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Event Coverage
- 2 Jul 2012
Could new interactive maps help preserve last “roadless” areas?
Google, European Environmental Agency, Society for Conservation Biologists, the European Parliament create remarkable map of the Amazon.
News
- 24 May 2012
Rio+20 Dialogues: forest peoples’ rights, how can they be recognised and secured?
Calls for civil society to engage in discussion on tenure and land rights.
9 Mar 2012
Despite recognition of indigenous land rights in Nicaragua, communities still losing out
LIMA, Peru (9 March, 2012)_While legislation that recognises indigenous territorial rights in Nicaragua represents a significant victory for local forest...
8 Mar 2012
REDD+ can have multiple benefits for indigenous territories, if it respects their rights
LIMA, Peru (8 March, 2012)_REDD+ policies in Latin America can strengthen indigenous territorial management institutions and help defend those territories...
7 Mar 2012
Collective powers needed to maintain access and control of land and resources
LIMA, Peru (7 March, 2012)_ Since the 1980s, several countries worldwide have recognised community rights to forests and their resources. Now, the challenge...
News
- 29 Feb 2012
Indonesian communities coping with crisis depend on forests
Forests become 'a lifeline' in the wake of natural disasters.
News
- 9 Feb 2012
Push for forest conservation destroying Pakistani yak herding practices
Indigenous groups pay the price for central government's conservation efforts.
Event Coverage
- 20 Jan 2012
Indigenous communities make a list of “do’s and don’ts” for forest conservation schemes
Collaboration and consultation must replace top-down approaches.
News
- 9 Jan 2012
India needs to rethink joint forest management, says expert
“Participation is not the panacea,” explains a leading scientist.
Feature
- 29 Dec 2011
Latin America Forest News Updates — November/December 2011
Stories ranged from climate negotiations to gun violence in Mato Grosso.
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