial risks faced by investors when key players in large scale land acquisitions…
Interntional conference lays groundwork for increasing area under secure community land tenure
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The 2013 Rethinking Forest Regulations Workshop introduces innovative regulatory model
The 2013 meeting of the Rethinking Forest Regulations Workshop series, held on July 22-26 in Montana, U.S., exposed participants to an effective and innovative regulatory…
Seminar in Mexico promotes networks among global future forest agency leaders
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,…
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:…
New research reveals grave financial risks for investors in lands with insecure tenure
On February 5, RRI released its annual review on the state of rights and resources for 2012-2013, Landowners or Laborers: What choice will developing countries…
International organizations enter new agreement on global strategies for strengthening community land rights
Noting the multiple threats to the tenure security of millions of the world’s poor and a welcome growing awareness of the importance of land rights…
Workshop highlights best legal practices in securing collective property rights
On October 23-25, RRI co-organized the workshop on ?Legal Options to Secure Community Property Rights? in the Philippines. It gathered 15 international legal experts who…
Global forest agency leaders explore ways to enhance the agency roles
On October 22-25, RRI co-organized the 2012 Annual Meeting of MegaFlorestais on ?Forest Governance in the 21st Century: Resilient Forest Communities, Landscapes and Agencies.? Forest…
Workshop analyzes role of forest regulations in environment and development
On July 23-27, RRI co-organized the annual international workshop, Rethinking Forest Regulations in Western Montana, in partnership with the US Forest Service and the Montana…
GIG seminar analyzes challenges faced by forest agencies
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New global analyses analyzes tenure reform and its impacts since 1992
RRI released two new global analyses of tenure reform (and impacts) since the 1992 UN Conference on Sustainable Development: Respecting Rights, Delivering Development: Forest Tenure…
RRI puts forth idea for a global tenure facility at UN-REDD Policy Board meeting
On March 25-27, RRI represented the Independent Advisory Group to the UN-REDD programme at the 8th UN-REDD Policy Board meeting and its joint meeting with…
Annual review for 2012-13 and study on the fate of customary land tenure in Africa launched
RRI hosted a panel of experts at The Royal Society in London, England to discuss new analyses on the status of forest and land rights…
MegaFlorestais meeting shares global experiences on combating forest management challenges
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UK Minister for Energy and Climate Change declares equitable land tenure to be the foundation of REDD
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