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Date 30 Nov 2023 to 12 Dec 2023
Location: Dubai
RRI is organizing or participating in the following side events at the 28th UN Climate Change Conference, referred to as CoP28, being held on November…
Date 25 Oct 2023 to 27 Oct 2023
Location: Windhoek
Country: Namibia
Africa is home to one-quarter of the planet’s biodiversity and has a network of protected areas covering 17% of its land mass—including national parks, game…
Date 15 Sep 2023 to 21 Sep 2023
RRI organized and supported the following high-level events on the sidelines of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, which was held September 17-24,…
Fourth Regional Conference of National Land Institutions on Securing Community Land Rights in Africa
Date 12 Sep 2023 to 14 Sep 2023
African governments and regional institutions are increasingly recognizing the importance of acknowledging and securing the land rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities as a…
Date 23 Aug 2023
For water governance to be truly inclusive and sustainable, it must account for community-based and customary water tenure rights. This session highlights evidence-based governance mechanisms…
Date 22 Aug 2023 to 26 Aug 2023
Two members of the Women in Global South Alliance for tenure and climate (WiGSA) will attend the 7th GEF Assembly in Vancouver, Canada to advocate for a…
Date 11 Aug 2023
On August 11, 2023, Indigenous and local community youth groups from across Asia and their allies will be celebrating International Youth Day by convening a…
Date 30 May 2023
Location: New York
The Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI), the Black Communities Process of Colombia (PCN) and the Observatory of Ethnic and Peasant Territories of the Javeriana University of…
Date 8 May 2023
Location: Brazzaville, Republic of Congo
On May 8–12, 2023, Indigenous and local community women leaders will join international donors and philanthropies, and African ministers and political actors in Brazzaville to…
Date 23 Feb 2023
On February 23, Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI), the Process of Black Communities (PCN) of Colombia, the Coordenação Nacional de Articulação das Comunidades Negras Rurais…
Date 17 Jan 2023
On January 17, Rights and Resources Initiative will launch its new five-year Strategic Plan (2023–2027) and present key findings from the Blue Skies Thinking process, a…
Dialogue on Indigenous and Community Leadership in Conservation: Enhancing North-South Collaboration
Date 6 Dec 2022
This dialogue will enable Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendant Peoples, and local communities from the global North and South to share experiences, challenges, and solutions; highlight their…
Date 5 Dec 2022
The Rights and Resources Initiative and the Tenure Facility, in collaboration with the Forest Tenure Funders Group, will host a hybrid meeting to discuss the…
Date 26 Oct 2022
The Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI), the Black Communities Process (PCN), and the Observatory of Ethnic and Peasant Territories (OTEC of the Javeriana University in…
Date 14 Oct 2022
In this Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) Live, we’ll hear from Alain Frechette of the Rights and Resources Initiative—which, along with the Indigenous Peoples Major Group…
Date 29 Sep 2022
RRI and the Donor Working Group invite you to a virtual discussion between Indigenous Peoples (IPs) and local communities (LCs) and the donors of the historic…
Date 7 Feb 2022
The launch of a new report that brings together data and stories from communities on the ground to re-position global human rights and conservation discourses…
Date 12 Oct 2021 to 14 Oct 2021
Location: Lomé
Country: Togo
From October 12-14, 36 ministers, senior government officials, and civil society representatives from 12 African countries gathered in Lomé, Togo to exchange lessons and new…
Date 5 Oct 2021
Peer to peer learning and consultation among Indigenous, Afro-descendant and local community women’s networks in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Read more here.
Date 16 Sep 2021
On September 16, 2021, RRI and the UK Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) hosted a discussion on new opportunities and ongoing efforts to…
Date 29 Jul 2021
Peer to peer learning and consultation among Indigenous, Afro-descendant and local community women’s networks in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Read more here.
Date 2 Jun 2021
Peer to peer learning and consultation among Indigenous, Afro-descendant and local community women’s networks in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Read more here.
Date 11 Feb 2021
A Discussion on Criminalization of Land and Environmental Rights Defenders in East Africa. Read more here.
Date 19 Nov 2015 to 19 Nov 2015
Country: Colombia
El día 19 de noviembre, se llevará a cabo la “Audiencia Pública: ¿Reglamentar o no? Consulta Previa y Participación” en el Salón de la Constitución…