As written by Pragati Shahi for eKantipur.com on 9 July 2011. Almost a year later” the Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation (MoFSC) withdrew its…
The Indonesian Ministry of Forestry” ITTO (International Tropical Timber Organization) and RRI are pleased to announce the launch of the official website for the International…
As written for The Himalayan Times on 31 May 2011. KATHMANDU: Minister for Forests and Soil Conservation Bhanubhakta Joshi has hinted the possibility of scrapping…
In a new report by Transparency International”
As written by Ramesh Prasad Bhusal for The Himalayan Times on 16 April 2011. KATHMANDU: The forest Act (1993) amendment bill” prepared by the Ministry…
As written by Kunal Purohit for the Hindustan Times on 16 March 2011. Al least 10″000 tribals from across the state” many barefoot” marched from…
Precedent-setting land deal in palm oil expansion zone in Borneo PONTIANAK – A new oil palm plantation being developed in Indonesian Borneo (West Kalimantan) has…
To save forests” women call for inclusion in REDD talks Adianto P. Simamora” The Jakarta Post” CANCUN” MEXICO | Wed” 12/01/2010 10:13 AM Nepalese housewife…
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…
Can You Imagine? : Opening remarks of the Conference on Forest Tenure and Regulatory Reforms in Asia
Opening Remarks Conference on Forest Tenure and Regulatory Reforms: Experiences” Lessons and Future Steps in Asia Delivered by Andy White” Coordinator” Rights and Resources Initiative…
The opening remarks of the 2010 RRI Asia Dialogue on Community Forests and Property Rights in the Context of Climate Change were delivered by H.E….
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…
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)….
On 8 July 2009″ the Lao National Assembly passed the Investment Promotion Law” which gives foreign buyers who invest a minimum of 2.5 billion Lao…
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…
Federation of Community Forestry Users” Nepal (FECOFUN) hereby condemns the recent declaration of the Government of Nepal to establish Banke National Park” Gaurishankar Conservation Area…
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…
“Campaign for Inclusion and Good Governance in Community Forestry” Rights of Local Communities over Natural Resource and their Recognition in the New Constitution” The…
Rights” forests and climate briefing series – October 2009 A new series of analytical briefs from the Forest Peoples Programme takes a critical look at…
Redressing ‘historical injustice’ through the Indian Forest Rights Act 2006 A Historical Institutional analysis of contemporary forest rights reform The Reserach Programme Consortium for Improving…
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…
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…