As written by Amantha Perera for Inter Press Service (IPS) LOMBOK” Indonesia” Jul 13″ 2011 (IPS) – A 1993 forest act gave back Nepal its…
As written by Soumya Karlamangla of Reuters AlertNet LONDON (AlertNet) – Indonesia’s government made some big promises Tuesday: to resolve land tenure conflicts that plague…
As written by Agence France Press on 13 July 2011 JAKARTA — Forest groups on Wednesday welcomed an Indonesian commitment to protect the rights of…
As written on Mongabay.com on 12 July 2011. Indonesia will “recognize” respect and protect” the rights of traditional forest users” including indigenous people” as it…
As written by Amantha Perera for Inter Press Service on 12 July 2011. Experts say that the government control of land is a colonial legacy”…
As written on IRIN Asia on 12 July 2011 JAKARTA, 12 July 2011 (IRIN) – More and more Asian governments are giving indigenous people greater…
As written for Forestry and Development on 7 July 2011. The World Bank revealed that the global carbon trading market has stalled. A recent World…
As written by Pragati Shahi for eKantipur.com on 9 July 2011. Almost a year later” the Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation (MoFSC) withdrew its…
As written for Mongabay.com on 7 July 2011. A new study says that giving local communities control over forest resources can help slow and even…
UEA London Debates on Environmental Justice and International Development Wednesday 20 July 2011 You are invited to attend an evening public debate on the potential…
As written by Anna Strom for the Secretariat for International Forestry Issues on 10 June 2011. Summary of the Seminar on global trends Reforming international…
As written by International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development on June 13″ 2011. Sustainable management of tropical forests in key timber-producing countries has surged…
As written on DiscoveryNews.com on June 9″ 2011 The area of tropical forest under sustainable management has increased 50 percent in the last five years”…
As written by Financial Times on June 8″ 2011 A study of the world’s forests has found a 50 per cent rise in sustainably managed…
As written on Mongabay.com on June 7″ 2011. More than 90 percent of tropical forests are managed poorly or not at all” says a new…
As written for The Himalayan Times on 31 May 2011. KATHMANDU: Minister for Forests and Soil Conservation Bhanubhakta Joshi has hinted the possibility of scrapping…
The following is an excerpt from the International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs' report The Indigenous World 2011: In 2009″ the UN Human Rights Council…