As seen on the Financial Times Sir, “Congo to world: pay us $1bn to save our rainforests . . . or else” (May 20) paints a stark picture. The…
BUEA, Cameroon (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Cameroon’s government is due to introduce legal reforms by the end of the year to redress weaknesses in its two-decade-old forestry legislation. The new forest code will better protect rainforests and the rights of indigenous communities that rely on them, officials say.
As seen on Global Witness As the trial of more than 50 indigenous leaders gets underway in Peru, Global Witness urges the government to ensure…
As seen on CIFOR: This CIFOR Occasional Paper presents research results on challenges experienced by proponents in their efforts to establish REDD+ subnational initiatives in…
As seen on Nature The Peruvian Amazon is an important arena in global efforts to promote sustainable logging in the tropics. Despite recent efforts to…
As seen on Forest Trends About the Conference Just months before Lima hosts over 190 countries to advance international climate negotiations at COP 20, Katoomba…
Open Working Group urged to consider land rights for Indigenous Peoples and local communities as indicators of global progress Washington, D.C. (17 April, 2014)—A new…
As seen on Reuters BEIJING/LONDON, Apr 11 (Reuters) – Chinese owners of clean energy projects say European firms have since 2011 defaulted on potentially hundreds…
As seen on Study warns of possible REDD+ land grab
Please visit the current Press Room for the report “Recognizing Indigenous and Community Land Rights: Priority Steps to Advance Development and Mitigate Climate Change.”
As written by Rhett Butler on Mongabay.com Progress over the past 25 years in recognizing indigenous peoples’ rights to land and resources has been interrupted…
In November, FECOFUN led RRI in setting new directions for community forestry in Nepal by building consensus and solidarity among forest user groups during a…