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- Reforestation Efforts in Haiti
July 28, 2010 - Reforestation Efforts in Haiti
July 28, 2010 - Land Reform Benefits Pakistani Women
July 14, 2010 - Peruvian President Vetoes Conservation Bill for Indigenous Peoples
July 08, 2010
- Accra Caucus Report on Rights in Forests
June 30, 2010 - New Report examines land grabbing in Africa
June 29, 2010 - Ugandan Government Agrees to Customary Land Tenure Reform
June 17, 2010 - "Investment Promotion Law" allows foreigners to invest in residential land in Lao PDR
June 08, 2010 - In Papua New Guinea, indigenous peoples' land rights revoked
June 07, 2010
- Central African Republic ratifies ILO Convention No. 169
May 05, 2010 - New forest tenure act introduced in Canada
May 03, 2010
- Implementation of India's Forest Rights Act deemed ineffective
April 28, 2010 - RRI Annual Report featured on chinadialogue
April 20, 2010 - UNDRIP endorsed by New Zealand and under review by the United States
April 20, 2010
- Event: 13th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of Commons (IASC)
February 05, 2010 - Event: International Association for the Study of the Commons North American Regional Meeting
February 05, 2010
- Papua New Guinea - Australian TV reports on Carbon Chaos
December 17, 2009 - Legal opinion affirms ownership of carbon rights by indigenous group in the Amazon
December 10, 2009 - CIRAD Perspective: Questioning REDD markets, highlighting rights
December 01, 2009
- Effectiveness of indigenous forest management highlighted in World Bank report
October 28, 2009 - Local workshop presents key recommendations on India's Forest Rights Act
October 06, 2009
- IFC Agrees to Halt Palm Oil Funding Following Global Critique
September 17, 2009 - Spears vs Bulldozers in Borneo
September 02, 2009
- Latin America's Indigenous Peoples Grapple with Climate Change
August 05, 2009 - Debates in Brazil Over Corporate Role in Deforestation
August 04, 2009
- Kenya moves toward new land policy
July 17, 2009 - African Union adopts land policy declaration
July 13, 2009
- Forest and resource tenure at the heart of clashes in Peru
June 15, 2009 - Early warning signs in forest carbon market
June 10, 2009 - Small Island States champion UN vote linking climate change and security
June 04, 2009 - British Columbia moves forward ‘New Relationship’ with First Nations
June 02, 2009
- Reflecting on Conservation's past
May 26, 2009 - Malaysian court upholds Native Customary Rights
May 06, 2009
- In Indonesia, UN committee concerned over forest peoples’ land rights under REDD
March 25, 2009 - As Raposa Serra do Sol is protected, precedent is set for indigenous land tenure
March 20, 2009 - Australia’s Aborigines compelled to give up land tenure for state housing assistance
March 06, 2009
- Colombia's Awá indigenous people become target of violent political faction
February 23, 2009 - Forest livelihoods in Thailand threatened by ill-defined land rights
February 17, 2009 - Indigenous peoples of Raposa Serra do Sol await final decision on historic land struggle
February 03, 2009
- Indigenous Peruvians decry violation of rights in new forest law
January 22, 2009 - Malaysia’s indigenous Orang Asli continue struggle for customary lands
January 05, 2009
- Awas Tingni people finally receive land title from the Government of Nicaragua
December 18, 2008 - An Expert Group on Indigenous Peoples in the UNFCCC?
December 08, 2008 - Brazil on the cusp of passing Policy on Family and Community Forestry
December 04, 2008 - Cambodia advances community-managed forestry
December 03, 2008 - Who profits from current global land grab?
December 01, 2008
- Friends of the Earth report links REDD and rights
November 24, 2008 - Indigenous peoples continue to be marginalized in climate negotiations
November 20, 2008 - Land encroachment threatens Nepalese forest communities
November 05, 2008
- PNG Supreme Court rules Rimbunan Hijau concessions illegal
October 29, 2008 - Ecuador passes new Constitution acknowledging indigenous rights
October 23, 2008 - Chinese goverment announces pro-growth land policy for rural farmers
October 19, 2008 - Historic forestry settlement redresses Māori land claims
October 01, 2008
- Indigenous groups wary of post-Kyoto agreement
September 25, 2008 - Indigenous Peoples in Peru protest government-backed land grab
September 23, 2008
- Forests & Carbon Markets: Exacerbating the land grab?
August 21, 2008 - RightsLINK Lao - new initiative to strengthen governance of land and natural resources in Lao PDR
August 05, 2008 - Government of Liberia puts forest reforms in jeopardy
August 01, 2008
- China announces household contract system for collective forests
July 28, 2008 - Land siezures in Cambodia threaten the poor
July 27, 2008 - New studies predict record land grab in poor, forested countries, as demand soars for new sources of food, energy and wood fiber
July 15, 2008 - New Study: Deforestation increasingly driven by industrial agriculture in Latin America and Asia
July 03, 2008
- Via Campesina report: agro-fuels threaten smallholders and the environment
June 25, 2008 - Indonesia: Provincial Government Signs REDD Carbon Deal
June 03, 2008
- Seeking pro-poor and people-centered responses to climate change
May 27, 2008 - Indigenous Peoples decry carbon trading endorsement
May 09, 2008 - Devolved land governance - key to tackling land issues in Kenya?
May 02, 2008
- DRC: Forest peoples use technology to secure their lands
April 28, 2008 - Indigenous leaders demand representation in climate change mitigation efforts
April 26, 2008 - For whom should we conserve the forests?
April 21, 2008 - Lawlessness in the Brazilian Amazon threatens people and forests
April 18, 2008 - Lao: Demand for land fuels economic growth, at the expense of locals' livelihoods
April 15, 2008 - "The Last Great Land Grab" threatens forest dwellers and indigenous peoples
April 11, 2008 - International Alliance of Forest Peoples demands representation for forest dwellers in climate negotiations
April 08, 2008 - Agrofuel projects threaten Mozambique's forests
April 07, 2008 - Indian Tribals call for recognition of rights to land and livelihoods
April 04, 2008
- NFFPFW condemns violent conflict in the Indian forest
March 29, 2008 - Peruvian community leader murdered by illegal loggers
March 28, 2008 - India’s Forest Rights Act
March 21, 2008 - Thailand's Community Forest Bill: Jeopardizing rights and livelihoods?
March 14, 2008 - Namibia: Community forests a boon
March 10, 2008 - India: conflict as locals occupy forest land in Gujarat
March 04, 2008
- How community forest enterprises can lead the way on poverty reduction and avoided deforestation
February 29, 2008 - John Vidal on 'the great green land grab'
February 15, 2008 - Climate change in Indonesia: Respecting the rights of indigenous people
February 12, 2008 - Wangari Maathai - on equal distribution of land and natural resources
February 08, 2008 - BBC asks: Is land ownership at the root of Africa's problems?
February 07, 2008 - So who owns Liberia's forest?
February 05, 2008
- Demand for food, fuel and fiber drive accelerated deforestation of the Amazon Basin
January 25, 2008 - Indigenous community in Chile receives title to rare araucaria forest
January 22, 2008 - UNFCCC Conference results present both opportunities and challenges
January 11, 2008 - Household forestry in China gives tenure to millions
January 09, 2008 - Balancing climate strategies with community needs
January 03, 2008 - The Thailand Community Forest Bill
January 03, 2008
- World Bank admits ommissions in forestry reforms in the Congo
December 30, 2007 - DFID announces major support for RRI through 2012
December 19, 2007 - World Bank admits ommissions in forestry reforms in the Congo
December 10, 2007 - First Nations in British Columbia secure land rights in court and treaty negotiations
December 07, 2007 - Villagers help expose illegal logging in Indonesia
December 03, 2007
- Community forestry bill passed in Thailand
November 29, 2007 - ITTO pledges new support for community forestry
November 26, 2007 - Globalization of Conservation: A View from the South
November 23, 2007 - Despite progress, forest tenure remains insecure in Philippines
November 20, 2007 - Deforestation Credited for Malaria Resurgence in Peru
November 08, 2007 - Landmark Legal Victory for Indigenous Land Rights in Belize
November 02, 2007
- Massive California Fires Consistent With Climate Change, Experts Say
October 24, 2007 - Deforestation and double standards
October 22, 2007 - Logging with care in Congo
October 15, 2007 - Deforestation increases flooding risks
October 10, 2007 - Official watchdog condemns World Bank's role in Africa's great rainforest
October 04, 2007 - Meeting at UN, tropical rainforest countries urge action on climate change
October 03, 2007 - East Africa: Ecotourism, Suicide Or Development?
October 02, 2007
- Forest nations want billions for not logging
September 25, 2007 - Science for the poor in the Brazilian Amazon
September 20, 2007 - United Nations adopts Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples
September 14, 2007 - Community-based stewardship: a paradigm shift in the United States
September 12, 2007 - Deforestation makes hurricanes more dangerous
September 11, 2007
- Conservation vs. Livelihoods?
August 27, 2007 - Governments must axe their hold on the forests
August 16, 2007
- Report finds forest enterprises stifled by red tape, putting forests, incomes at risk
July 20, 2007 - RRI Brazil conference on community forestry in the media
July 17, 2007 - China's demand for recycled wastepaper: A blessing and a curse for the world's forests
July 16, 2007 - In Amazonia, defending the hidden tribes
July 10, 2007 - Avoided Deforestation and the rights of indigenous and local communities
July 09, 2007 - Forest reform: advancing in China, lagging in India
July 06, 2007
- Too many trees in the forest
June 28, 2007 - Environmental degradation triggering tensions and conflict in Sudan
June 25, 2007 - Mozambique: Inventory of forest fesources Unveiled
June 21, 2007 - Conservation and Human Rights
June 18, 2007 - Google to harness satellite power for an Amazon tribe
June 15, 2007 - Forests offer more than wood
June 13, 2007 - Forest dwellers protest evictions in India
June 08, 2007 - Environmental NGO forum calls for "forest cutting interval" to save Indonesia forests
June 07, 2007 - Forest ownership matters in Madagascar
June 04, 2007
- Community forest management in Mexico reduces poverty while conserving natural resources
May 21, 2007 - Georgia: Forest reform draws fire from NGOs and World Bank
May 17, 2007 - Lao PDR: Government suspends land concessions
May 09, 2007 - The role of American and European consumption in tropical deforestation
May 09, 2007 - 42nd session of ITTC and CSAG event
May 09, 2007 - Governor of Amazonas advocates sustainable development at Peoples of the Forest seminar
May 07, 2007 - Study: Forest regeneration in Madagascar depends on strong local institutions and property rights
May 03, 2007
- Community Forestry at the UNFF
April 26, 2007 - India: Use of violence against tribal communities draws protest
April 25, 2007 - Central African indigenous people protest "cultural genocide"
April 24, 2007 - Forests to stop the desert in Israel
April 19, 2007 - Uganda: Forest riots spark new racial unrest
April 18, 2007 - United Nations Forum on Forests - New York April 16-27
April 17, 2007 - Carving up the Congo - Greenpeace report
April 12, 2007 - Peru adopts new economic model for Amazonian timber industry
April 10, 2007 - The Economist: Cambodian forests and China
April 06, 2007 - Palm Oil: Friend or Foe?
April 05, 2007 - Malaysia: Forest nomads stop loggers
April 04, 2007 - Forests in Post Conflict Democratic Republic of Congo
April 03, 2007 - Corruption Stains Timber Trade - Washington Post
April 02, 2007
- Brazil tells Indians: Log on to save the Amazon
March 30, 2007 - India: Development preys on Mumbai's urban forest
March 29, 2007 - Uganda: From Trees to Sugarcane - the Implications of Mabira Giveaway
March 28, 2007 - Illegal Logging: Law Enforcement, Livelihoods and the Timber Trade
March 22, 2007 - Happy World Forestry Day!
March 21, 2007 - Ethiopia: Positive Results Seen in Participatory Forest Management
March 20, 2007 - New York Times: Forest Conflict in Chhattisgarh
March 19, 2007 - Forests and the Millennium Development Goals
March 16, 2007 - War in the Heart of India
March 09, 2007 - Violence in the Forest: Tenure and Conflict in Mato Grosso
March 08, 2007 - Community Forestry and Tenure in the UNFF Secretariat Online Forum
March 06, 2007 - 12-17 March 2007: Meetings in Yaounde, Cameroon
March 06, 2007
- Niger: Community investment in planting trees stems desertification
February 12, 2007
- New York Times: Brazil Gambles on Monitoring of Amazon Loggers
January 14, 2007 - Brazil: Leaders of the Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau Indigenous Land request an emergency solution
January 10, 2007
- Rights and Resources in dialogue with US Forest Service leadership
December 12, 2006
- IHT: Nepalese community receives management rights for conservation area
November 16, 2006 - CSAG presents RRI
November 10, 2006
- Policy leaders from mega-forested countries meet in Pennsylvania: 17 - 19 October 2006
October 20, 2006
- Forest Plantations: the good, the bad and the ugly
September 30, 2006 - Central American community leaders meet in San Jose, Costa Rica: 25-27 September 2006
September 27, 2006
- Unlocking opportunities for forest dependent people
April 03, 2006 - Forest income in India--US$ 2 billion in 2020
April 03, 2006
- Chinese State Forest Administration announces forest sector reform in 2006
March 23, 2006 - Logging, Legality and Livelihoods in Papua New Guinea
March 01, 2006
- Forest Conservation and Poverty Reduction: the hunt for synergies
January 26, 2006 - Cameroon's local forest management out on a limb
January 01, 2006
Rights and Tenure in the News
Recent articles about rights and tenure in forest areas around the world. To peruse the archive, click on the link at bottom or Archived Postings in the box at right.
Land Reform Benefits Pakistani Women
July 14, 2010
Since 2008, the Pakistani government has dispenses over 90,000 hectares of productive land to the previously landless, with over 20 percent of the total earmarked for rural women, who have historical been marginalized in reforms.The program is currently only operating in Sindh province and... Read More
Peruvian President Vetoes Conservation Bill for Indigenous Peoples
July 08, 2010
Two weeks ago the Peruvian president vetoed a bill which would have codified parts of the UN convention on indigenous peoples, saying its passage would have harmed the economy. The law would have helped halt oil, gas, and mining projects on tribal land.Indigenous groups spoke out... Read More
Accra Caucus Report on Rights in Forests
June 30, 2010
The Accra Caucus on Forests and Climate Change published a report this month which details an alternative vision for slowing deforestation through addressing the drivers of deforestation, rather than focusing solely on carbon. The report, “Realising Rights, Protecting Forests: An... Read More
New Report examines land grabbing in Africa
June 29, 2010
On 25 June 2010, the Brookings Institution published a report on transnational land grabbing in Africa and its effects on local indigenous populations entitled “African Land Grabbing: Whose Interests Are Served?” Land grabbing is defined in the paper as the... Read More
Ugandan Government Agrees to Customary Land Tenure Reform
June 17, 2010
Late last month a Ugandan working group on national land policy and the central government agreed that customary land tenure rights are a distinct and lawful system of land ownership. Pending a constitutional amendment, community-owned land will receive registration privileges... Read More
"Investment Promotion Law" allows foreigners to invest in residential land in Lao PDR
June 08, 2010
On 8 July 2009, the Lao National Assembly passed the Investment Promotion Law, which gives foreign buyers who invest a minimum of 2.5 billion Lao Kip, the right to purchase residential land. Policymakers stated that the law would provide a "better and fairer" investment climate for... Read More
In Papua New Guinea, indigenous peoples' land rights revoked
June 07, 2010
On 28 May 2010, the parliament of Papua New Guinea amended key sections of the nation's Environment and Conservation Act of 2002. Opponents of the action feel that the changes, made in haste, are unconstitutional. The amendments give the Office of Environment and Conservation (OEC)... Read More
Central African Republic ratifies ILO Convention No. 169
May 05, 2010
The Central African Republic (CAR) has become the first African Member State of the International Labor Organization to ratify ILO Convention No. 169. The International Labor Organization (ILO) Convention No. 169 recognizes that "...developments in the situation of indigenous... Read More
New forest tenure act introduced in Canada
May 03, 2010
The provincial legislature of British Columbia has recently introduced a new First Nations’ woodland license. The Forests and Range (First Nations Woodland License) Statutes Act introduced on 26 April will provide for forest tenure that is unique to First Nations. ... Read More
Implementation of India's Forest Rights Act deemed ineffective
April 28, 2010
As printed in India Times on 24 April 2010. ---- The ineffective Forest Rights ActBy Tushar Dash It seems like an eternal struggle for community members of Tamparkela , a remote village in the tribal dominated district... Read More
