5 October, 2009
Collective memorandum submitted to the Participants Committee of the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) by a range of NGOs and indigenous peoples’ organisations, highlighting the key failures and weaknesses apparent in the World Bank's application of appropriate safeguard procedures in funding being provided through the FCPF
FPP, SawitWatch, HuMA and Wild Asia
5 October, 2009
This report summarises the findings of a field investigation and legal study which shows how voluntary efforts by companies to set aside areas for community livelihoods and for conservation are being frustrated by the ill-fit between the RSPO's procedures - using the 'High Conservation Values' approach - and national laws and procedures. The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) is to meet in Kuala Lumpur from 1-4 November 2009.
Forest Peoples Programme and Scale Up
5 October, 2009
This briefing provides an update on private sector proposals to develop plantation, conservation and REDD schemes on the Kampar Peninsular, Riau Province, in Indonesia. It highlights how the rights and views of communities have so far not been given priority and recommends rights-based approaches and dialogue between affected rights holders and other parties to avoid conflict and promote sustainable forest and climate schemes.
Part of FPP's Rights, forests and climate briefing series.
VIDS - Vereniging van Inheemse Dorpshoofden in Suriname (Association of Indigenous Village Leaders in Suriname)
5 October, 2009
Part of FPP's series on Forest Peoples and Protected Areas focusing on Suriname Eight country studies and a synthesis report review the progress of the application of indigenous peoples’ rights with regards to protected areas since 2003.
28 September, 2009
Delivered at the opening plenary of the 7th Session of the AWG-LCA Bangkok, Thailand
by Estebancio de Castro, Co-chair
28 September, 2009
Letter from CERD (UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination), under the urgent action procedure, in response to request submitted by AMAN, Sawit Watch, FPP and others. (See original correspondence, July 2009)
CERD
28 September, 2009
Letter to Ambassador of Nepal from CERD
(Also see July NGO submission to CERD)
IIFB
27 September, 2009
Released to the 9th Session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP) and the first part of the 7th Session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA).
From President of APRIL
22 September, 2009
Forest Peoples Programme
16 September, 2009
