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Down to Earth: Study urges government to grant community rights to local forest dwellers

28 .07. 2015   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

Down to Earth: Study urges government to grant community rights to local forest dwellers

As seen on Down to Earth In tribal-dominated areas of the country, forests have always been traditionally managed by local communities A new study says…

La Mula: ¿Por qué se archivaron los casos de las empresas hidrocarburíferas con más sanciones en el Perú?

27 .07. 2015   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

La Mula: ¿Por qué se archivaron los casos de las empresas hidrocarburíferas con más sanciones en el Perú?

Investigación de Convoca.pe muestra que más de mil reportes de supervisión ambiental en el sector hidrocarburos fueron encarpetados durante los gobiernos de Toledo, García y…

GreenBiz: Averting palm oil devastation in Latin America

27 .07. 2015   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

GreenBiz: Averting palm oil devastation in Latin America

As seen on GreenBiz Dancan Gromko Thursday, July 23, 2015   C. Michael Hogan A palm oil plantation in Sabah. What do soap, Ben &…

The East African: Evicted, Pygmies of Congo Basin Rainforest Now Want Ancestral Land Back

27 .07. 2015   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

The East African: Evicted, Pygmies of Congo Basin Rainforest Now Want Ancestral Land Back

As seen on AllAfrica By Ndi Eugene Ndi The Bakas, an indigenous forest tribe who live in an area close to the Nki National Park…

[:es]SPDA: Denuncian que indígenas quechuas merecían consulta previa pero el Estado prefirió proyectos mineros

27 .07. 2015   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

[:es]SPDA: Denuncian que indígenas quechuas merecían consulta previa pero el Estado prefirió proyectos mineros

   

The Guardian: Palm oil firm under fire over land deals sealed during Ebola crisis in Liberia

27 .07. 2015   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

The Guardian: Palm oil firm under fire over land deals sealed during Ebola crisis in Liberia

As seen on The Guardian Holly Watt Thursday, 23 July 2015 Campaign group urges Golden Veroleum Liberia to renegotiate deals in which communities panic-stricken by…

[:es]Correo Del Sur: Evo: En la consulta previa se pierde mucho tiempo

22 .07. 2015   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

[:es]Correo Del Sur: Evo: En la consulta previa se pierde mucho tiempo

Como se ve en Correo Del Sur 13 JULIO 2015 PRESENCIA. El presidente Evo Morales visitó Sararenda en el municipio de Camirí. El presidente Evo…

New Study: Tribals and Forest Dwelling Communities Have Rights over Half of India’s Forests, Empowering Millions and Opening Door to Largest Land Reform in Country’s History

21 .07. 2015   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

New Study: Tribals and Forest Dwelling Communities Have Rights over Half of India’s Forests, Empowering Millions and Opening Door to Largest Land Reform in Country’s History

Realizing full potential of Forest Rights Act will transform land ownership, forest governance, and rural livelihoods for tens of millions of forest-dwellers on at least…

Eco-Business: Mounting complaints put Wilmar under scrutiny

21 .07. 2015   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

Eco-Business: Mounting complaints put Wilmar under scrutiny

As seen on Eco-Business The world’s largest palm oil trader faces accusations against unresolved land grabbing and human rights issues by its concessions in Asia…

Cultural Survival: Tolupanes Put Their Lives on the Line Defending All Hondurans

20 .07. 2015   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

Cultural Survival: Tolupanes Put Their Lives on the Line Defending All Hondurans

As seen on Cultural Survival 13 July 2015    Wake for three Tolupán activists in San Francisco de Locomapa, August 25, 2013, killed while defending…

Upside Down World: Indigenous People in Brazil’s Amazon – Crushed by the Belo Monte Dam?

20 .07. 2015   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

Upside Down World: Indigenous People in Brazil’s Amazon – Crushed by the Belo Monte Dam?

As seen on Upside Down World Written by Maria Osava Friday, 17 July 2015 (IPS) – Ethnocide, the new accusation leveled against the Belo Monte…

CIFOR: Can farmers be forest custodians in the Amazon?

20 .07. 2015   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

CIFOR: Can farmers be forest custodians in the Amazon?

As seen on CIFOR Forests News BY AOIFE BENNETT-CURRY 20 July 2015 Jorge Rios Pacaya, a smallholder from Ucayali, Peru. A CIFOR study shows that small…

Servindi: Comunidades de Loreto presentan demanda para titular sus territorios

20 .07. 2015   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

Servindi: Comunidades de Loreto presentan demanda para titular sus territorios

            Como se ve en Servindi En el micrófono, Alfonso López Tejada, presidente de la Acodecospat, federación de indígenas kukama…

RECOFTC: “Invest in us for sustainable forests” say community forest members, indigenous peoples and smallholders from Asia

13 .07. 2015   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

RECOFTC: “Invest in us for sustainable forests” say community forest members, indigenous peoples and smallholders from Asia

Bangkok, Thailand – Local people from forest communities in Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Lao PDR, Thailand and Nepal came together in Bangkok recently to discuss…

UNHCR: Belize Government’s recent actions show troubling disregard for Maya property rights, UN expert warns

13 .07. 2015   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

UNHCR: Belize Government’s recent actions show troubling disregard for Maya property rights, UN expert warns

As seen on the UNHCR website. GENEVA (7 July 2015) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, today…

RECOFTC: Community forest members, indigenous peoples and smallholders from Asia gather in Bangkok to ensure their views are heard in the XIV World Forestry Congress

10 .07. 2015   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

RECOFTC: Community forest members, indigenous peoples and smallholders from Asia gather in Bangkok to ensure their views are heard in the XIV World Forestry Congress

Bangkok, Thailand – From 8-10 July, community forest members, indigenous peoples and smallholders from Asia’s forests will gather in Bangkok for The pre-World Forestry Congress regional…

Cameroon RRI Coalition Submits its Position on Land Tenure to Top Government Officials

08 .07. 2015   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

Cameroon RRI Coalition Submits its Position on Land Tenure to Top Government Officials

The Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) coalition in Cameroon presented its position on land reform to government representatives from the offices of the President, Prime…

The New York Times: Pope Francis, in Ecuador, Calls for More Protection of Rain Forest and Its People

08 .07. 2015   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

The New York Times: Pope Francis, in Ecuador, Calls for More Protection of Rain Forest and Its People

As seen in The New York Times. By JIM YARDLEY, JULY 7, 2015 Pope Francis, center, arrived Tuesday to celebrate Mass at Bicentenario Park in Quito, Ecuador. Credit…

Upside Down World: Palm Oil Industry Tied to Ecocide in Guatemalan River

07 .07. 2015   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

Upside Down World: Palm Oil Industry Tied to Ecocide in Guatemalan River

As seen on Upside Down World. Written by Jeff Abbott Monday, 06 July 2015 20:53 The Pasión River in northern Guatemala is a disaster area. Beginning…

Upside Down World: Brazil: Demarcation of Indigenous Lands Stalls and Violence Worsens

07 .07. 2015   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

Upside Down World: Brazil: Demarcation of Indigenous Lands Stalls and Violence Worsens

As seen on Upside Down World Written by Santiago Navarro Monday, 15 June 2015 11:17 Source: Americas Program Adenilson da Silva Nascimento, a 54-year-old indigenous man…

Upside Down World: Evo Morales Greenlights TIPNIS Road, Oil and Gas Extraction in Bolivia’s National Parks

07 .07. 2015   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

Upside Down World: Evo Morales Greenlights TIPNIS Road, Oil and Gas Extraction in Bolivia’s National Parks

As seen on Upside Down World Written by Emily Achtenberg Monday, 29 June 2015 08:33 Source: NACLA Report on the Americas Bolivian President Evo Morales escalates…

New Policies Promise Greater Equality for Colombia’s Rural Women

09 .06. 2015   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

New Policies Promise Greater Equality for Colombia’s Rural Women

Thanks to advocacy work by RRI Collaborator the Federation of Peasant Women of Cundinamarca (FEDEMUCC), the Colombian government has agreed to establish a comprehensive public…

RRI Latin American Collaborators Recognized for Their Contributions to Community Rights and Conservation

08 .06. 2015   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

RRI Latin American Collaborators Recognized for Their Contributions to Community Rights and Conservation

RRI is pleased to announce the recent international recognition of leaders of two of our Collaborator organizations in Guatemala and Perú. Mr. Marcedonio Cortave (left), Director…

Los derechos colectivos en la balanza: ¿cómo están avanzando las reformas de tenencia en Perú?

04 .06. 2015   |   Rights and Resources Initiative

Los derechos colectivos en la balanza: ¿cómo están avanzando las reformas de tenencia en Perú?

Publicado por CIFOR: Los bosques en las noticias blog. Por Yoly Gutiérrez PUCALLPA, Perú. La comunidad nativa de Saweto en la región amazónica de Ucayali,…

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