More than 300 leaders from 12 countries and representatives of Indigenous Peoples have gathered in Panama City to attend the Fifth Continental Summit of Indigenous…
Como se ve en SERFOR Lima, 6 de abril del 2015.- El Ministerio de Agricultura y Riego a través del Servicio Nacional Forestal y de Fauna…
His Excellency Visited the RRI Secretariat on 26 March 2015 The Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) was honored to welcome His Excellency Dieudonné BOLENGETENGE BALEA,…
Recommendations for Inter-Agency Expert Group & Other Policymakers The success of the Post-2015 sustainable development goals (SDGs) will depend on the adoption of indicators that allow measuring…
Indonesian peatland communities call for recognition of their rights and traditional knowledge in managing peatlands “We, the representatives of peatland communities in Indonesia are making…
Download a PDF of this statement here. Washington, DC (March 4, 2015) — The Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) Coalition joins local and international NGOs…
16 Millones de dólares se usarían íntegramente para titular las 1166 comunidades indígenas amazónicas que están pendientes, ya que la alternativa, ante la exigencia de…
Forest Trends is one of nine organizations to have received the 2015 MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions. The award “recognizes exceptional nonprofit organizations who have…
This panel event launched the report Looking for Leadership: New momentum and inspiration amidst crises. Read the report here. 2014 was a year in which many governments,…
New analysis of the global state of rights and resources: RRI has released its 2014-2015 annual review of the state of rights and resources, Looking…
Recommendations pressure the new government to prioritize concrete action in national interest By Anne-Sophie Gindroz Driven by heightening agrarian conflicts, ecological crises, and unequal distribution…
Tebtebba and CHIRAPAQ: Indigenous Peoples demand participation in national forest monitoring systems
Press release from Tebtebba and CHIRAPAQ Indigenous Peoples point out that the inhabitants of the forest are better qualified than anyone else to understand what…
Prominent politicians join in demanding dissolution of Presidential Terai Conservation Committee. A series of demonstrations by thousands of residents kicked off this month in Chure…
During a discussion session at the 2014 Global Landscapes Forum in Lima, Peru, RRI, the World Resources Institute, and the Governance, Environment and Markets Initiative…
The global forest crisis is worsening as infringements of the rights of indigenous peoples and forest-dependent communities are rising, according to a detailed assessment of…
New report by Forest Peoples Programme finds that the Peruvian government is failing to address the real causes of deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon while…
Download the Joint Opinion Brief about the World Bank’s safeguards process here. In October 2012, the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) and the Ateneo School of…
Download the Press Release here. Download the Conference Statement here. A gathering of participants from seven countries in Southeast Asia debated paths to ensure that…
With land and forest related disputes reported in at least 25 percent of India’s districts, wave of conflicts around land takeovers raises questions about India’s…
Nature is Speaking, a new campaign from Conservation International, uses celebrity voices to personify natural forces — Penelope Cruz is water, Kevin Spacey is the…
Download the full report here. LIMA, PERU (30 October, 2014)—In an analysis of almost 73,000 concessions in eight tropical forested countries, more than 93 percent…
The Rights and Resources Initiative supported four indigenous Maya Q’eqchi’ communities in Belize fighting illegal oil exploration on their ancestral lands in Sarstoon-Temash National Park:…
Four networks of institutions in Peru – Colectivo Territorios Seguros para las Comunidades del Perú, la Plataforma de Ordenamiento Territorial, Red Muqui and la Plataforma…
A new report reveals that Asia Pulp and Paper (APP), one of the world’s 10 largest pulp and paper companies with over US$20 billion in…