The presentation examines the unique characteristics” context and impacts of India's 2006 Forest Rights Act.
A legal analysis of the national legislation assessing whether these legal systems recognize the community rights to access, withdraw, manage, exclude and alienate to forest resources and land.
This paper was authored by Zhu Keliang of Landesa-RDI” in collaboration with RRI. It offers recommendations to reform the policy” law and institutional practices concerning…
A briefing that showcases how an RRI study helped protect Chinese landowners from illegal land grabs by global paper manufacturer Stora Enso.
People in Laos and the other countries of the Asian sub-regions have numerous common problems to confront, which will be raised for discussion at the…
L’objectif de cette série de cinq essais est d’informer et d’aider à structurer le plaidoyer et les actions contestant la faiblesse juridique des droits fonciers…
This five brief series, written by panelist Liz Alden Wily, analyzes the roots of African land tenure systems, recent policy trends and puts the phenomenon…
New research by the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) shows that despite more understanding, more resources, and policy recommendations, women continue to be largely marginalized…
New research released today by the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) shows that despite more understanding, more resources, and policy recommendations, women continue to be…
Despite more understanding, resources, and policy recommendations, women continue to be largely marginalized and ignored or exploited in community based resource management processes throughout Asia.
At first glance, the reforms seem to be making great strides towards achieving poverty reduction and improving livelihoods, and, indeed, they generally succeed in protecting…
An interview with the chairwoman of The Federation of Community Forestry Users, Nepal (FECOFUN), a formal network of Community Based Forest User Groups from all…
This paper includes a narration of socio-cultural dynamics of forest tenure and forest governance through case studies. It then discusses lessons on gender injustices in…
This chapter aims to demonstrate the strong connection between gender-sensitive forest tenure reforms and improved livelihood indicators, forest conservation, and overall gender equity in South…
Report from the Amazon Environmental Research Institute over REDD+ policies featuring research results and recommendations.
En aras de aportar a la reflexión de RIO+20 la Alianza Mesoamericana de Pueblos y Bosques (AMPB) en Conjunto con el Consejo Civil Mexicano para…
The book provides an analysis of actual REDD+ design and early implementation, based on a large research project – the Global Comparative Study on REDD+…
Excerpt from special issue of the Journal of Conservation and Society edited by Anne M. Larson and Ganga Ram Dahal. The issue examines cases of…
Presentation discusses the need for forest tenure reform, exactly what is being reformed, how to advance reforms, and what can be learned from the Chinese…
Novas pesquisas divulgadas hoje pela RRI (sigla em inglês da Iniciativa para Direitos e Recursos) mostram que, nos últimos 20 anos, centenas de milhões de…
New research released today by the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) shows that hundreds of millions of forest peoples in tropical nations have, in the…
As a part of ongoing efforts by the Cameroonian Ministry of Forest and Wildlife to revise the country's forest governance laws, the RRI Coalition in…
Road map for the RRI coalition's contribution to the Cameroonian forest law reform process
In response to February 3, 2012 press release by Sime Darby Berhard “False and Inaccurate Reports on Liberian Operations.”Washington, D.C. – In light of Sime…