February 21, 2012
As written by RECOFTC on February 20, 2012.
A national workshop on Forest Tenure and Policies in Lao PDR was held in Vientiane from November 28-29, 2011. The workshop was hosted by the Department of Forests of Lao PDR, with support from RECOFTC and RRI. The key objective of the workshop was to continue the process of learning on forest land tenure reform from various countries, review and reflect on the current states of forest tenure in...
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Balancing human beings’ need for decent livelihoods against the imperative of securing our environment is, arguably, the biggest challenge facing our planet. This struggle between ‘development’...
February 16, 2012
Cecile Ndjebet from Cameroon Ecology and REFACOF (African Women’s Network for Community Management of Forests) on the work she is doing to promote women's rights to land, conservation, and green living in Cameroon.
- As written by Ayo Oti on February 16, 2012
Earlier this month a Reuters article highlighted that lack of land rights on the Africa continent could lead to future conflicts. Prior to colonialism, land rights were dealt within tribes or ethnic groups throughout Africa, Latin America, and Asia. Land was often held communally and there...
- As written by Fred Pearce on Feb. 16, 2012
The long-held contention that rural forest communities are the prime culprits in tropical forest destruction is increasingly being discredited, as evidence mounts that the best way to protect rainforests is to involve local residents in sustainable management
Some forest...
February 14, 2012
As part of the RRI Latin America Program's 2011 Work Plan, RRI Collaborators in South America carried out case studies in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, and Peru on investments in indigenous lands and territories, their relationship with public policies and business strategies, and their impacts on social relations, forms of property, and the exploitation of natural resources.
RRI Collaborator ...- As written by Saleem Shaikh and Sughra Tunio on February 8, 2012 for Reuters Alertnet.
KATHMANDU (AlertNet) - When Reshma Kunda talks about the land surrounding her village, her voice is full of reverence.
“Our mountains and forests are like our gods. They give us grass, wood for fuel, water, medicines and food - everything we need... - Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4...
February 13, 2012
The Rights and Resources Initiative released TURNING POINT: What future for forest peoples and resources in the emerging world order? at a panel event in London on February 1, 2012.
This report takes stock of the current status of forest rights and tenure globally, assesses the key issues and events of 2011 that shape possibilities to improve local rights and livelihoods, and identifies key questions and challenges that the world will face in 2012 and beyond.
...As written by Kathambi Kinoti on Trust.org on February 13, 2012.
In Africa land rights are critical to economic power. In recent history, there have been three waves of land grabs: colonization, post-independence and present-day land grabs for commercial and apparently environment preservation purposes ....