Forest Peoples Programmehas recently published a new report highlighting the potential threatsto Indigenous Peoples and local communities from climate changemitigation initiatives like “Avoided Deforestation” (AD)…
A new IUCN article explores the ambivalent relation between conservation” and the NGOs that promote it” and human rights and democratization. It will be available…
This week in Vietnam” IUCN is co-sponsoring a conference on the role of non-timber forest products in poverty alleviation and biodiversity conservation. Conducted with the…
CIFOR's Poverty and Environment Network (PEN) has recently received major support from DFID to further research on the role of tropical forests in poverty alleviation….
During the 42nd session of the International Tropical Timber Council”which took place in Port Moresby” Papua New Guinea last week” the CivilSociety and Advisory Group…
In October” an informal group of public forest agency leaders met at the Grey Towers National Historic Site in Milford” Pennsylvania (USA). The meeting was…
Communities that live and work in forest settings would seemunlikely sites for conflict. But tension exists even in these quietrural settings – most commonly reflected…