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- FPP/CED consultations with indigenous communities foster reflection on REDD and climate change
July 07, 2010
- RRI co-organizes Haiti sustainable development conference
June 14, 2010 - FECOFUN elects new chairperson
June 11, 2010
- Green Advocates launches Legislative Caucus on Community Rights in Liberia
May 28, 2010 - Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources highlights RRI/USFS event
May 12, 2010
- World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth
April 22, 2010 - FECOFUN condemns the declaration of the GoN to establish Banke National Park, Gaurishankar, and Api Namba Conservation Area
April 12, 2010 - Fourth RRI Dialgoue Report now available!
April 07, 2010 - FECOFUN commences Forest Caravan 2010 campaign
April 05, 2010
- Press Release: Citing Collapse of Copenhagen Climate Process, Study Projects Increased Conflict and Speculation in Tropical Forests
January 22, 2010 - RRI featured in World Bank report on Social Dimensions of Climate Change
January 06, 2010 - A happy and prosperous 2010 to all from RRI
January 01, 2010
- RECOFTC Presents Video Series "Voices of the Forest People: Community Forestry in Asia"
November 24, 2009
- FPP releases analytical brief series focusing on forests, rights and climate
October 29, 2009 - RRI Fellow Madhu Sarin co-authors report on India's Forest Rigths Act
October 18, 2009
- RECOFTC to host Press Conference/Expert Panel: Forests and Climate Change – Do Local People Hold the Key?
September 30, 2009 - New Spanish reports highlight land tenure, forests and livelihoods in Guatemala
September 15, 2009
- Call for Nominations for CSO Representatives to the UN-REDD Programme is now open!
August 19, 2009 - RRI Contributes to Dialogue on Rights and REDD
August 18, 2009
- Yaoundé Conference Garners International Press Coverage
June 02, 2009 - FECOFUN celebrates 14 years of vibrant community forestry
June 01, 2009 - Opening Remarks from the International Conference on Forest Governance, Tenure and Enterprise: New Opportunities for Livelihoods and Wealth in Central and West Africa
June 01, 2009
- Intersection of climate change and marginalized peoples highlighted at 2009 World Social Forum
March 18, 2009 - Cameroon workshops bring together local mayors and forest communities, inspire new dialogue on policy reform
March 10, 2009
- Samdhana Institute joins RRI coalition
February 16, 2009 - Tracking the first year of change under India’s Forest Rights Act
February 13, 2009
- Community forestry advocacy advances in Nepal
December 11, 2008 - Keeping REDD accountable to forest-dependent poor
December 10, 2008 - Focus on land rights at regional meeting on decentralization in the Sahel
December 04, 2008
- Moving towards Copenhagen - Foundations for Effectiveness in forest-based climate strategies
November 26, 2008
- Who's Afraid of REDD? Reflections from the Rights, Forests and Climate Change conference
October 27, 2008 - Conference on Rights, Forests and Climate Change
October 15, 2008 - RRI supports Indigenous Voices at World Conservation Congress
October 07, 2008 - Announcing the Conference on Forest Tenure, Governance and Enterprise: New opportunities in Central and West Africa
October 01, 2008
- Forest Trade in the Mekong
August 29, 2008 - News from Cameroon: Why dialogue matters in community forest management
August 14, 2008 - The Great Green Land Grab: Forest Rights in Thailand
August 07, 2008
- RRI joins debate on the commons at IASC
July 18, 2008 - New studies highlight shifts in forest tenure and the role of rights recognition
July 14, 2008
- RRI supports community voices on Climate Change at Central American Presidential Summit
May 28, 2008 - RRI supports formation of the new Central African Community Forestry Network
May 16, 2008 - Forest Day Cameroon
May 02, 2008
- CSAG addresses experts on climate change and sustainable forest management
April 30, 2008 - Supporting community rights and tenure security in Nepal
April 18, 2008 - Analyzing the Indian Forest Rights Act of 2006
April 10, 2008 - RRI meetings in Liberia spur dialogue on community forestry and the draft community rights to forest lands law
April 05, 2008
- CIFOR-RRI regional research team meets in Burkina Faso
March 20, 2008 - Training workshop in Lao PDR to build capacity among local researchers
March 12, 2008 - Conference on Tenure and Regulatory Reform in China
March 04, 2008 - RRI Partners plan activities in China and East Asia
March 03, 2008
- RRI Partners and the Global Alliance of Community Forestry begin formal collaboration
February 25, 2008 - Central Africa Forest Day: Shaping the debate on forests and climate change
February 20, 2008 - Forest tenure reform workshop in Hanoi, Vietnam
February 14, 2008 - FPP helps indigenous peoples map their territories using GPS
February 04, 2008 - New paper examines the emergence of forest-based social movements in Latin America
February 01, 2008
- RRI Partners highlight emerging themes on rights and tenure in West and Central Africa
December 20, 2007 - DFID announces major support for RRI through 2012
December 17, 2007 - Forest Day: Shaping the global agenda for forests and climate change
December 05, 2007 - Forest Day in the UNFCCC COP 13
December 05, 2007
- The forgotten half: women in forestry in Africa
November 28, 2007 - Community forest management, enterprise and forest governance in Ghana
November 24, 2007 - New CIFOR Sourcebook for Local Governments
November 07, 2007
- Cameroon: Forestry and Health Experts in Synergy
October 17, 2007
- RRI report highlights huge gap in forestry laws and their application
September 07, 2007 - Scoping study: Poverty Reduction Potential of Compensation for Ecosystem Services
September 06, 2007 - RECOFTC-RRI Conference on Poverty Reduction and Forests Opens in Bangkok
September 03, 2007
- Poverty and forests - New report
August 29, 2007 - ITTO Tropical Forest Update on tenure shift, RRI, and the CFE conference
August 20, 2007 - Summary from RRI LLS Insular South East Asia meeting
August 06, 2007 - Summary from RRI LLS Insular South East Asia meeting
August 06, 2007
- The Tanzanian butterfly effect
July 25, 2007 - RRI international conference on Community Forest Management and Enterprises: Global Issues and Opportunities
July 20, 2007 - "Avoided deforestation" and the rights of Indigenous Peoples
July 09, 2007
- IUCN holds conference on the role of NTFPs in Poverty Alleviation and Biodiversity Conservation
June 13, 2007 - CIFOR's Poverty and Environment Network receives major support
June 07, 2007 - RECOFTC hosts roundtable on Thailand's Community Forest Bill
June 01, 2007
- UNFF Fails Indigenous Peoples Again
May 30, 2007 - ICRAF studies on Compensation for Environmental Services
May 23, 2007 - News from Papua New Guinea - FPCD and CSAG at ITTC 42
May 14, 2007 - News from Papua New Guinea - ITTC 42
May 14, 2007 - RRI welcomes Civic Response!
May 01, 2007
- Promoting community forest management in Bolivia
April 30, 2007 - RRI and community forestry at the UNFF
April 26, 2007 - RRI Program Meeting in New York
April 20, 2007 - African governments moving to recognize local community rights to forests
April 13, 2007
- DFID announces major support for RRI through 2012
December 19, 2006
News from RRI
Recent articles about the activities or the RRI coalition. To peruse the archive, click on the link at bottom or Archived Postings in the box at right.
FPP/CED consultations with indigenous communities foster reflection on REDD and climate change
July 07, 2010
With RRI support, Forest Peoples Programme and the Center for Environmental Development have held consultations with indigenous communities in Cameroon regarding the impacts of climate change to the forests of Cameroon and the implications of REDD for indigenous communities. A... Read More
RRI co-organizes Haiti sustainable development conference
June 14, 2010
Strategies for Integrated Watershed Management, Environmental Restoration and Sustainable Development in Haiti Conference June 17‐18, 2010 Hosted by... Read More
FECOFUN elects new chairperson
June 11, 2010
The Rights and Resources Initiative congratulates Ms. Apsara Chapagain on her election as the new Chairperson of the Federation of Community Forestry Users, Nepal (FECOFUN). Ms. Chapagain was elected upon the conclusion of the Federation's 4th General Convention, which was held 8 - 10 June... Read More
Green Advocates launches Legislative Caucus on Community Rights in Liberia
May 28, 2010
RRI Collaborator Green Advocates has been making headlines in Liberia with its very successful launch of the Legislative Community Rights and Natural Resources Caucus on May 21 in Monrovia. The formation of this Legislative Caucus on Community Rights is an important... Read More
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources highlights RRI/USFS event
May 12, 2010
As published by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources at http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/news/resource/res2010/10-0512-delawaresf.aspx. Delaware State Forest rolls out the green carpet for visiting group of international professionals French. Chinese. Russian. Native... Read More
World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth
April 22, 2010
Staff from RRI’s Latin America Program attended the World People's Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth from April 20th-22nd, 2010. The conference brought together over 35,000 people from 140 countries to create an alternative agreement on... Read More
FECOFUN condemns the declaration of the GoN to establish Banke National Park, Gaurishankar, and Api Namba Conservation Area
April 12, 2010
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 and Api Namba Conservation Area, without Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) of local community... Read More
Fourth RRI Dialgoue Report now available!
April 07, 2010
The Fourth RRI Dialogue on Forests, Governance and Climate Change has concluded. A full report, prepared by the IISD Reporting Services, on the Fourth RRI Dialogue (6April 2010, London) is now available online! @import url(/~rightsan/css/rte.css); @import... Read More
Indigenous Peoples Denounce Lack of Transparency and Participation in French-Norwegian Partnership on Forests and Climate Discussions
March 19, 2010
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE FOREST PEOPLES PROGRAMME (original available on FPP website) PRESS RELEASE – March 19, 2010 INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DENOUNCE LACK OF TRANSPARENCY AND PARTICIPATION IN FRENCH-NORWEGIAN PARTNERSHIP ON FORESTS AND CLIMATE DISCUSSIONS. ... Read More
