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This independent field study shows how a pulp and paper company in Indonesia needs to respect Indigenous peoples’ customary rights to re-join the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).

For decades, indigenous peoples and their representatives have demanded that all policies, funding and initiatives aimed at addressing the climate crisis must respect and protect their rights, cultures, livelihoods and knowledge.

Por décadas, los pueblos indígenas y sus representantes han exigido que todas las políticas, financiación e iniciativas destinadas a abordar la crisis climática respeten y protejan sus derechos, culturas, medios de vida y conocimientos.

Key messages  The report provides an analysis of existing mining legislation in DRC from a rule of law and human rights perspective.

An independent field study reveals that indigenous peoples in Indonesia lost large parts of their customary territories to a pulp and paper company’s (APRIL) plantations, without having their rights recognised, and without their Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC).

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This report brings together a wide range of recent studies on the competitive struggle over control of land, timber and other resources in Indonesia's forest zones, providing an accessible guide to the practices and incentives generated by the country's 'Forest Politics.'

The result of a collective and community-led data-gathering exercise relying on the Indigenous Navigator framework and tools, this report identifies and discusses the experiences, needs, concerns and aspirations of indigenous women in 11 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Our research reveals that ‘ground-truthing’ can strengthen due diligence processes, thereby mitigating the risk of harmful impacts on human rights and the environment. It can reduce related reputational damage to companies, and positively influence behaviour.

The development of community forests is gaining momentum in Central Africa. They can help secure customary tenure, sustainably manage resources and improve livelihoods for indigenous peoples and local communities.

A report and assessment by FPP for WWF on the free, prior and informed consent process undertaken in respect of the proposed Messok Dja protected area in Republic of Congo.

In the absence of a land tenure system establishing clear collective ownership rights, community forestry now appears to be the most efficient option to secure customary land tenure in Congo. However, despite the opportunities that community forestry offers for IPLCs to secure customary land rights and improve their livelihoods, a number or constraints and challenges persist in relation to land tenure insecurity and overlapping.

South Rupununi District Council presents the Wapichan Environmental Monitoring Report, which details the work of their Monitoring Programme in relation to the mining at Marudi Mountain; and presents their recommendations and requests.

These Briefs were prepared for rural community leaders in Kenya. The major and longer document (Brief 3), identifies legal support and constraints for community land security in Kenya. This is prefaced by overviews of the situation globally (Brief 1), and in Africa (Brief 2).

Estos informes fueron preparados por líderes de comunidades rurales de Kenia. En el documento principal y más largo (el informe número 3) se identifica el apoyo jurídico y las restricciones para asegurar la tenencia de tierras comunitarias en Kenia.

In Guyana, communities are suffering because they do not have title to the full extent of their traditional lands, or have no title at all. This report seeks to present a detailed picture of the current status of land rights for communities in the Potaro-Siparuni region (Region 8) in west-central Guyana.

En Guyana las tierras y los bosques consuetudinarios de los que dependen las comunidades están siendo ilegalmente destruidos por las industrias extractivas, las cuales están desarrollando su actividad dentro y fuera de las concesiones que les han sido asignadas, y las comunidades est