As seen on The Huffington Post The Tolo River People of Colombia were in a bind: dependent on nearby cattle ranches to make…
Indonesian peatland communities call for recognition of their rights and traditional knowledge in managing peatlands “We, the representatives of peatland communities in Indonesia are making…
As seen on New Scientist Global intervention in tropical forests to combat climate change could sideline their most effective guardians SATELLITE images of the Amazon…
As seen on RTCC By Ed King A planned new global climate change deal must recognise land and resource rights in order to protect vulnerable forest…
As seen on ClimateWire Elizabeth Harball | Wednesday, February 4, 2015 Forest carbon trading efforts will prove unsuccessful until nations grant indigenous peoples and local…
As seen on Mongabay Countries poised to receive World Bank funds for achieving reductions in deforestation have insufficient safeguards for ensuring that local communities don’t…
Tebtebba and CHIRAPAQ: Indigenous Peoples demand participation in national forest monitoring systems
Press release from Tebtebba and CHIRAPAQ Indigenous Peoples point out that the inhabitants of the forest are better qualified than anyone else to understand what…
As seen on the Washington Post RIO DE JANEIRO — The critical role that vast tropical forests like Brazil’s Amazon play in suppressing climate change is…
As seen on Huffington Post LIMA, Perú (AP) — Eso no ocurre en Perú porque la titulación casi se ha detenido. Los últimos 14 años…
During a discussion session at the 2014 Global Landscapes Forum in Lima, Peru, RRI, the World Resources Institute, and the Governance, Environment and Markets Initiative…
As seen on Inter Press Service LIMA, Dec 6 2014 (IPS) – The clamor of indigenous peoples for recognition of their ancestral lands resounded among…
As seen on The Guardian Peru is home to the second largest block of Amazon rainforest after Brazil and has promising forest protection schemes (including REDD+) in…
As seen on WRI Climate negotiators are currently at COP 20 in Lima to lay the foundation for a comprehensive climate agreement in Paris in…
BOGOR, Indonesia—From the Amazon forests of Peru and Brazil, to the Congo Basin and Tanzania, to Vietnam and Indonesian Borneo, more than 300 initiatives have…
As seen on Thompson Reuters Foundation KUMBA, Cameroon (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As the world’s fifth-largest cocoa producer, Cameroon should be reaping the benefits of…
Descargue el Dialogo Estados y Propuestas Indígenas sobre COP20 aquí. La Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático (CMNUCC) es uno de los principales…
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…
As seen on Inter Press Service By Carey L. Biron WASHINGTON, Sep 18 2014 (IPS) – Starting next year, a new grant-making initiative will aim to fill…
As seen on BBC By Mark Kinver, Environment reporter, BBC News Recognising the land rights of local people could provide cost-effective protection for many of…
As seen on Thomson Reuters Foundation By Megan Rowling BARCELONA, Sept 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Sweden plans to announce at the U.N. climate summit…
As seen on Mongabay Since 2008, governments have invested $1.64 billion in funds to kick-start REDD+, or Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation, the global effort…
US$1.64 Billion – Amount Committed to REDD+ – Would Secure Land Rights to Almost Half Billion Hectares of Tropical Forest, Necessary Precursor for REDD+; New Institution…
As seen on E&E Climate Wire Elizabeth Harball, E&E reporter Published: Monday, September 15, 2014 Forests and their role in reducing global carbon emissions will…