Nature is Speaking, a new campaign from Conservation International, uses celebrity voices to personify natural forces — Penelope Cruz is water, Kevin Spacey is the…
As seen on the New Indian Express BHUBANESWAR: Hundreds of tribals, including Dongoria Kandhas of Niyamgiri hills in Kalahandi district, on Saturday lodged a strong…
As seen on Forest Peoples Program Tuesday 4 November 2014, Yangon, Myanmar – National Human Rights Commissions of ASEAN member countries, civil society organisations from…
As seen on Vientiane Times Assurance of the legality of Lao timber is a step closer after negotiations with the European Union (EU) regarding forestry…
A new report reveals that Asia Pulp and Paper (APP), one of the world’s 10 largest pulp and paper companies with over US$20 billion in…
As seen on Inter Press Service BALI, Indonesia, Sep 20 2014 (IPS) – When she talks about the forests in her native Kalimantan, the Indonesian part…
Joint Civil Society Statement for the 36th Meeting of the ASEAN Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry “Regional Civil Society Dialogue to Improve Food Security, Agriculture…
As seen on the Bangkok Post In an apparent move to prove that a military regime can do what civilian governments could not, the National…
Public hearings into violations of Indigenous People’s rights are set to begin today in Palu, Sulawesi, kicking off a series of similar hearings around Indonesia….
As seen on the Vientiane Times Rural people are facing challenges resulting from the granting of land concessions, which have limited the forest areas available…
58 percent of Nepal’s land is currently held by the government in the name of conservation, often displacing and leaving the country’s diverse and widespread…
As seen on Vientiane Times Officials have discovered more than 4,732 cubic metres of logs amounting to over 45.6 billion kip (more than US$5.6 million)…
As seen on ASB – Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins: Internal migrants in Indonesia have shifted land arrangements, resulting in both social and ecological…
As seen on the New York Times In southwest Cambodia, at the foot of the Cardamom Mountains, is a single dirt road that meanders through…
NEPAL, April 16: A three-day workshop resulted in a position paper based on forest-related strategies, in the ongoing process of developing Nepal’s Forestry Sector Strategy, the National REDD…
As seen on Corp Watch By Fatima Hansia A Papua New Guinea (PNG) court revoked two 99 year land titles awarded to Kuala Lumpur Kepong…
The 2013 Forest Peoples Programme Annual Report presents activities from all areas of FPP’s work over the last year, also marking the first year with Joji…
We are very pleased to inform you all that the Fifth General Assembly of Federation of Community Forest Users Group (FECOFUN), an umbrella organization of…
As seen on Portugal News Dados divulgados no relatório permitem concluir que 1,3 mil milhões de pessoas em todo o mundo dependem das florestas para…
Photo: Frontier Cambodia Forest via Creative Commons As seen on IIED Governments, donors and investors must bolster locally-controlled forest businesses if they wish to deliver…
As seen on CIFOR: This CIFOR Occasional Paper presents research results on challenges experienced by proponents in their efforts to establish REDD+ subnational initiatives in…
As seen on VA Nyheter En ny rapport från RRI visar att Stora Enso inte vidtagit tillräckliga åtgärder efter granskningen av bolagets verksamhet i södra…
As seen on TerraNullius Alexandre Corriveau-Bourque is a Tenure Analyst with the Rights and Resources Initiative, and one of the lead researchers of “What Future for…
Despite headway in addressing land rights violations made in recent years, Stora Enso has yet to fully ensure legality of all lands acquired in the…