As written by Amantha Perera for Inter Press Services on 21 July 2011. Barbecue fires along the winding trail through the Sesaot forest reserve act…
As written by Amantha Perera for Inter Press Service on 22 July 2011. Indonesia's ambitious forest conservation and emission reduction plans depend crucially on how…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Rights” forests and climate briefing series – October 2009 A new series of analytical briefs from the Forest Peoples Programme takes a critical look at…