An Open Letter on Tropical Forest Conservation
An Open Letter on Tropical Forest Conservation

The Guardian today labeling two international think tanks as fronts for palm oil plantation” wood-pulp and logging interests. The letter accuses World Growth International (WGI) of Washington and Melbourne-based…

Accra Caucus Report on Rights in Forests
Accra Caucus Report on Rights in Forests

The Accra Caucus on Forests and Climate Change published a report this month which details an alternative vision for slowing deforestation through addressing the drivers…

FECOFUN elects new chairperson
FECOFUN elects new chairperson

The Rights and Resources Initiative congratulates Ms. Apsara Chapagain on her election as the new Chairperson of the Federation of Community Forestry Users” Nepal (FECOFUN)….

RRI Annual Report featured on chinadialogue
RRI Annual Report featured on chinadialogue

The End of the Hinterland: Forests” Conflict and Climate Change” RRI's first annual report on the global state of forests and tenure” continues to garner…

Fourth RRI Dialgoue Report now available!
Fourth RRI Dialgoue Report now available!

The Fourth RRI Dialogue on Forests” Governance and Climate Change has concluded. A full report” prepared by the IISD Reporting Services” on the Fourth RRI…

FECOFUN commences Forest Caravan 2010 campaign
FECOFUN commences Forest Caravan 2010 campaign

    “Campaign for Inclusion and Good Governance in Community Forestry” Rights of Local Communities over Natural Resource and their Recognition in the New Constitution” The…

IFC Agrees to Halt Palm Oil Funding Following Global Critique
IFC Agrees to Halt Palm Oil Funding Following Global Critique

In response to pressure from a global coalition of NGOs” plantation smallholders” and indigenous rights organizations” the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has suspended all funding…

Spears vs Bulldozers in Borneo
Spears vs Bulldozers in Borneo

Standing up to bulldozers and making headlines” the Penan tribe” who live in the Malaysian part of the island of Borneo” have been staging a…