Pacos Trust
8 September, 2008
Part of FPP's series on Forest Peoples and Protected Areas focusing on Malaysia Eight country studies and a synthesis report review the progress of the application of indigenous peoples’ rights with regards to protected areas since 2003.
Tebtebba Foundation
4 August, 2008
Part of FPP's series on Forest Peoples and Protected Areas focusing on Philippines Eight country studies and a synthesis report review the progress of the application of indigenous peoples’ rights with regards to protected areas since 2003.
Ole Siosiomaga Society Incorporated (OLSSI), SAMOA
1 August, 2008
A review of Samoa's implementation of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas, part of FPP series on Indigenous Peoples and Protected Areas
Indigenous Information Network
7 July, 2008
Focusing on the Ogiek and local communities living in the area around Mt Elgon National Park. This brief report is part of FPP's series on Indigenous Peoples and Protected Areas
John Nelson
3 March, 2008
A review of FPP's activities in CAR to help local and indigenous communities to protect their right, document their forest use, become informed about forestry and conservation plans affecting their lands, and participate meaningfully in planning processes at local and national levels.
Centre for Environment and Development
4 February, 2008
Brief report as part of FPP's series on Indigenous Peoples and Protected Areas
7 January, 2008
After an inexplicable delay of 12 months, the Government of India, at long last, notifies the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006. This notification means that the Act will be in force from 1st January, 2008. In these 12 months adivasis in various forest areas of the country have been subject to systematic assaults by the forest department and a host of other forces, who did not like the idea of India's forest resources being controlled by the forest dwellers.
6 November, 2006
FPP analysis of the Liberian Forestry Law within the context of international human rights and environmental law. The report recommends retaining the current moratorium on timber exportation until issues such as land tenure and community rights have been clearly defined and safeguards are in place to ensure that income from logging will benefit the people of Liberia.
United Organisation for Batwa Development in Uganda
1 July, 2004
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Marcus Colchester
16 February, 2003
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Karen people map out community land use zones in areas overlapped by the Ob Luang National Park, Thailand
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Baka mapping traditional hunting and fishing areas deep inside Nki Forest, Cameroon, 15km away from the road, 2006
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