Forests and Climate Change – Do Local People Hold the Key?
Forests and Climate Change – Do Local People Hold the Key?

Approaching the UNFCCC summit in Copenhagen” the reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) mechanism is being examined from every angle. The community voice…

Community Forestry International Workshop Pokhara
Community Forestry International Workshop Pokhara

The Community Forestry International Workshop was an opportunity to meet new colleagues and to learn from the experiences of others engaged at local” national and…

Indian Forestry: Key Trends and Challenges
Indian Forestry: Key Trends and Challenges

The Rights and Resources Initiative and the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) are jointly organizing the conference – Indian Forestry: Key…

Cameroon Regional Workshop: Mbalmayo
Cameroon Regional Workshop: Mbalmayo

Workshop on reform of forest tenure system in the ancient forest reserves of Cameroon The objective of this workshop” organized by the Center for Environment…

Community Rights Mapping: Kribi
Community Rights Mapping: Kribi

This workshop is part of a series of work on mapping community rights and documenting the impact of alternative tenure and enterprise models in Cameroon….

Community Rights Mapping: Edea
Community Rights Mapping: Edea

This workshop is part of a series of work on mapping community rights and documenting the impact of alternative tenure and enterprise models in Cameroon….

Women's Rights” Forests & Climate Change
Women's Rights” Forests & Climate Change

Worldwide attention is being paid to forests as a tool to mitigate climate change. The RRI-RFN conference Rights” Forests and Climate Change highlighted the role of forest…

RRI Lao Strategy and Planning Meeting
RRI Lao Strategy and Planning Meeting

The RRI Nepal Strategy and Planning Meeting willtake place in Kathmandu” on November 12″ 2008.  During the meeting”participants from Partner and collaborater organizations willarticulate a…

RRI Nepal Strategy & Planning Meeting
RRI Nepal Strategy & Planning Meeting

Hosted by FECOFUN” the RRI Nepal Strategy and Planning Meeting will take place in Kathmandu” on November 12″ 2008.  During the meeting” participants from Partner…

RRI Mali strategy and planning meeting
RRI Mali strategy and planning meeting

On October 17th RRI Partners and Collaborators met in Bamako to create a strategic plan for RRI engagement in Mali. 

Workshop on Forests” Landscape and Governance
Workshop on Forests” Landscape and Governance

Background The working group “Trees and Forests in Development Cooperation”  invites interested professionals to participate in a international workshop on “Forests” landscape and governance –…

The Contested Commons
The Contested Commons

Background Natural resources held in common are integral to the livelihoods of most of the world’s population. Control over these resources frequently plays a part…