April 10, 2012
Better understanding of the health of forest dwellers is required to both protect their human rights and manage population to ensure sustainable forest use.
The relationship between people’s health and the forests in which they live has become increasingly clear in recent years. There has been a growing tendency to see forests in a holistic manner, recognizing their value beyond timber. This has led to better, though still incomplete, understanding of the many uses...
March 8, 2012
UN-REDD Programme Viet Nam is developing two reports, the evaluation report for effectiveness of awareness raising and training, and lesson learned report from activities in particular areas such as Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC), Benefits Distribution System (BDS) consultations.
The Programme is conducting interviews with related stakeholders not only in Hanoi but also in pilot province, Lam Dong, where UN-REDD Phase 1 has been running since 2009. The two...
REDD+ policies in Latin America can strengthen indigenous territorial management institutions and help defend those territories from external competitors that threaten to exploit insecure land rights, says a new report by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR).
“Indigenous people need strong multilevel institutions – ideally democratic – in order to defend their rights. These should have political support from the state, but they also need legitimacy...
March 7, 2012
Since the 1980s, several countries worldwide have recognised community rights to forests, resources, resource revenues and land titles. Now, in order to maintain access to and control of their land and resources, communities must form legitimate, representative and accountable leadership to represent their needs and interests, says a recent CIFOR study.
“In the recognition of rights to forest or land, issues of authority and its role within multileveled governance...