An investigative report reveals an extraordinary failure by the Bank to track and monitor the longer-term impacts of resettlement caused by Bank financing. The report, the work of a team of more than…
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has adopted and made effective (as of 1 January 2015), new Social and Environmental Standards (SES or Standards). They are accompanied by a…
In March 2014, the World Bank Board of directors gave final approval for a grant of USD$73 million towards the construction of the Inga 3 Dam on the Congo River in the Bas Congo Province of the…
The indigenous Pygmy peoples in DRC are custodians of a rich culture. Their indigenous knowledge and traditional practices have contributed enormously to the preservation and sustainable management…
FPP recently developed a new publication that examines traditional occupations in indigenous peoples’ communities. The publication is based on a survey that was filled in by 17 indigenous experts,…
The RSPO’s Complaints Panel has upheld the Forest Peoples Programme in its complaint against Golden Agri Resources, which was seeking to expand 18 of its operations in Kalimantan. After concluding…
The palm oil industry’s bad reputation has survived the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), which commits member companies to social and environmental sustainability. The RSPO logo…
What are GPS data loggers and how do they work?A GPS data logger is an electronic device that records data over time or in relation to location. Generally they are small, battery powered, portable,…
Next week Forest Peoples Programme and Tebtebba invite you to the roundtable:Deforestation, climate finance and the rights of indigenous peoples: the cases of DRC and the Green Climate FundDAY: Mon,…
Ecologist 14th May 2015The palm oil industry's repeated failure to keep its promises illustrates why global initiatives to achieve 'sustainable palm oil' must place communities centre-stage, writes…
