As written for Forest Carbon Asia on 13 July 2011. One of the President’s commitments is to reduce emissions by 26% from business as usual…
The Indonesian government agreed yesterday to work closely with civil society and indigenous groups to develop and implement a new national strategy to grant significant…
As written by Soumya Karlamangla for Reuters AlertNet on 15 July 2011. The process of creating “carbon rights” – ownership of carbon stored in tropical…
On July 15″ RRI Coordinator Andy White presented the following closing remarks at the International Conference on Forest Tenure” Governance and Enterprise in Lombok” Indonesia….
On the concluding day of the International Conference” Vicki Tauli-Corpuz” Executive Director of
As written by Amantha Perera for Inter Press Service (IPS) LOMBOK” Indonesia” Jul 13″ 2011 (IPS) – A 1993 forest act gave back Nepal its…
As written by Soumya Karlamangla of Reuters AlertNet LONDON (AlertNet) – Indonesia’s government made some big promises Tuesday: to resolve land tenure conflicts that plague…
As written by Agence France Press on 13 July 2011 JAKARTA — Forest groups on Wednesday welcomed an Indonesian commitment to protect the rights of…
As written on Mongabay.com on 12 July 2011. Indonesia will “recognize” respect and protect” the rights of traditional forest users” including indigenous people” as it…
As written by Amantha Perera for Inter Press Service on 12 July 2011. Experts say that the government control of land is a colonial legacy”…
As written on IRIN Asia on 12 July 2011 JAKARTA, 12 July 2011 (IRIN) – More and more Asian governments are giving indigenous people greater…
New research released today at a high-level forestry conference in Indonesia—opened by Vice President Boediono—suggests that Asia’s largest forest nation is paying a high price…
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…
In a newly-issued briefing note” Friends of the Earth” Rainforest Foundation UK” Greenpeace and FERN cite RRI in debunking ten common misconceptions about global carbon…
As written by Financial Times on June 8″ 2011 A study of the world’s forests has found a 50 per cent rise in sustainably managed…
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…
A declaration released after a national workshop in Peru” “Climate Crisis” REDD+ and Indigenous REDD”” defines a clear position of the workshop organizers” the Read more…
In a new report by Transparency International”