18 April, 2013
A coalition of NGOs, including Forest Peoples Programme, have written to the President of the World Bank, Dr. Jim Yong Kim, to encourage the World Bank to elevate secure community land rights as a priority, and to ensure that all assistance, advice, and investments promote development models that fully respect local peoples’ human rights.
21 February, 2013
The fourteenth RRI Dialogue on Forests, Governance and Climate Change will take place on 21-22 March 2013 at Centro de Convenciones COMPENSAR in Bogotá, Colombia, in collaboration with Asociación Ambiente y Sociedad,
20 February, 2013
Click here to view the English webcast recording of the panel discussion on the rural development choices facing leaders of developing countries hosted by Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) and Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) on 5 February 2013 at The Royal Society, London.
Panelists were:
Li Ping - Senior Attorney, Landesa, China
RRI and FPP
20 February, 2013
English webcast recording of panel discussion on the rural development choices facing leaders of developing countries. Hosted by Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) and Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) on 5 February 2013 at The Royal Society, London.
29 January, 2013
The State of Rights and Resources 2012-2013
Landowners or Labourers? - A panel on the rural development choices facing leaders of developing countries
5 February, 2013. 10am at The Royal Society - Kohn Center, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London
Tom Lomax, Forest Peoples Programme
10 December, 2012
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29 October, 2012
The following blog post, written by Sophie Chao (FPP), has appeared on RECOFTC's Blog for People and Forests.
To read the post on RECOFTC's Blog click here.
Making the Bali Declaration Effective: The Phnom Penh Workshop on Human Rights and Agribusiness
Forest Peoples Programme
SawitWatch
29 October, 2012
This briefing, launched on the occasion of the 10th Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RT10), draws together the key findings of fourteen studies on FPIC in RSPO member/certified plantations based on the RSPO Principles & Criteria (P&C) and related Indicators and Guidance, and makes recommendations for reforms in the way palm oil companies honour the principle of FPIC and respect customary rights to land.
