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Event Coverage
- 9 Jul 2012
Land tenure for whom? Recognising community rights essential for REDD+ legitimacy
REDD+ projects need to know who to compensate, and who is accountable.
Video
- 5 Jul 2012
REDD+ without regrets: CIFOR Director General on where to from here
The international community continues to inch forward on setting up a global framework for REDD+.
Event Coverage
- 18 Jun 2012
Brazil must go “beyond enforcement” to protect Amazon for Green economy
Tenure reform and expanding livelihood opportunities remain top priorities in curbing Amazon deforestation.
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.
News
- 25 Apr 2012
Logging companies may assist rural development: Study
Large timber concessions could play a significant role in rural development.
News
- 25 Apr 2012
Logging companies may assist rural development: Study
Analysis
- 26 Mar 2012
Land sharing or land sparing? Reconciling agriculture and biodiversity conservation
Research from Peru suggests the question isn't so clear-cut.
Event Coverage
- 15 Mar 2012
Reforming Brazil’s forest law: defeat or discernment?
Farmers involved in illegal deforestation would be forgiven under proposed amnesty.
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...
Analysis
- 23 Feb 2012
Rush to acquire African farmland risks countries bearing costs of global resource scarcity, says study
The EU Renewable Energy Directive provides confidence for very large investments.
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